Abstract
The mass spectrum of hot calcium clusters can be characterized as a recurring set of twenty peaks. Each occurrence of the set corresponds to the formation of one icosahedral shell of atoms. Each of the twenty peaks (subshells) within a set (shell) can be correlated to the coverage of one triangular face. Groupings of five faces arranged around a common verstex play a special role in shell formation.
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