Comparison of Magnetic Deflection among Neutral Sodium-Doped Clusters: Na(HO), Na(NH), Na(MeOH), and Na(DME).

Using a pulsed Stern-Gerlach deflection experiment, we present the results of a comparative study on the magnetic properties of neutral sodium-doped solvent clusters Na(Sol) with = 1-4 (Sol: HO, NH, CHOH, CHOCH). Experimental deflection ratios are compared with values calculated from molecular dynamics simulations. NaNH and NaHO are deflected as a spin 1/2 system, consistent with spin transitions occurring on a time scale significantly longer than 100 μs.