  The liquid-gas transition in free atomic clusters is investigated
theoretically based on simple unimolecular rate theories and assuming
sequential evaporations. A kinetic Monte Carlo scheme is used to compute the
time-dependent properties of clusters undergoing multiple dissociations, and
two possible definitions of the boiling point are proposed, relying on the
cluster or gas temperature. This numerical approach is supported by molecular
dynamics simulations of clusters made of sodium atoms or C60 molecules, as well
as simplified rate equation.
