  A recently developed method of nanoclusters growth in a pulsed plasma is
studied by means of molecular dynamics. A model that allows one to consider
high-energy charged particles in classical molecular dynamics is suggested, and
applied for studies of single impact events in nanoclusters growth. In
particular, we provide a comparative analysis of the well-studied inert gas
aggregation method and the growth from ions in a plasma. The importance to
consider of the angular distribution of incoming ions in the simulations of the
nanocluster growth is underlined. A detailed study of the energy transfer from
the incoming ions to a nanocluster, as well as the diffusion of incoming ions
on the cluster surface is carried out. Our results are important for
understanding and control of the nanocluster growth process.
