Thermal diffusion cloud chamber: New criteria for proper operation

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 189-209

  Heist, Richard H ^a   Bertelsmann, Anne ^b   Martinez, Daniel ^b   Chan, Yuk Fung ^b  

^a MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b University of Rochester   (United States)

Author keywords

1 Pentanol; Supersaturation; Thermal diffusion cloud chamber

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUCLEATION; SUPERSATURATION;

EID: 0037267488     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(02)00149-7     Document Type: Article

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