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Time Resolved Measurements Of Droplet Growth In A Wilson Cloud Chamber, Michael Anthony Vietti
Time Resolved Measurements Of Droplet Growth In A Wilson Cloud Chamber, Michael Anthony Vietti
Doctoral Dissertations
"The growth rates of water drops in a Wilson expansion cloud chamber are measured with air, argon and helium as the carrier gas, in the size range of .5 to 10 microns. The drops growing in the supersaturated chamber exhibit oscillations in the scattered intensity as predicted by Mie theory. Scattered intensity is measured at 30 degrees to the He-Ne laser beam. Supersaturation ratios during growth range from S =1.2 to S = 3.5 for all three gases. The initial temperature is measured and the pressure is monitored continuously so that droplet growth theory can be compared with experiment. Three …