Rates of homogeneous ice nucleation in levitated H2O and D 2O droplets

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Contributors

  • Peter Stöckel - , Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH (Author)
  • Inez M. Weidinger - , Technical University of Berlin (Author)
  • Helmut Baumgärtel - , Free University of Berlin (Author)
  • Thomas Leisner - , Ilmenau University of Technology (Author)

Abstract

Rates of homogeneous nucleation of H2O droplets in a temperature range from 236.37 to 237.91 K and of D2O droplets from 241.34 to 242.33 K were measured. The single microdroplets consisted of pure H 2O or D2O and were levitated in an electrodynamic balance. In comparison to H2O, D2O shows a stronger tendency to nucleate. Over the investigated temperature interval, D2O droplets need to be supercooled less by 1.1 K compared to H2O droplets in order to arrive at the same nucleation rate. This is in good agreement with the higher degree of intermolecular association in liquid D2O, a fact which has been well established previously both from theory and experimental studies.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2540-2546
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry A
Volume109
Issue number11
Publication statusPublished - 24 Mar 2005
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

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PubMed 16833556

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