Title

Measurements of the vapor pressure of supercooled water using infrared spectroscopy

Authors

Will Cantrell, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Eli Ochshorn, Michigan Technological University
Alexander Kostinski, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Keith Bozin, Lawrence Technological University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2008

Abstract

Measurements are presented of the vapor pressure of supercooled water utilizing infrared spectroscopy, which enables unambiguous verification that the authors’ data correspond to the vapor pressure of liquid water, not a mixture of liquid water and ice. Values of the vapor pressure are in agreement with previous work. Below −13°C, the water film that is monitored to determine coexistence of liquid water (at one temperature) and ice (at another, higher, temperature) de-wets from the hydrophilic silicon prism employed in the authors’ apparatus. The de-wetting transition indicates a quantitative change in the structure of the supercooled liquid.

Publisher's Statement

© 2008 American Meteorological Society. Article deposited here in compliance with publisher policies. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.1175/2008/JTECHA1028.1

Publication Title

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Recommended Citation

Cantrell, W., Ochshorn, E., Kostinski, A., & Bozin, K. (2008). Measurements of the vapor pressure of supercooled water using infrared spectroscopy. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 25(9), 1724-1729. http://doi.org/10.1175/2008/JTECHA1028.1
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