Summary: This journal is c the Owner Societies 2011 Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 5855­5871 5855
Cite this: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 5855­5871
Monomer, clusters, liquid: an integrated spectroscopic study of methanol
condensationw
Hartawan Laksmono,za
Shinobu Tanimura,a
Heather C. Allen,b
Gerald Wilemski,c
Mark S. Zahniser,d
Joanne H. Shorter,d
David D. Nelson,d
J. Barry McManusd
and Barbara E. Wyslouzil*ab
Received 10th November 2010, Accepted 14th January 2011
DOI: 10.1039/c0cp02485f
We have combined static pressure, spectroscopic temperature, Fourier transform infrared
spectroscopy (FTIR), and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements to develop a
detailed picture of methanol condensing from a dilute vapor­carrier gas mixture under the highly
supersaturated conditions present in a supersonic nozzle. In our experiments, methanol
condensation can be divided into three stages as the gas mixture expands in the nozzle. In the first

Source: Allen, Heather C.- Department of Chemistry, Ohio State University

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