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Title: Rayleigh scattering from argon clusters in a planar expansion

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2903552· OSTI ID:21137237
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  1. Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805 (United States)

Rayleigh scattering is presented as evidence for the presence of large argon clusters formed in a planar expansion. Based on the observed scattering signal, the dependence of mean cluster size on stagnation pressure is <N>{proportional_to}P{sub 0}{sup 3.38}. This is in contrast to the dependence of the mean cluster size on stagnation pressure for a symmetric expansion of <N>{proportional_to}P{sub 0}{sup 2.29}.

OSTI ID:
21137237
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 103, Issue 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2903552; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English