Summary
Very small uncharged nuclei are produced by electric discharge at a metal point. By measuring the size and the super-saturation required for condensation it is shown that there is a vapour pressure deficit of 15%. The nuclei increase in size and in heterogeneity during storage. The range of radius is from 1.0×10−7 cm to 6.6×10−7 cm.
When atmospheric nuclei are drawn past a discharging point they become multiply charged. The relation between the mobility, the diffusion coefficient and the charge per ion of these multiply charged ions does not agree with well-established theory.
Zusammenfassung
Elektrische Entladung von einer Metallspitze erzeugt sehr kleine, ungeladene Kerne. Durch Messung ihrer Grösse und der Übersättigung, welche für die Kondensation benötigt wird, kann gezeigt werden, dass ein Dampfdruckdefizit von 15% besteht. Während der Speicherung wachsen die Kerne und ihre Heterogenität nimmt zu. Ihre Radien liegen zwischen 1.0×10−7 cm und 6.6×10−7 cm.
Kondensationskerne der Atmosphäre, welche an einer sich entladenden Spitze vorbeigesaugt werden, nehmen mehrfache Ladungen an. Die Beziehung zwischen der Beweglichkeit, dem Diffusionskoeffizienten und der Ladung per Ion dieser mehrfach geladenen Ionen stimmt nicht mit der bisher als gültig angenommenen Theorie überein.
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Nolan, P.J., Kuffel, E. Metal point discharge nuclei and the production of multiply charged ions from condensation nuclei. Geofisica Pura e Applicata 36, 201–210 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01993008
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