REVIEW OF VAPOR TO LIQUID HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION EXPERIMENTS FROM 1968 TO 1992

A comprehensive review of the vapor to liquid homogeneous nucleation e xperiment literature from 1968 to 1999 is presented. The review identi fies and presents in tabular format experimental nucleation data deali ng specifically with: (1) critical supersaturation measurements in bot h unary and binary systems; (2) nucleation rate measurements in both u nary and binary systems; (3) photoinduced nucleation experiments; and, (4) ion-induced nucleation experiments. The data tables identify the substance under investigation; the experimental method used in each in vestigation; the background gas and, when available, the pressure rang e of the background gas used in each investigation; a brief summary of the key results of each investigation; and literature references wher e more detailed information concerning each investigation can be found . The review contains a brief description of the operation of the expe rimental devices referenced in the tables. The review also contains an assessment of the various experimental devices currently capable of q uantitative nucleation rate measurements.