DENDRITIC ICE CRYSTALS WITH FACETED TIP GROWING FROM THE VAPOR-PHASE

Authors
GONDA T NAKAHARA S
Citation
T. Gonda et S. Nakahara, DENDRITIC ICE CRYSTALS WITH FACETED TIP GROWING FROM THE VAPOR-PHASE, Journal of crystal growth, 173(1-2), 1997, pp. 189-193
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Journal of crystal growth → ACNP
ISSN journal
00220248
Volume
173
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
189 - 193
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-0248(1997)173:1-2<189:DICWFT>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Dendritic ice crystals with faceted tip are formed in air of 1.0 x 10( 5) Pa at -15 degrees C and just below water saturation. When large con caves are formed on two prismatic facets at the tip of primary branche s, dendritic ice crystals with side branches are formed.