Stable, Unstable and Metastable Charged Droplets
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- 1 November 1970
- journal article
- Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
- Vol. 27 (8) , 1173-1181
- https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1970)027<1173:suamcd>2.0.co;2
Abstract
Experiments with charged water droplets show the existence of the metastable states predicted by Cahn as well as the well-known unstable state predicted by Lord Rayleigh. The charge lost at metastability is completely recovered with time, whereas the charge lost at instability is only partially recovered. The recovery of charge may be a space-charge effect, or it may be a result of electrification that accompanies the exchange of water vapor. Abstract Experiments with charged water droplets show the existence of the metastable states predicted by Cahn as well as the well-known unstable state predicted by Lord Rayleigh. The charge lost at metastability is completely recovered with time, whereas the charge lost at instability is only partially recovered. The recovery of charge may be a space-charge effect, or it may be a result of electrification that accompanies the exchange of water vapor.Keywords
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