Sample
Name
Water ice spherical particles about 2 to 100 μm at 173 K
Database
Experimentalists
Date
2016-10-24
Sample of water ice spherical particles of diameter from about 2 to 100 μm at 173 K after measurement in the CarboNIR thermal vacuum chamber
Physical characteristics
Thickness
6.0 $\pm$ 1.0 $mm$
Diameter
48.0 $mm$
Surface roughness
rough
Substrate material
aluminum sample holder
Substrate comments
Cylindrical 48 mm diameter sample holder with a thickness of 5 mm
Comments
Fresh sample prepared just before the measurement.
Temperature
173.0 $K$
Temperature max
173.0 $K$
Type
vacuum
Fluid temperature
173.0 $K$
Fluid pressure
6.0 $\pm$ 1.0 $mbar$
Comments
Primary vacuum, less than 7.2 mbar
Comments
Primary vacuum, less than 7.2 mbar
Number
1
Layers
Title
Deposition of the ice particles into the sample holder by sieving

Precursors

Matters

Produced sample

Sample
Water ice spherical particles about 2 to 100 μm at 173 K (this sample)
Processing steps
Step Chronology Date Type Process Changes
#1 during layer formation 2016-10-24 layer formation Deposition of the particles of ice in the sample holder using a 400 µm sieve This step prevents the deposition of large agglomerates of several particles on the surface.