A Study of Scaled Nucleation in a Model Lennard-Jones System

Author

Barbara N. Hale, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Jerry Kiefer

Abstract

Scaling of the vapor-to-liquid nucleation rate is examined in a model Lennard-Jones system using Monte Carlo derived rate constant ratios for growth and decay of small clusters. The model assumes a dilute vapor system of noninteracting clusters and the steady-state nucleation rate formalism expressed as a summation over products of rate constant ratios. The nucleation rates so obtained are examined in a scaling plot, - log[J/10²⁶] vs. C_o [T_c/T-1]³/(lnS), the form of which has been recently used to test the consistency of nucleation rate data.

Recommended Citation

B. N. Hale and J. Kiefer, "A Study of Scaled Nucleation in a Model Lennard-Jones System," Nucleation and Atmospheric Aerosols, pp. 149 - 152, Springer Verlag, Nov 2007.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6475-3_30

Meeting Name

17th International Conference on Nucleation and Atmospheric Aerosols (2007: Aug. 13-17, Galway, Ireland)

Department(s)

Physics

Keywords and Phrases

Lennard-Jones; Monte Carlo; Cluster; Homogeneous Nucleation

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-1-4020-6474-6

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2007 Springer Verlag, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Nov 2007