Mobility Size Distributions Research Articles

Nucleation of Au and Ag on alkali halide substrates

The nucleation and initial growth model developed by Routledge and Stowell has been used to analyse the experimental data obtained by Robins and co-workers for Au and Ag deposited onto alkali halide substrates. It is shown that, although nucleation parameters can be readily deduced for these systems, the agreement between theory and experiment is not wholly satisfactory. The discrepancies may be partly removed by modifying the original calculations to account for dimer mobility but cluster size distribution effects are significant and need to be incorporated into the theoretical model in order to obtain a more detailed description of the experimental results.

Aerosol size distribution from ion mobility

Constructional details of one ion chamber design are presented. A typical ion current versus voltage curve is shown. The theory pertinent to the interpretation of such curves in terms of mobility distribution and size distribution for aerosols is presented in detail. Experimental results are presented and are compared with those obtained using the electron microscope.