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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-6143-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-6143-2019
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25 Nov 2019
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Low-temperature triple-capillary cryostat for ice crystal growth studies

Brian D. Swanson and Jon Nelson

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We have built a triple-capillary cryostat designed to reduce potential instrumental effects that may have influenced earlier measurements and to improve our understanding of the processes responsible for ice crystal shapes and sizes. In this cryostat, a crystal forms on one of three well-separated and ultrafine capillaries. In this paper we describe the new instrument and present several observations made using the instrument to illustrate the instrument's advantages.