A pyroelectric thermal sensor for automated ice nucleation detection

Cook, Fred; Lord, Rachel; Sitbon, Gary; Stephens, Adam; Rust, Alison; Schwarzacher, Walther

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-2785-2020

Articles | Volume 13, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-2785-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-2785-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 5

Research article

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28 May 2020

Research article |

| 28 May 2020

A pyroelectric thermal sensor for automated ice nucleation detection

Fred Cook, Rachel Lord, Gary Sitbon, Adam Stephens, Alison Rust, and Walther Schwarzacher

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RC1: 'Interesting manuscript, some things to address', Russell Perkins, 05 Feb 2020
- AC1: 'Reply to Russell Perkins', Fred Cook, 21 Apr 2020
RC2: 'Cook et al. Review', Anonymous Referee #3, 13 Feb 2020
- AC3: 'Reply to Anonymous referee 3', Fred Cook, 21 Apr 2020
RC3: 'Referee report Cook et al', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Feb 2020
- AC2: 'Reply to Anonymous referee 2', Fred Cook, 21 Apr 2020

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AR by Fred Cook on behalf of the Authors (22 Apr 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (03 May 2020) by Murray Hamilton

AR by Fred Cook on behalf of the Authors (03 May 2020)

Short summary

We present a cheap, adaptable, and easily assembled thermal sensor for detecting microlitre droplets of water freezing. The sensor was developed to increase the level of automation in droplet array ice nucleation experiments, reducing the total amount of time required for each experiment. As a proof of concept, we compare the ice-nucleating efficiency of a crystalline and glassy sample of K-feldpsar. The glassy sample was found to be a less efficient ice nucleator at higher temperatures.