Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
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Articles | Volume 13, issue 5
Articles | Volume 13, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-2785-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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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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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.
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