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Laser-induced water condensation in air

Contributors

Rohwetter, Philipp; Kasparian, Jérôme; Stelmaszczyk, Kamil; Hao, Zuoqiang; Henin, Stefano; Lascoux, Noëlle; Nakaema, Walter M.; Petit, Yannick; Queißer, Manuel; Salame, Rami; Salmon, Estelle; Wöste, Ludger; Wolf, Jean-Pierre

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Nature photonics, vol. 4, no. 7, p. 451-456

Publication date

2010

Abstract

Triggering rain on demand is an old dream of mankind, with a huge potential socio-economical benefit. To date, efforts have mainly focused on cloud-seeding using silver salt particles. We demonstrate that self-guided ionized filaments generated by ultrashort laser pulses are also able to induce water-cloud condensation in the free, sub-saturated atmosphere. Potential contributing mechanisms include photo-oxidative chemistry and electrostatic effects. As well as revealing the potential for influencing or triggering water precipitation, laser-induced water condensation provides a new tool for the remote sensing of nucleation processes in clouds.

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Citation (ISO format)

ROHWETTER, Philipp et al. Laser-induced water condensation in air. In: Nature photonics, 2010, vol. 4, n° 7, p. 451–456. doi: 10.1038/nphoton.2010.115

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1749-4885
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