Laser-induced water condensation in air

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

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2010.115

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Title		Laser-induced water condensation in air
Authors		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 show all authors [1 - 13]
Published in		Nature Photonics. 2010, vol. 4, no. 7, p. 451-456
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.
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2010.115
Full text		Article (Published version) (490 Kb) - Limited access to UNIGE
Structures		Centres et instituts / Institut des sciences de l'environnement Faculté des sciences / Section de physique / Groupe de physique appliquée
Research groups		ISE Pôle Sciences ISE Climat
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 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:37833