# A Versatile Apparatus for Measuring the Growth Rates of Small Ice Prisms from the Vapor Phase

Source: [A Versatile Apparatus for Measuring the Growth Rates of Small Ice Prisms from the Vapor Phase](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3b261e209131ce8d06ab>)

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Authors: Kenneth G. Libbrecht

Published: 2019-12-19T18:14:22.000Z

## Abstract

I describe an adaptable apparatus for making precision measurements of the growth of faceted ice prisms from water vapor as a function of temperature, supersaturation, and background gas pressure. I also describe procedures for modeling growth data to disentangle a variety of physical effects and better understand systematic errors and measurement uncertainties. By enabling precise ice-growth measurements over a broad range of environmental conditions, this apparatus is well suited for investigating the molecular attachment kinetics at the ice/vapor interface, which is needed to understand and model snow crystal growth dynamics.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.09440>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/1912.09440.pdf>)