Electrostatic levitator

Rhim, W.-K. and Chung, S. K. (1990). Isolation of crystallizing droplets by electrostatic levitation. Methods 1, 118-127. 

Electrostatic levitation Electrostatic fields A few nanolitres to 100 pi No Capable of carrying electrostatic charge Investigations in single drops II6-II8... 

Kelton, K.F. Lee, G.W. Gangopadhyay, A.K. Hyers, R.W. Rathz, T.J. Rogers, J.R. Robinson, M.B. Robinson, D.S. First X-ray scattering studies on electrostatically levitated metallic liquids demonstrated influence of local icosahe-dral order on the nucleation barrier. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2003, 90 (19), 195504 1. ... 

Fig. 1.3 A time-temperature-transformation diagram for the Vitreloy 1 glass-forming liquid (a, obtained using electrostatic levitation , obtained using carbon crucibles) (from Busch (2000) courtesy of TMS).

W. K. Rhim and K. Osaka, Thermophysical properties measurement of molten silicon by high-temperature electrostatic levitator density, volume expansion, specific heat capacity, emissivity, surface tension and viscosity, J Ciyst Grovrtft 208, 313-321 (2000). 

Fig. 4.21 Damping of surface oscillation in an electrostatic levitator after electrical excitation for a molten sample measured by the diameter-sensing system [101].

K. Togano, 2003, Specific heat capacity and hemispherical total emissivity of liquid Si measured in electrostatic levitation , Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 1122-1124. 

Meanwhile, a group at the Jet Propulsion Lab developed an electrostatic levitator that could levitate drops as large as 2 mm in diameter in an ultrahigh vacuum or a controlled atmosphere using an active feedback system to position the sample. A similar instrument was acquired by the MSFC and was equipped with lasers to melt the nonmetal as well as metal samples and with diagnostics for measuring properties of molten materials in their... 

Rhim, W.K., An electrostatic levitator for high-temperature containerless materials processing in 1-G, Rev. Sci. Instrum., 64/10,1993, 2961-2970. 

Would it be possible to directly measure the angular momentum of an electron Do a feasibility analysis for such an experiment. Assume you have a 1 g piece of Fe that is magnetized to saturation that you can levitate in an electrostatic levitator. While the Fe is levitated, heat the sample to above the Curie temperature. What will be the angular momentum of the sample ... 

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