Homogeneous nucleation rates of the n-alkanes (C(i)H(2i+2); i=7-10) were determined by combining information from pressure trace measurements and small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments in a supersonic Laval nozzle. The condensible vapor pressure p(J max), the temperature T(J max), the characteristic time Deltat(J max), and supersaturation S(J max) corresponding to the peak nucleation rate J(max) were determined during the pressure trace measurements. These measurements also served as the basis for the subsequent SAXS experiments. Fitting the radially averaged SAXS spectrum yielded the mean droplet radius r, 5
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School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China.
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