Micron-Scale Observation of Nucleating Water Vapor Bubbles

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Abstract

Surface plasmon microscopy is used to detect nucleation and lift-off of vapor bubbles in water. Vapor bubbles are generated under pool boiling conditions by heating with a focused Ti-Sapphire laser in the near-infrared region. These bubbles modulate the local index of refraction, thereby altering the local excitation of the surface plasmon which are excited in the Kretchmann geometry and observed with a CCD camera. Altering the surface roughness, we observe how bubbles interact in their earliest stages.

Authors

  • Scott Parker

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Sung Chul Bae

    • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
    • Dept of Materials Science \& Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • University of Illinois
    • Dept of Materials Science \& Engineering, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Chang-Ki Min

    • Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • David Cahill

    • Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Steve Granick

    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
    • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
    • material science and engineering, UIUC
    • Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
    • Dept of Materials Science \& Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • Dept. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • University of Illinois
    • Dept of Materials Science \& Engineering, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • Material Science and Engineering, UIUC