Ilia Krasin

Design and performance of a FLOw TUbe System, FLOTUS, for the CERN CLOUD chamber

Abstract. The primary functions of the FLOw TUbe System (FLOTUS) are to provide the CERN CLOUD chamber with a source of a) pre-aged organic vapours and particles, and b) cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) of any chosen chemical composition and diameter. The quartz flow tube has 20 c...