Morphology of Ice Crystals Growing in High Pressure Gas

T. Gonda¹ and J. Namba²

¹Division of General Education, Aichi-Gakuin University, Iwasaki, Nisshin-cho, Aichi 470-01, Japan
²Kibgaoka High School, Minami Kibgaoka, Asahi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 241, Japan

(Received September 28, 1992; Accepted January 12, 1993)*

Keywords: Dendritic Growth, Ice Dendrite, Vapor Growth, Growth Form, Volume Diffusion Process

Abstract. Ice crystals were grown on a rabbit hair in helium gas of 10 atm at -14 and -7°C. The size ratio (c/a) of the ice crystals growing in high pressure gas does not depend on temperature, while it slightly depends on crystal size at high supersaturation.