Electrohydrodynamic tip streaming and emission of charged drops from liquid cones

• Published in: Nature physics Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 149 - 154
• Main Authors: Collins, Robert T., Jones, Jeremy J., Harris, Michael T., Basaran, Osman A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.02.2008; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Atomic; Classical and Continuum Physics; Complex Systems; Condensed Matter Physics; Conductivity; Electric fields; Emissions; Experiments; Fluid dynamics; Jets; Mass spectrometry; Mathematical and Computational Physics; Molecular; Optical and Plasma Physics; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Rain; Simulation; Theoretical

When a liquid is subject to a sufficiently strong electric field, it can be induced to emit thin fluid jets from conical tip structures that form at its surface. Such behaviour has both fundamental and practical implications, from raindrops in thunderclouds to pendant drops in electrospray mass spec...