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From: Bubbles to Chondrites-I. Evaporation and condensation experiments, and formation of chondrules

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Video frames (30 frames s −1 and 1/60 s for exposure) of the scenes in the experiments for a run# 84 and b run# 32. The molten sample (MLB) sits in the center of the bright halo, and the laser beam comes from the 10 o’clock direction. a A dozen droplets, seen as bright and straight rays, are radially ejected from the MLB almost simultaneously. (One droplet is actually seen at the tip of the ray in the 10 o’clock position). b A smoke composed of condensed particles rises from the evaporating MLB, while clusters of previously condensed particles form sheet-like structures in the convective motions of the ambient gas. This scene was taken within a fraction of second after the laser power was shut off, when the MLB temperature dropped below the boiling point

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