R D Deegan et al 2008 Nonlinearity 21 C1 doi:10.1088/0951-7715/21/1/C01
R D Deegan1, P Brunet2 and J Eggers2
Show affiliationsWe study the impact of a drop of liquid onto a thin layer of the same liquid. We give an overview of the sequence of events that occur as the two most important dimensionless control parameters are varied. In particular, multiple cohorts of droplets can be ejected at different stages after impact due to different mechanisms. Edgerton's famous Milkdrop Coronet is only observed for a narrow range of parameters. Outside this range, the splash is either qualitatively different, or suffers from a much lower level of regularity.
Issue 1 (January 2008)
Received 15 October 2007, in final form 29 October 2007
Published 3 December 2007
R D Deegan et al 2008 Nonlinearity 21 C1
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