Abstract
A new phenomenon consisting of the formation of an ordered layer of condensate microdroplets at the water free surface was observed upon the irradiation of an open horizontal water layer (and layers of some organic fluids) by a light beam that causes local heating and evaporation of the fluid.
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Translated from Pis’ma v Zhurnal Éksperimental’no\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) i Teoretichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 79, No. 8, 2004, pp. 457–459.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Fedorets.