Comment on "The nucleation behavior of supercooled water vapor in helium" [J. Chem. Phys. 117, 5647 (2002)].
In a recent paper Peeters et al. published new experimental data on nucleation rates of water in the temperature range of 200-235 K. They reported about a drastic change in the nucleation rate at 207 K. An error in their experimental procedure has been found. The data of Peeters et al. have been reinterpreted. The jump in nucleation rate disappears and the corrected nucleation rate data are in good agreement with data found by Wolk and Strey with a different experimental facility.
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