An accurate method of measuring lifetime of superheated drops using differential manometer

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 29, Issue 2-6, 1998, Pages 173-176

  Roy, B ^a   Chatterjee, B K ^a   Roy, S C ^a  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE CHAMBERS; MANOMETERS; NUCLEATE BOILING; NUCLEATION; VAPORS;

LIFETIME; SUPERHEATED DROPS;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0032035703     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(98)00035-3     Document Type: Article

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