Probable observation of a supersolid helium phase

Nature

Volumn 427, Issue 6971, 2004, Pages 225-227

  Kim, E ^a   Chan, M H W ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; POROUS MATERIALS; QUANTUM THEORY; SUPERCOOLING; VISCOSITY;

BOSE EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; SUPERSOLID HELIUM;

SUPERFLUID HELIUM;

HELIUM;

HELIUM;

ARTICLE; MEASUREMENT; OSCILLATOR; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SOLID;

EID: 1642430688     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02220     Document Type: Article

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