Stability of laminar and turbulent flow of superfluid 4He at mK temperatures around an oscillating microsphere

Journal of Low Temperature Physics

Volumn 135, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 447-469

  Niemetz, M ^a   Schoepe, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; IONIZATION; LAMINAR FLOW; OSCILLATIONS; POTENTIAL FLOW; RELIABILITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TURBULENT FLOW;

METASTABLE LAMINAR PHASES; OSCILLATION AMPLITUDES; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES; VIBRATING MICROSPHERE;

SUPERFLUID HELIUM;

HELIUM; LAMINAR FLOW; OSCILLATION; SUPERFLUID; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 2942692133     PISSN: 00222291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOLT.0000029507.98543.1d     Document Type: Article

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