Pairing and phase separation in a polarized fermi gas

Science

Volumn 311, Issue 5760, 2006, Pages 503-505

  Partridge, Guthrie B ^a   Li, Wenhui ^a   Kamar, Ramsey I ^a   Liao, Yean An ^a   Hulet, Randall G ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERMIONS; MAGNETIZATION; POLARIZATION; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

FERMI GAS; MAGNETIZED SUPERCONDUCTORS; QUARK MATTER;

PHASE SEPARATION;

SCIENCE IN GENERAL;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; FERMION; MEASUREMENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PHASE SEPARATION; POLARIZATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERCONDUCTOR; THEORY;

EID: 31544448310     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1122876     Document Type: Article

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