Discovery of an excited pair state in superfluid 3 He

Nature Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 571-575

  Davis, J P ^a   Pollanen, J ^a   Choi, H ^a   Sauls, J A ^a   Halperin, W P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; EXCITATION ENERGY; EXCITED STATES; EXCITONS; GROUND STATE;

ACOUSTIC BIREFRINGENCE; ACOUSTIC CAVITIES; COLLECTIVE MODES; MICROSCOPIC PAIRING; ORBITAL MOMENTUM; SELECTION RULES; TRANSVERSE SOUND; UNCONVENTIONAL SUPERCONDUCTORS;

SUPERFLUID HELIUM;

EID: 46649118241     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys969     Document Type: Article

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