Using particle tracking to measure flow instabilities in an undergraduate laboratory experiment

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 267-273

  Kelley, Douglas H ^a   Ouellette, Nicholas T ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

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EID: 79951623489     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.3536647     Document Type: Article

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