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arXiv:1606.03082 · Nature Physics

Breaking the superfluid speed limit in a fermionic condensate

D. I. Bradley, S. N. Fisher, A. M. Guénault, R. P. Haley, Christopher R. Lawson, G. R. Pickett, R. Schanen, M. Skyba, V. Tsepelin, D. E. Zmeev

Published Jul 18, 2016• 37 citations
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10.1038/nphys3813

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