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Filming vortex lines reconnecting in a turbulent superfluid

Bertram M. Schwarzschild

Published Jul 1, 2010• 2 citations

Abstract

Tiny tracer particles of hydrogen ice attach themselves to quantized vortex lines in superfluid helium-4, making it possible to study quantum turbulence with unprecedented resolution.

DOI: 10.1063/1.3463701

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