Characterization of superfluid helium transfer
โ Scribed by L.C. Yang; D. Petrac; D.D. Elleman; M.M. Saffren
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 693 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0011-2275
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