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The Scattering of Light by Liquid 4He Close to the λ-Line

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For several years now hope has existed that the scattering of visible light by liquid 4He would prove a useful tool in the experimental investigation of the λ-transition. In this paper we report some progress that we have made toward the realization of this hope.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Birmingham, UK

    W. F. Vinen & C. J. Palin

  2. Royal Radar Establishment, Malvern, Worcestershire, UK

    J. M. Vaughan

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  1. University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

    K. D. Timmerhaus  & W. J. O’Sullivan  & 

  2. National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., USA

    K. D. Timmerhaus

  3. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, University of California, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA

    E. F. Hammel

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Vinen, W.F., Palin, C.J., Vaughan, J.M. (1974). The Scattering of Light by Liquid 4He Close to the λ-Line. In: Timmerhaus, K.D., O’Sullivan, W.J., Hammel, E.F. (eds) Low Temperature Physics-LT 13. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7864-8_109

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