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Direct measurement of the energy dissipated by quantum turbulence. / Bradley, Ian; Fisher, Shaun; Guénault, A.M. et al.
In: Nature Physics, Vol. 7, No. 6, 06.2011, p. 473-476.

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Bradley I, Fisher S, Guénault AM, Haley R, Pickett G, Potts D et al. Direct measurement of the energy dissipated by quantum turbulence. Nature Physics. 2011 Jun;7(6):473-476. doi: 10.1038/NPHYS1963

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Bradley, Ian ; Fisher, Shaun ; Guénault, A.M. et al. / Direct measurement of the energy dissipated by quantum turbulence. In: Nature Physics. 2011 ; Vol. 7, No. 6. pp. 473-476.

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