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Does the Kibble mechanism operate in liquid He-4?

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Does the Kibble mechanism operate in liquid He-4? / Hendry, P. C.; Lawson, N. S.; McClintock, Peter V. E.
In: Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Vol. 119, No. 3/4, 05.2000, p. 249-256.

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Hendry, PC, Lawson, NS & McClintock, PVE 2000, 'Does the Kibble mechanism operate in liquid He-4?', Journal of Low Temperature Physics, vol. 119, no. 3/4, pp. 249-256. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004688930111

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Hendry, P. C., Lawson, N. S., & McClintock, P. V. E. (2000). Does the Kibble mechanism operate in liquid He-4? Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 119(3/4), 249-256. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004688930111

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Hendry PC, Lawson NS, McClintock PVE. Does the Kibble mechanism operate in liquid He-4? Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 2000 May;119(3/4):249-256. doi: 10.1023/A:1004688930111

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Hendry, P. C. ; Lawson, N. S. ; McClintock, Peter V. E. / Does the Kibble mechanism operate in liquid He-4?. In: Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 2000 ; Vol. 119, No. 3/4. pp. 249-256.

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