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Phys. Rev. Lett. 43, 214 - 217 (1979)

Observation of Stationary Vortex Arrays in Rotating Superfluid Helium
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E. J. Yarmchuk and M. J. V. Gordon *
Physics Department, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720

R. E. Packard †
Physics Department, University of Sussex, Brighton, England

Received 29 May 1979

The positions of quantized vortex lines in rotating superfluid helium have been recorded using a photographic technique. The photographs show stationary arrays of vortices. The observed patterns are in good agreement with theoretical predictions.


©1979 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v43/p214
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.43.214

* Present address: Stanford University, Stanford Cal. 94305.
† Permanent address: University of California, Berkeley, Cal. 94730.

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