Magnetic Levitation and Noncoalescence of Liquid Helium

Authors

M. A. Weilert
Dwight L. Whitaker, Pomona CollegeFollow
H. J. Maris
G. M. Seidel

Document Type

Article

Department

Physics (Pomona)

Publication Date

12-2-1996

Keywords

Liquid helium, Magnetic suspension

Abstract

We describe experiments in which drops of liquid helium-4, as large as 2 cm in diameter, are magnetically levitated. We have found that, when two or more drops are levitated in the same magnetic trap, the drops often remain in a state of apparent contact without coalescing. It appears that this effect is caused by the slow evaporation of liquid from the drops.

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© 1996 American Physical Society

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DOI

10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.4840

Recommended Citation

"Magnetic Levitation and Noncoalescence of Liquid Helium" M. A. Weilert, D. L. Whitaker, H. J. Maris, and G. M. Seidel, Phys Rev. Lett, 77, 4840 (1996).