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Magnetic Levitation And Noncoalescence Of Liquid Helium, M. A. Weilert, Dwight L. Whitaker, H. J. Maris, G. M. Seidel
Magnetic Levitation And Noncoalescence Of Liquid Helium, M. A. Weilert, Dwight L. Whitaker, H. J. Maris, G. M. Seidel
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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.