Francis M. Gasparini

Francis M. Gasparini received his B.S. degree from Villanova University and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. He has worked in the area of quantum fluids and critical phenomena for over 40 years. He is an APS Fellow and currently Distinguished Professor at the University at Buffalo where he is also the Moti Lal Rustgi Professor of Physics.

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Helium Puddles Near Absolute Zero

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Francis M. Gasparini, Published December 3, 2012

atomic-molecular | superfluids

Measurements of the heat capacity in two-dimensional helium-3 adsorbed on graphite provide further evidence of an unexpected liquid state at temperatures near absolute zero.