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The specific heats of GdCl3, GdBr3, and GdI3 at low temperatures

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The specific heats of GdCl3, GdBr3, and GdI3 were measured in the temperature ranges from 1.3° to 4.4° K, from 1.3° to 5.7° K, and from 1.5° to 5.7° K, respectively. Each of these salts was found to have a magnetic transition at low temperatures.

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Hovi, V., Vuola, R. & Salmenperä, L. The specific heats of GdCl3, GdBr3, and GdI3 at low temperatures. J Low Temp Phys 2, 383–387 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00652509

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