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We review some of the experimental evidence for the novel wetting and the behavior of helium on alkali metal substrates. We begin with a brief summary of the essential theoretical predictions, describe the initial confirmation experiments and then discuss some of the more detailed recent measurements which document the behavior of helium on these weak binding substrates.
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Hallock, R.B. Review of some of the experimental evidence for the novel wetting of helium on alkali metals. J Low Temp Phys 101, 31–40 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00754559
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