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We consider the properties of liquid helium at pressures less than the saturated vapor pressure, discuss estimates of the location of the liquid-gas spinodal in the phase diagram, and review a number of experimental studies of the nucleation of bubbles.
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Maris, H.J. Liquid helium at negative pressure. Czech J Phys 46 (Suppl 6), 2943–2950 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02548095
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