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Vapor pressure isotherms of3He on Cs are reported which show that, in contrast to4He,3He weis Cs for 1.26K<T<2K. Although the isotherms are distinctly different from those taken on strong binding substrates, we have observed no evidence for a first order prewetting transition. The data suggest that the prewetting critical point is substantially below T=1.26K.
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Rutledge, J.E., Taborek, P. Adsorption of3He on cesium surfaces. J Low Temp Phys 95, 405–411 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00751781
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00751781