Effect of4He pre-plating on third sound in superfluid3He

  • A. M.R. Schechter
  • , R. W. Simmonds
  • , R. E. Packard
  • , J. C. Davis

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Abstract

We recently reported observation of third sound resonances in superfluid films of pure 3He on a disk-shaped polished copper substrate. From the observed spectra of resonant modes, the third sound speed, the average superfluid density, and information on dissipation were obtained. The film thicknesses studied were larger than or comparable to the superfluid coherence length, which is near 100 nm. We describe preliminary results from efforts aimed at using third sound in thinner films on a substrate which has been coated with a few atomic layers of 4He.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)132-133
Number of pages2
JournalPhysica B: Condensed Matter
Volume280
Issue number1-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes
Event22nd International Conference on Low Temperature Physics (LT-22) - Helsinki, Finland
Duration: 4 Aug 199911 Aug 1999

Keywords

  • He superfluid
  • He superfluid film
  • He film
  • Third sound

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