Torsional oscillator studies of the superfluidity of 3He in aerogel

We have made simultaneous torsional oscillator and transverse NMR measurements (at ∼165 kHz ) on 3He contained within aerogels with nominal densities of 1% and 2% of solid glass. The superfluid transition is seen simultaneously by both techniques and occurs at a temperature which agrees semi-quantit...

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Published inPhysica. B, Condensed matter Vol. 255; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
Main Authors Alles, H., Kaplinsky, J.J., Wootton, P.S., Reppy, J.D., Hook, J.R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.12.1998
Subjects
3He
Aerogel
Sound modes
Superfluid
Torsional oscillator
3He
Sound modes
Torsional oscillator
Aerogel
Superfluid
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Summary:We have made simultaneous torsional oscillator and transverse NMR measurements (at ∼165 kHz ) on 3He contained within aerogels with nominal densities of 1% and 2% of solid glass. The superfluid transition is seen simultaneously by both techniques and occurs at a temperature which agrees semi-quantitatively with that expected for homogeneous isotropic pair-breaking scattering of 3He atoms by strands of silica. Values obtained for the superfluid density ρ s in the 2% sample are in reasonable agreement with those observed previously. Coupling of the torsional mode to a parasitic resonance prevented accurate determination of ρ s for the 1% aerogel. We have identified other resonances coupling to the torsional oscillations as sound modes within the helium/aerogel medium.
ISSN:0921-4526
1873-2135
DOI:10.1016/S0921-4526(98)00446-3