Simultaneous measurement of the heat capacity and superfluid density of 4He films in vycor glass
โ Scribed by S.Q. Murphy; J.D. Reppy
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 231 KB
- Volume
- 165-166
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0921-4526
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โฆ Synopsis
A simultaneous measurement of the heat capacity and superfluid density of thin 4He films on Vycor glass has been made. We have conclusively established the 3D nature of the critical region by the observation of a heat capacity peak coincident with Z', of the film. In addition, we find reasonable agreement when two scale factor universality is used to compare the critical region of the film transition to that of the bulk lambda transition.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Accurate values for the area1 superfluid density of thin 4He films on glass have been deduced from the measured periods of two different modes of oscillation in an isothermal third sound Helmholtz oscillator with vapour reservoirs. No prier knowledge of the Van der Waals potential on glass is used.
An apparatus for simultaneous measurements of heat capacities and pressure coefficients was designed and constructed for experimental studies of critical phenomena near the lambda points of liquid He 4 and He 3 -He 4 mixtures. The pressure was measured with a capacitance pressure sensor involving a
Since freezing is suppressed in small pores such as those of Vycor, superfluidity occurs at substantially higher pressures than in bulk 4He. Ultrasonic measurements show that the amount of superfluid in the pores does not decrease until freezing begins at a pressure of about 36 bar. At slightly high