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Title: Ground-state energy and stability limit of {sup 3}He droplets

Abstract

Small and stable drops of {sup 3}He atoms can only exist above a minimum number of particles, due to the combination of the {sup 3}He atom Fermi statistics and its light mass. An accurate estimation of this minimum number using microscopic theory has been difficult due to the inhomogeneous and fermionic nature of these systems. We present a diffusion Monte Carlo calculation of {sup 3}He drops with sizes near the minimum in order to determine the stability threshold. The results show that the minimum self-bound drop is formed by N=30 atoms with preferred orbitals for open shells corresponding to maximum value of the spin.

Authors:
; ;  [1]
  1. Departamento de Fisica i Enginyeria Nuclear, Campus Nord B4-B5, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, E-08034 Barcelona (Spain)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
20787948
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 73; Journal Issue: 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.73.092515; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; ATOMS; DIFFUSION; DROPLETS; FERMI STATISTICS; GROUND STATES; HELIUM 3; LIQUIDS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SPIN; STABILITY

Citation Formats

Sola, E, Casulleras, J, and Boronat, J. Ground-state energy and stability limit of {sup 3}He droplets. United States: N. p., 2006. Web. doi:10.1103/PHYSREVB.73.0.
Sola, E, Casulleras, J, & Boronat, J. Ground-state energy and stability limit of {sup 3}He droplets. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVB.73.0
Sola, E, Casulleras, J, and Boronat, J. 2006. "Ground-state energy and stability limit of {sup 3}He droplets". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVB.73.0.
@article{osti_20787948,
title = {Ground-state energy and stability limit of {sup 3}He droplets},
author = {Sola, E and Casulleras, J and Boronat, J},
abstractNote = {Small and stable drops of {sup 3}He atoms can only exist above a minimum number of particles, due to the combination of the {sup 3}He atom Fermi statistics and its light mass. An accurate estimation of this minimum number using microscopic theory has been difficult due to the inhomogeneous and fermionic nature of these systems. We present a diffusion Monte Carlo calculation of {sup 3}He drops with sizes near the minimum in order to determine the stability threshold. The results show that the minimum self-bound drop is formed by N=30 atoms with preferred orbitals for open shells corresponding to maximum value of the spin.},
doi = {10.1103/PHYSREVB.73.0},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/20787948}, journal = {Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics},
issn = {1098-0121},
number = 9,
volume = 73,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2006},
month = {Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2006}
}