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Relaxation-time approximation for sound attenuation in superfluid $sup 3$He

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev., B, v. 12, no. 11, pp. 4839-4846
OSTI ID:4096147
The sound attenuation due to collisions in superfluid $sup 3$He is studied, using for the collision integral a simplifying ansatz which satisfies conservation laws. In the zero-sound regime, attenuation and velocity are fairly frequency independent; this supports the idea that collisions can be accounted by a mere background in sound attenuation. In the first-sound regime, the viscosity tensor is studied (in the A phase) and its low-temperature behavior investigated. (AIP)
Research Organization:
Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
NSA Number:
NSA-33-018449
OSTI ID:
4096147
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev., B, v. 12, no. 11, pp. 4839-4846, Journal Name: Phys. Rev., B, v. 12, no. 11, pp. 4839-4846; ISSN PLRBA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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