Zero-sound determination of texture transitions in flowing superfluid /sup 3/He-A

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00681324· OSTI ID:6056648

Bates, D M; Ytterboe, S N; Gould, C M; Bozler, H M

The conditions have been measured for which the texture of the order parameter of superfluid /sup 3/He-A is uniform and aligned with an applied superflow. At finite superflows, a finite parallel magnetic field is required to disrupt the uniform aligned texture. The shape of the uniform texture's phase boundary in a v/sub s/-H plane is similar to theoretical predictions, for which the state just outside of the phase boundary is a helical texture. However, substantial disagreements with the theory remain.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
• OSTI ID: 6056648
• Journal Information: J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 62:1; ISSN JLTPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

640450* -- Fluid Physics-- Superfluidity
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ANISOTROPY
ENERGY
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
FREE ENERGY
HELIUM 3
HELIUM 3 A
HELIUM ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAGNETIC FIELDS
NUCLEI
ORDER PARAMETERS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STABLE ISOTOPES
TEXTURE
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
ZERO SOUND