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Shape of a superfluid vortex nucleated at a sharp edge

Journal Article · · J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00681484· OSTI ID:6584706
Experiments on superfluidity flow through pinholes suggest that inhomogeneous nucleation of distorted vortex half-rings at the orifice lip ma u account for the onset of dissipation in such flows. This paper gives a calculation of the shape of the critical vortex-one whose local self-induced velocity matches the local flow velocity. The length and energy correction for a typical geometry amounts to more than 30%.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York
OSTI ID:
6584706
Journal Information:
J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 54:1; ISSN JLTPA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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