Ultrasound attenuation and a P-B-T phase diagram of superfluid He-3 in 98% aerogel

作者:Moon B H*; Masuhara N; Bhupathi P; Gonzalez M; Meisel M W; Lee Y; Mulders N
来源:Physical Review B, 2010, 81(13): 134526.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.81.134526

摘要

Longitudinal sound attenuation measurements in superfluid He-3 in 98% aerogel were conducted at pressures between 14 and 33 bar and in magnetic fields up to 0.444 T. The temperature dependence of the ultrasound attenuation in the A-like phase was determined for the entire superfluid region by exploiting the field-induced metastable A-like phase at the highest field. In lower fields, the A-B transition in aerogel was identified by a smooth jump in attenuation on both cooling and warming. Based on the transitions observed on warming, a phase diagram as a function of pressure (P), temperature (T), and magnetic field (B) is constructed. We find that the A-B phase boundary in aerogel recedes in a drastically different manner than in bulk in response to an increasing magnetic field. The implications of the observed phase diagram are discussed.

  • 出版日期2010-4-1