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Superfluid 3He confined in a single 0.6 micron slab: A phase transition between superfluid phases with hysteresis

Cornell Affiliated Author(s)

Author

L.V. Levitin
R.G. Bennett
A.J. Casey
B. Cowan
J. Parpia
J. Saunders

Abstract

We present the preliminary results of our studies of superfluid 3He in a 0.6 μm thick slab using NMR. Below T c the A phase is observed, and at low pressures the region of stability of the A phase extends down to the lowest temperatures reached, as described elsewhere. At pressures above 3.2 bar another, so far unidentified phase is observed at low temperatures. In this article we focus on the behavior of this phase and the transition between this phase and the A phase, all studied at 5.5 bar. The NMR response at low temperatures exhibits two possible frequency shifts and the transition is hysteretic in temperature. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Date Published

Journal

Journal of Low Temperature Physics

Volume

158

Issue

1-2

Number of Pages

159-162,

URL

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-73349103753&doi=10.1007%2fs10909-009-9946-3&partnerID=40&md5=81b6f09ff71e3307468a6a28ce8ba593

DOI

10.1007/s10909-009-9946-3

Group (Lab)

Jeevak Parpia Group

Funding Source

0806629
DMR-0457533
DMR-0520404
EP/C522877/1
EP/E054129/1

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