Published September 1, 1978 | Version v1
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Ripplon damping in superfluid 4He at low temperatures

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts 01610

Description

The damping coefficient (imaginary part of the frequency) of ripplons in superfluid 4He at low temperatures T is found to be tau-1/sub q/ = 0.376 (h/rho0) (k/sub B/T/hγ)/sup 10/3/ due to processes in which the acoustic ripplon is absorbed by a thermal ripplon. the range of wave vectors for which a direct experimental observation of the ripplon might be possible is discussed

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., B
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
5
Series
Phys. Rev., B.
Journal Page Range
2124-2126

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
10428443
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
DAMPING; HELIUM 4; LIFETIME; QUASI PARTICLES; SUPERFLUIDITY; SURFACE TENSION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
Descriptors DEC
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HELIUM ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEI; STABLE ISOTOPES; SURFACE PROPERTIES