Published December 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

On pair-wise character of superfluid condensate in helium-II

  • 1. Kievskij Gosudarstvennyj Univ., Kiev (Ukraine)
  • 2. AN Ukrainskoj SSR, Kiev (Ukraine). Inst. Fiziki
  • 3. AN Ukrainskoj SSR, Kiev (Ukraine). Inst. Teoreticheskoj Fiziki

Description

Starting from the empirical data on the dynamics of impurity 3He atoms in superfluid 4He that suggest an abnormal high effective mass of 3He, it is proposed that the helium atoms are paired below the λ-point. The role of a paired condensate in 4He superfluidity is discussed. Considered also are the points that some further experimental support for the pairing of 4He atoms and the observation of vortices with a half-integral quantum of velocity circulation are quite possible

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Original title (Russian)
О парном характере сверхтекучего конденсата в гелии-II

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Fizika Nizkikh Temperatur
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 1267-1271
ISSN
0132-6414