Published November 1, 1981 | Version v1
Journal article

Pulsed NMR studies of superfluid 3He

  • 1. Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Materials Science Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Description

We present a review of our pulsed NMR experiments in the A and B phases of superfluid 3He, at pressures of 23 and 27 bar. We have measured the dipole frequency in 3He-A, spin susceptibility in 3He-B, and tip-angle-dependent frequency shifts in both phases. In general, we find excellent agreement with results by other workers. In 3He-B, complex spin motions were observed involving long-lived free induction decays with a time-dependent precession frequency. Spin relaxation measurements for both 3He-A and 3He-B are discussed and compared with those of other workers. After driving the magnetization far from equilibrium, anomalous frequency shifts were found to persist in the A phase. We discuss a soliton-texture model by Bruinsma and Maki which accounts for these resonances

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Journal Title
J. Low Temp. Phys.
Journal Volume
45
Journal Issue
3
Series
J. Low Temp. Phys.
Journal Page Range
295-333
ISSN
0022-2291