Superfluid 3He--from cosmology to particle detection
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Description
We describe the application of superfluid 3He at very low temperatures as a highly sensitive bolometer for elementary particles detection. Recently we were able to detect the cosmic muon scattering with energy of 45 KeV. The other important property of superfluid 3He at very low temperatures is its analogy with quantum vacuum of the Universe. At very rapid superfluid transition in 3He, follows after a reaction with single neutron, the creation of topological defects (vortices) has been demonstrated in accordance with the Kibble-Zurek scenario for the cosmological analogue. We discuss here the extension of the Kibble-Zurek scenario for the case when alternative symmetries may be broken and different states can be nucleated independently. We have calculated the nucleation probability of the various states of superfluid 3He during a superfluid transition. The new theory of transition from supercooled A phase to the B phase, triggered by nuclear reaction, have been established. Our theory explains the results of Stanford experiments much better, then well known 'Baked Alaska' scenario
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0921-4526(02)02626-1;
- arXiv
- arXiv:math/0411079v3;
- PII
- S0921452602026261;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physica. B, Condensed Matter
- Journal Volume
- 329-333
- Journal Issue
- 1-2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 70-74
- ISSN
- 0921-4526
- CODEN
- PHYBE3
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36092101
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOLOMETERS; COSMIC MUONS; COSMOLOGY; HELIUM 3; KEV RANGE; MUON DETECTION; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; PROBABILITY; SCATTERING; SUPERFLUIDITY; TOPOLOGY; VORTICES
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION; COSMIC RADIATION; DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FERMIONS; HADRONS; HELIUM ISOTOPES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; LEPTONS; LIGHT NUCLEI; MATHEMATICS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MUONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; STABLE ISOTOPES
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.