Persistent-Current Experiments on Superfluid 3He-B and 3He-A
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1984
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70-73
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Physical Review Letters, Volume 53, Issue 1
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We have investigated persistent flow of superfluid 3He with an ac gyroscope filled with 20-μm powder. In 3He-B, currents circulate undiminished for 48 h at least; this implies a viscosity 12 orders of magnitude lower than in the normal fluid. In 3He-A, the current does not persist. The observed critical velocity in 3He-B at P<~12 bars is independent of temperature. At P>12 bars there are two regimes in the B phase: For example, at 29.3 bars the ultimate critical velocities are 5.4 and 7.8 mm/s, respectively.Description
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superfluids, currents
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Pekola, Jukka & Simola, J. T. & Nummila, K. K. & Lounasmaa, O. V. & Packard, R. E. 1984. Persistent-Current Experiments on Superfluid 3He-B and 3He-A. Physical Review Letters. Volume 53, Issue 1. P. 70-73. ISSN 0031-9007 (printed). DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.53.70.