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TY - JOUR
T1 - Elementary steps on the He-4 crystal interface probed by He-3 atoms
AU - Tsepelin, Viktor
AU - Saramaki, J. P.
AU - Babkin, A.
AU - Hakonen, P. J.
AU - Hyvonen, J. J.
AU - Luusalo, R. M.
AU - Parshin, A. Y.
AU - Tvalashvili, G. K.
PY - 1999/12
Y1 - 1999/12
N2 - The growth dynamics of c facets, governed by individual Frank-Read type of sources, has been studied at millikelvin temperatures in the presence of small concentrations of He-3 atoms in the liquid. We find that in the spiral growth regime, interaction of He-3 atoms with moving elementary steps on the surface results in additional friction. Our results are compared with theory, where high-frequency (omega greater than or equal to T/(h) over bar) zero-point oscillations of the steps are taken into account. There is a good agreement if we assume the amplitude of these oscillations xi approximate to 5 nm.
AB - The growth dynamics of c facets, governed by individual Frank-Read type of sources, has been studied at millikelvin temperatures in the presence of small concentrations of He-3 atoms in the liquid. We find that in the spiral growth regime, interaction of He-3 atoms with moving elementary steps on the surface results in additional friction. Our results are compared with theory, where high-frequency (omega greater than or equal to T/(h) over bar) zero-point oscillations of the steps are taken into account. There is a good agreement if we assume the amplitude of these oscillations xi approximate to 5 nm.
KW - MIXTURES
KW - SURFACES
KW - HELIUM
KW - FACET
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.4804
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.4804
M3 - Journal article
VL - 83
SP - 4804
EP - 4807
JO - Physical review letters
JF - Physical review letters
SN - 1079-7114
IS - 23
ER -