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T1 - Magnetic distortion of the B-like phase of superfluid He-3 confined in aerogel.
AU - Bradley, D. Ian
AU - Fisher, Shaun N.
AU - Guénault, A.M.
AU - Haley, Richard P.
AU - Pickett, George R.
AU - Roberts, John Edward
AU - O'Sullivan, Samantha
AU - Tsepelin, Viktor
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - We present measurements of the response of the B-like phase of superfluid He-3 in aerogel to an applied flow. The measurements are made using a cylindrical piece of 98% silica aerogel attached to a vibrating wire resonator. The resonator is immersed in superfluid He-3 at 16 bar pressure and at low temperatures. A variable magnetic field is applied such that the aerogel-confined superfluid may exist in the A-like or B-like phase, while the surrounding fluid is always in the bulk B-phase. The resonator response reveals a velocity dependence of the inferred aerogel-confined superfluid fraction. We discuss measurements of the temperature and magnetic field dependence of the response in the B-like phase. We find a significant field dependence indicating a strong magnetic distortion of the B-like phase order parameter.
AB - We present measurements of the response of the B-like phase of superfluid He-3 in aerogel to an applied flow. The measurements are made using a cylindrical piece of 98% silica aerogel attached to a vibrating wire resonator. The resonator is immersed in superfluid He-3 at 16 bar pressure and at low temperatures. A variable magnetic field is applied such that the aerogel-confined superfluid may exist in the A-like or B-like phase, while the surrounding fluid is always in the bulk B-phase. The resonator response reveals a velocity dependence of the inferred aerogel-confined superfluid fraction. We discuss measurements of the temperature and magnetic field dependence of the response in the B-like phase. We find a significant field dependence indicating a strong magnetic distortion of the B-like phase order parameter.
KW - superfluid He-3
KW - disorder and porous media
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=38549106626&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10909-007-9573-9
DO - 10.1007/s10909-007-9573-9
M3 - Journal article
VL - 150
SP - 445
EP - 452
JO - Journal of Low Temperature Physics
JF - Journal of Low Temperature Physics
SN - 0022-2291
IS - 3-4
ER -