THERMALLY ASSISTED QUANTUM CAVITATION IN LIQUID-HELIUM

Authors
GUILLEUMAS M BARRANCO M JEZEK DM LOMBARD RJ PI M
Citation
M. Guilleumas et al., THERMALLY ASSISTED QUANTUM CAVITATION IN LIQUID-HELIUM, Czechoslovak journal of Physics, 46, 1996, pp. 389-390
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Czechoslovak journal of Physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00114626
Volume
46
Year of publication
1996
Supplement
1
Pages
389 - 390
Database
ISI
SICI code
0011-4626(1996)46:<389:TAQCIL>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Using a functional integral method, we have determined the temperature below which cavitation in liquid helium is driven by thermally assist ed quantum tunneling. We have obtained the quantum-to-thermal crossove r temperature in the whole range of allowed negative pressures. Our re sults are compatible with recent experimental results.