Slippage of nonsuperfluid helium films

Citation
M. Hieda et al., Slippage of nonsuperfluid helium films, PHYS REV L, 85(24), 2000, pp. 5142-5145
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
85
Issue
24
Year of publication
2000
Pages
5142 - 5145
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(200012)85:24<5142:SONHF>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
We measured the mechanical response of He-3 and He-4 films on an oscillatin g substrate using an ultrasonic technique. Up to the coverage at which the fluid state appears at absolute zero, a part of the nonsuperfluid He-3 and He-4 films underwent slipping relative to the substrate at low temperatures . From the temperature dependence of the slippage, it was found that a ther mally activated process plays an important role in the frictional force of this system.