Density dependence of transition temperature of He-4 films in vycor glass

Citation
Ad. Corwin et al., Density dependence of transition temperature of He-4 films in vycor glass, J L TEMP PH, 121(5-6), 2000, pp. 525-530
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00222291 → ACNP
Volume
121
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
525 - 530
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2291(200012)121:5-6<525:DDOTTO>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We present recent high resolution data on He-4 films in vycor glass. Vycor is a unique system in that the interconnectedness of the glass and the smal l size of the pores leads to the presence of 3DXY universality in thin film s on the vycor. This allows us effectively to look at the 3D behavior of He -4 over a large range of densities by varying the coverage in the glass. Ra nging in super fluid particle densities 6 from 6 x 10(18) per cm(3) to 1.5 x 10(21) per cm3, these data show the crossover from weakly interacting BEC like behavior do that of a strongly interacting bose gas. Additionally, fr om the lowest coverages, an effective mass can be determined. A future cell is being designed which will allow access to densities approaching 1 x 10( 18) per cm(3).