Scaling properties of superfluid He-3 in aerogel

Citation
G. Lawes et al., Scaling properties of superfluid He-3 in aerogel, J L TEMP PH, 121(5-6), 2000, pp. 567-572
Citations number
10
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
567 - 572
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2291(200012)121:5-6<567:SPOSHI>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
We have investigated the superfluid transition of He-3 in different samples of silica aerogel. Several of these samples have been characterized using x-ray imaging, yielding information about the microstructure of the aerogel . In comparing new measurements on a 99.5% sample with previous observation s on the behavior of He-3 in 98% porous aerogel we have found evidence for a scaling of the superfluid transition temperature to the correlation lengt h of the aerogel. Furthermore, the superfluid density exhibits a similar un iversal behaviour otter a range of values of reduced temperature. We discus s these new results in the contest of superfluid pairing in the presence of a correlated disorder, specifically focussing on the fractal nature of the aerogel.