Physics – Condensed Matter – Other Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2005-03-21
Physics
Condensed Matter
Other Condensed Matter
RevTex, 11 pages, accepted in Phys. Rev. B
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.71.144518
The structure and energetics of the free surface of superfluid $^4$He are studied using the diffusion Monte Carlo method. Extending a previous calculation by Vall\'es and Schmidt, which used the Green's function Monte Carlo method, we study the surface of liquid $^4$He within a slab geometry using a larger number of particles in the slab and an updated interatomic potential. The surface tension is accurately estimated from the energy of slabs of increasing surface density and its value is close to one of the two existing experimental values. Results for the density profiles allow for the calculation of the surface width which shows an overall agreement with recent experimental data. The dependence on the transverse direction to the surface of other properties such as the two-body radial distribution function, structure factor, and one-body density matrix is also studied. The condensate fraction, extracted from the asymptotic behavior of the one-body density matrix, shows an unambiguous enhancement when approaching the surface.
Boronat Jordi
Casulleras Joaquim
Marin Jean-Michel
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