A test of the universality hypothesis for phase transitions on the International Space Station

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Jan 2000

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL FORUM - 2000. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 504, pp. 669-673 (2000).

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Spaceborne And Space Research Instruments, Apparatus, And Components, Testing In Microgravity Environments, Thermodynamic Properties, Transport Processes, Second And Other Sounds, And Thermal Counterflow, Kapitza Resistance

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We describe the motivation and status of a new space flight experiment to test the universality hypothesis as applied to second-order phase transitions. We plan to measure the temperature dependence of the superfluid density of helium in the region very close to the superfluid transition on paths of constant pressure along the lambda line. Recently developed high-resolution second-sound detectors have substantially improved our ability to study the behavior of the superfluid density close to the transition. In order to demonstrate the feasibility of the flight experiment, ground based measurements have been conducted. Second-sound was generated using the nearly reversible magnetic entropy of a paramagnetic material and by the conventional heater method. A superconducting pressure gauge was built to allow nondissipative, precision pressure measurement and control. These systems have been fully integrated to demonstrate the performance needed for flight. Preliminary results of the second-sound measurements are presented which are more consistent with universality than were previous experiments. .

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