Low frequency acoustics in solid $^4$He at low temperature

Details Low frequency acoustics in solid $^4$He at low temperature Low frequency acoustics in solid $^4$He at low temperature

2009-08-11

arxiv.org/abs/0908.1480v1

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Condensed Matter

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The elastic properties of hcp $^4$He samples have been investigated using low frequency (20 Hz to 20 kHz) high sensitivity sound transducers. In agreement with the findings of other workers, most samples studied grew very significantly stiffer at low temperature; Poisson's ratio $\nu$ was observed to increase from 0.28 below 20 mK to $\sim 0.35$ at 0.7 K. The span of the variation of $\nu$ varies from sample to sample according to their thermal and mechanical history. Crystals carefully grown at the melting curve show a different behavior, the change in $\nu$ taking place at lower $T$ and being more abrupt.

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