Mass coupling and $Q^{-1} of impurity-limited normal $^3$He in a torsion pendulum

Details Mass coupling and $Q^{-1} of impurity-limited normal $^3$He in a torsion pendulum Mass coupling and $Q^{-1} of impurity-limited normal $^3$He in a torsion pendulum

2010-10-25

arxiv.org/abs/1010.5193v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

8 pages, 3 figures

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We present results of the $Q^{-1}$ and period shift, $\Delta P$, for $^3$He confined in a 98% nominal open aerogel on a torsion pendulum. The aerogel is compressed uniaxially by 10% along a direction aligned to the torsion pendulum axis and was grown within a 400 $\mu$m tall pancake (after compression) similar to an Andronikashvili geometry. The result is a high $Q$ pendulum able to resolve $Q^{-1}$ and mass coupling of the impurity-limited $^3$He over the whole temperature range. After measuring the empty cell background, we filled the cell above the critical point and observe a temperature dependent period shift, $\Delta P$, between 100 mK and 3 mK that is 2.9$%$ of the period shift (after filling) at 100 mK. The $Q^{-1}$ due to the $^3$He decreases by an order of magnitude between 100 mK and 3 mK at a pressure of $0.14\pm0.03$ bar. We compare the observable quantities to the corresponding calculated $Q^{-1}$ and period shift for bulk $^3$He.

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