Physics – Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2003-01-10
Phys. Rev. B 67, 214507 (2003)
Physics
Condensed Matter
14 pages, 9 figures, minor changes
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.67.214507
The standard treatment of impurities in metals assumes a homogeneous distribution of impurities. In this paper we study distributions that are inhomogeneous. We discuss in detail the "isotropic inhomogeneous scattering model" which takes into account the spatially varying scattering on the scale of the superfluid coherence length. On a large scale the model reduces to a homogeneous medium with renormalized parameter values. We apply the model to superfluid 3He, where porous aerogel acts as the impurity. We calculate the transition temperature Tc, the order parameter, and the superfluid density. Both A- and B-like phases are considered. Two different types of behavior are identified for the temperature dependence of the order parameter. We compare the calculations with experiments on 3He in aerogel. We find that most of the differences between experiments and the homogeneous theory can be explained by the inhomogeneous model. All our calculations are based on the quasiclassical theory of Fermi liquids. The parameters of this theory for superfluid 3He in aerogel are discussed.
Hänninen R.
Thuneberg Erkki V.
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