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Observation of thermomechanical equilibration in the presence of a solid 4He conduit
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Abstract
We observe a thermomechanical effect when a chemical-potential difference is created by a temperature difference imposed between two liquid reservoirs connected to each other through Vycor rods in series with solid hcp 4He. By creating a temperature difference, ΔT, between the two reservoirs, we induce a rate-limited growth of a pressure difference between the two reservoirs, ΔP. In equilibrium ΔP vs ΔT is in quantitative agreement with the thermomechanical effect in superfluid helium. These observations confirm that below ∼600 mK a flux-limited flow exists through the solid helium.
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article
Date
2010-01