| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L67172/01 |
| Title: |
VORTICITY IN NON-ROTATING SUPERFLUID HELIUM-3 B |
| Principal Investigator: |
Bradley, Dr DI |
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Physics |
| Organisation: |
Lancaster University |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 February 1998 |
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31 January 1999 |
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30,235
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I plan to investigate the effects of vorticity in superfluid helium -3 B at temperatures of ~ 100 microkelvin. Two experiments are planned which can be carried out in the same experimental cell. The first of these is to study unusual step-like structures in the force-velocity characteristics of vibrating wire viscometers at the pair breaking edge. The second experiment is an investigation of the decay of vorticity following neutron irradiation of a superfluid helium-3 particle detector. Both experiments require similar low temperature conditions and can be carried out using ultra-fine vibrating wire resonators, which I have developed in the last few months.
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