Thermal nucleation and cavitation in 3He and 4He

Density functionals that reproduce the helium liquid-gas interface as a function of temperature have been used, within an improved homogeneous nucleation approach, to investigate thermal nucleation and cavitation in both helium isotopes. The results are compared with available experimental data on c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Jezek, Dora M., Guilleumas, Montserrat, Pi Pericay, Martí, Barranco Gómez, Manuel, Navarro Faus, Jesús
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1993
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/9866
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/9866
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Líquids quàntics
Transformacions de fase (Física estadística)
Cavitació
Temperatures baixes
Nucleació
Quantum liquids
Phase transformations (Statistical physics)
Cavitation
Low temperatures
Nucleation
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Sumario:Density functionals that reproduce the helium liquid-gas interface as a function of temperature have been used, within an improved homogeneous nucleation approach, to investigate thermal nucleation and cavitation in both helium isotopes. The results are compared with available experimental data on cavitation in 3He and 4He. Predictions are made for cavitation in 3He at negative pressures and for nucleation in both isotopes.