Stability of vortex lines in liquid 3-4He mixtures at zero temperature

At low temperatures and He concentrations below -6.6%, there is experimental evidence about the existence in liquid helium mixtures of stable vortices with He-rich cores. When the system is either supersaturated or submitted to a tensile strength, vortices lose stability becoming metastable and even...

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Autores: Jezek, Dora M., Guilleumas, Montserrat, Pi Pericay, Martí, Barranco Gómez, Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/10504
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/10504
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Heli líquid
Temperatures baixes
Liquid helium
Low temperatures
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Sumario:At low temperatures and He concentrations below -6.6%, there is experimental evidence about the existence in liquid helium mixtures of stable vortices with He-rich cores. When the system is either supersaturated or submitted to a tensile strength, vortices lose stability becoming metastable and eventually completely unstable, so that their cores freely expand. Within a density functional approach, we have determined the pressure- He concentration curve along which this instability appears at zero temperature.