Observation of a new superfluid phase for 3He embedded in nematically ordered aerogel

N. Zhelev; M. Reichl; T. S. Abhilash; E. N. Smith; K. X. Nguyen; E. J. Mueller; J. M. Parpia

doi:10.1038/ncomms12975

Nature Communications (Sep 2016)

Observation of a new superfluid phase for 3He embedded in nematically ordered aerogel

N. Zhelev,
M. Reichl,
T. S. Abhilash,
E. N. Smith,
K. X. Nguyen,
E. J. Mueller,
J. M. Parpia

Affiliations

N. Zhelev: Department of Physics and Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University
M. Reichl: Department of Physics and Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University
T. S. Abhilash: Department of Physics and Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University
E. N. Smith: Department of Physics and Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University
K. X. Nguyen: School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University
E. J. Mueller: Department of Physics and Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University
J. M. Parpia: Department of Physics and Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12975
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Anisotropic disorder is predicted to change the stability of the superfluid state in3He and leads to new phases. Here, Zhelev et al. report signatures of the phase transitions in 3He confined in an extremely anisotropic ordered aerogel including a new polar phase.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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