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Thermal Diffusivity Measurements in Liquid Helium by Rayleigh Light Scattering
Journal of Low Temperature Physics (1977)
  • Robert Hallock, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
  • E. A Lazarus
  • N. G Ford
  • K. H Langley
Abstract
A small-angle intensity fluctuation spectrometer has been constructed and used to measure the width Gamma of the Rayleigh component of 514.5-nm light scattered from liquid helium. The techniques utilized to maximize the weak scattered signal are described. Measurements of Gamma at small angles (65theta < 104="" mrad)="" as="" a="" function="" of="" temperature="">T<4.3 k)="" and="" pressure="">P<1.42 mpa)="" agree="" with="" predictions="" based="" on="" hydrodynamic="">
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1977
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DOI: 10.1007/BF00661538
Citation Information
Robert Hallock, E. A Lazarus, N. G Ford and K. H Langley. "Thermal Diffusivity Measurements in Liquid Helium by Rayleigh Light Scattering" Journal of Low Temperature Physics Vol. 29 Iss. 4-6 (1977)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert_hallock/34/