Fluctuations and stability of superfluid turbulence at mK temperatures

Schoepe, Wilfried (2004) Fluctuations and stability of superfluid turbulence at mK temperatures. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 92 (9): 095301. ISSN 0031-9007, 1079-7114

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Abstract

Turbulent flow of superfluid (4)He at mK temperatures around an oscillating microsphere is known to be unstable at low driving forces, switching intermittently between turbulent and laminar phases. The lifetimes of the turbulent phases are exponentially distributed, and the mean lifetimes grow exponentially with the square of the driving force. These experimental results are attributed to statistical fluctuations of the density L of the vortex line length. As a result, a normal probability distribution of L(2) is found having a standard deviation of 2.9x10(14) m(-4) and a spectral bandwidth Deltaomegaapproximate to13 s(-1).

Item Type: Article
Subjects: 500 Science > 530 Physics
Divisions: Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Alumni or Retired Professors > Prof. Wilfried Schoepe
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 21 Jul 2021 10:44
Last Modified: 21 Jul 2021 10:44
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/37888

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