Limits on Bose-Einstein condensation in confined solid He-4
| Title | Limits on Bose-Einstein condensation in confined solid He-4 |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Diallo SO, Azuah RT, Kirichek O, Taylor JW, Glyde HR |
| Journal Title | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 80 |
| Pages | 060504 |
| Date Published | 08/01 |
| ISBN Number | 1098-0121 |
| Accession Number | ISI:000269638800013 |
| Keywords | bose-einstein condensation, neutron diffraction, phase, solid helium, state, superfluidity, supersolid helium, transition |
| Abstract | We report neutron-scattering measurements of the Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) fraction, n(0), in solid helium that has a large surface to volume (S/V) ratio. Rittner and Reppy observed large superfluid fractions, rho(S)/rho, in large S/V samples with rho(S)/rho approximately proportional to S/V, up to rho(S)/rho=20% at S/V=150 cm(-1). Our goal is to reveal whether there is BEC associated with these large rho(S)/rho. Our solid volume is 100 cm(3) of commercial grade helium at 41 bars pressure (T-c similar or equal to 200 mK) in a cell that has S/V=40 cm(-1) that cannot be quenched rapidly. We find no evidence for BEC or algebraic off diagonal long-range order with n(0)=0.0 +/- 0.3% at 65 mK. |
| URL | <Go to ISI>://000269638800013 |
| DOI | 10.1103/Physrevb.80.060504 |
