Phonon Scattering by Isolated Isotopic Impurities in Single Crystals of Helium.

Abstract

Thermal conductivity measurements of oriented single crystals of hexagonal close-packed He4 have been made in order to study the scattering of phonons by isotopic impurities. Apparatus and techniques have been developed which allow the growth of crystals at preferred orientations: c-axis orientations of 0 and 90 degrees with respect to the direction of heat flow were chosen for this study. Quality and orientation of the sample crystals were determined from the thermal conductivity measurements themselves. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0734171

Entities

People

  • Dewey Tull Lawson

Organizations

  • Duke University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Conductivity
  • Crystals
  • Heat Transmission
  • Impurities
  • Measurement
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Scattering
  • Single Crystals
  • Thermal Conductivity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.