Josephson Sound in Superfluid Helium.

Abstract

The research has been directed toward understanding the physics of superfluid phase slippage. The central goal is to observe and quantify acoustic fields radiated from the phase slip microaperatures. The sound field contains information about the stochastic processes driving phase slippage. The velocity dependent energy barrier for these processes has been determined. Understanding the acoustic pulses associated with phase slips has led to a demonstration of a superfluid Helium rotation sensor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 12, 1996
Accession Number
ADA320580

Entities

People

  • Richard Packard

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Emissions
  • Acoustic Fields
  • Acoustic Signals
  • Broadband
  • Czech Republic
  • Demonstrations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Frequency
  • Gyroscopes
  • Information Operations
  • Low Temperature
  • Physics
  • Quantum Tunneling
  • Rotation
  • Stochastic Processes
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).