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Simulations of Phase Slippage in an Aperture Array

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To understand the origins of synchronous and asynchronous phase slippages observed in an array of apertures connecting two reservoirs of superfluid 4He, we have investigated the role of thermal fluctuations in the critical velocity and the possible effects of having an array rather than a single aperture through several model simulations. The results are compared with recent experiments carried out near the superfluid transition temperature with an array of apertures as well as those carried out at low temperatures with a single aperture.

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    Yuki Sato, Emile Hoskinson & Richard Packard

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Sato, Y., Hoskinson, E. & Packard, R. Simulations of Phase Slippage in an Aperture Array. J Low Temp Phys 149, 222–229 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-007-9510-y

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