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Vibrating Microwire Resonators Used as Local Probes of Quantum Turbulence in Superfluid \(^{4}\)He

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We report the use of a 60 \(\upmu\)m thick superconducting NbTi vibrating wire resonator as a local probe of quantum turbulence in superfluid \(^{4}\)He (He II). Wire resonance is driven via magneto-motive force, exclusively in the laminar hydrodynamic regime. For the detection of quantized vortices, changes in the probe resonant frequency and peak amplitude are measured in reaction to the applied external counterflow. Calibration of the device response is obtained in thermal counterflow in the temperature range from 1.45 to 2.1 K against second sound attenuation data. The main motivation of this work is the development of local probes of quantum turbulence suitable for use in non-homogeneous systems such as flows with spherical or cylindrical symmetry. The frequency response of the devices is described with good accuracy at lower temperatures by considering the balance between viscosity and mutual friction and its effect on the boundary layer. Under the experimental conditions, the fluid–structure interaction cannot be modeled reliably by an effective turbulent viscosity and agrees better with a model of the boundary layer modified by mutual friction. The obtained results may be extended to the interaction of nanoscale devices with sufficiently dense vortex tangles.

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  1. For a nanobeam displaced 2 \(\upmu\)m from the substrate, the attractive force was estimated to be of order 10 pN in Ref. [21]. For a microwire loop of diameter 3 mm, this is expected to be roughly three orders of magnitude lower.

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We gratefully acknowledge numerous fruitful discussions with L. Skrbek. This research is supported by the Czech Science Foundation project GAČR20-13001Y and by the Charles University under GAUK Project No. 343721.

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SM, MG, and MT took part in the experiments. SM and MG processed the data and prepared the figures. DS developed the model interpreting the measurements. SM and DS wrote the manuscript. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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Midlik, Š., Goleňa, M., Talíř, M. et al. Vibrating Microwire Resonators Used as Local Probes of Quantum Turbulence in Superfluid \(^{4}\)He. J Low Temp Phys 212, 168–184 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-023-02983-1

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