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The Kapitza conductance of the (100) surface of copper

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Measurements of the Kapitza conductance to liquid helium II across the (100) surface of single crystals of copper are presented. The temperature range of these measurements was 1.6–2.1 K. The sample surfaces were subjected to several different treatments. Some surfaces were cleaned by low-energy argon ion bombardment, annealed in an ultrahigh-vacuum system, and preserved under vacuum until purified liquid helium was admitted. Other surfaces were intentionally damaged by machining and/or exposure to the atmosphere. The conductance after these latter treatments was found to be about a factor of three higher than that of the more ideally cleaned and annealed surfaces, and a significant difference in the temperature dependence of the conductance was also observed. Conductances were reproducible for similarly treated surfaces and could be correlated with surface damage determined by x-ray diffraction. The relationship of these results to the numerous current theories of the Kapitza conductance is discussed. Conductance measurements of polycrystalline indium, which was used as a sealant, are presented.

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Supported in part by the Office of Naval Research, Contract NAonr-22.

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Snyder, N.S. The Kapitza conductance of the (100) surface of copper. J Low Temp Phys 22, 257–284 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00654706

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