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The free-surface profile near a perpendicular rectilinear vortex is studied with classical hydrodynamics. Numerical values and approximate analytic expressions are derived. For pure4He atT=0 K, the dimple has a depth ≈69.5Å and a radius ≈4.26×104 Å at half depth. The addition of3He impurities increases the central depth. Possible detection of vortex lines with phasecontrast techniques is discussed.
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Harvey, K.C., Fetter, A.L. Free surface of a rotating superfluid. J Low Temp Phys 11, 473–481 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00656564
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