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We have measured the thermal conductivity of high quality low density hcp4He Crystals. The behavior is well described by standard phonon thermal conductivity theory. We discuss the limits that these measurements set on the thermal conductivity due to vacancies.
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Burns, C.A., Goodkind, J.M. Search for evidence of the influence of vacancies on the thermal conductivity of solid4He. J Low Temp Phys 93, 15–31 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00682279
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