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Using pulsed NMR techniques, we have measured spin diffusion in3He-3He solutions with3He concentrations of 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.46%, 1.0%, 3.8% and 6.4% in a magnetic field of 8.8 Tesla for a temperature range 11 mK⩽ T ⩽ 200 mK. We observe that the temperature dependence of the transverse spin diffusion coefficient D1 deviates from that expected for an unpolarized Fermi liquid in the degenerate region in the 1.0%, 3.8% and 6.4% solutions. Moreover, by measuring both longitudinal and transverse spin diffusion coefficients in the 6.4%-mixture, we have verified experimentally the difference between them, and provided direct evidence for a field-induced anisotropy in spin diffusion. The results from the 0.05% and 0.1% solutions show agreement with the theory of Jeon and Mullin; however, no deviation of D1 from that expected in an unpolarized mixture was observed because the3He is not in the degenerate regime for these very dilute systems for the temperatures we could achieve. The analysis of our measurements in terms of the Leggett-Rice equations also yields values for the spin rotation parameter μM0. Using our results along with previous measurements at various3He concentrations, we deduce a value for the s-wave quasiparticle scattering length of a=−0.88 ± 0.05 Å.
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Ager, J.H., Child, A., König, R. et al. Longitudinal and transverse spin diffusion in3He-4He solutions in a strong magnetic field. J Low Temp Phys 99, 683–708 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00753558
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