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Equilibrium number of quantized vortex lines in rotating3He-B

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A slow cool-down at constant rotation velocity Ω from the normal to the superfluid state is expected to give the equilibrium state of vortex lines. We have checked this by counting the number of vortex lines in3He-B using cw NMR. Our measurements with 0≤Ω≤0.28 rad/s confirm the expectation.

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  1. Low Temperature Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, FIN-02150, Espoo, Finland

    Wen Xu, V. M. Ruutu & M. Krusius

  2. Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée, E.N.S., F-75231, Paris Cédex 05, France

    B. Plaçais

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Xu, W., Plaçais, B., Ruutu, V.M. et al. Equilibrium number of quantized vortex lines in rotating3He-B. Czech J Phys 46 (Suppl 1), 11–12 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02569421

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