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Self-diffusion of Liquid Hydrogen: A Quasi-elastic Neutron Scattering Study

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We present quasi-elastic neutron scattering measurements of liquid normal hydrogen under saturated vapor pressure. Empirical estimates of the self-diffusion constant are generally in good agreement with previous nuclear magnetic resonance studies. We consider available theoretical calculations of the transport properties of liquid hydrogen as well as the applicability of the Stokes–Einstein relation to this quantum liquid.

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Acknowledgements

We acknowledge the support of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce, in providing the neutron facilities used in this work. Support for Scott Hanna was provided by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering, a partnership between the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Science Foundation under Agreement No. DMR-1508249. The authors are grateful to Craig Brown for scientific advice and discussion. We thank Juscelino Leo and Yegor Vekhov for their assistance with the cryogenics. Yoshiteru Yonetani and Kenichi Kinugawa kindly forwarded their theoretical results to us.

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  1. Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-6100, USA

    Timothy R. Prisk & Richard T. Azuah

  2. Winston Churchill High School, Potomac, MD, 20854, USA

    Scott Hanna

  3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, 20742-2115, USA

    Richard T. Azuah

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Prisk, T.R., Hanna, S. & Azuah, R.T. Self-diffusion of Liquid Hydrogen: A Quasi-elastic Neutron Scattering Study. J Low Temp Phys 201, 451–462 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-020-02507-1

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