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Stimulated Brillouin Gain Spectroscopy of Superfluid Helium-4

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We report stimulated Brillouin gain spectra of bulk superfluid helium-4. Stimulated Brillouin gain spectroscopy is a powerful optical method to probe the acoustic properties of liquid helium in a narrow spatio-temporal domain with moderate optical power and fast acquisition rates. We determine the velocity of first sound of superfluid helium-4 from the stimulated Brillouin gain spectra between 0.90 and 2.17 K and compare it to well-known available data, which validate our experimental method.

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Acknowledgements

We thank the ENS Physics Department technical support and especially A. Leclercq and M. Sardin for their help on the mechanics of the experimental cell, F. Perrin and O. Andrieu for cryogenics support, G. Cornudet and J. Romer for the alignment needle welding. J.G. thanks L. Bromet for the gift of the alignment needle.

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    Lionel Djadaojee, Albane Douillet & Jules Grucker

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Djadaojee, L., Douillet, A. & Grucker, J. Stimulated Brillouin Gain Spectroscopy of Superfluid Helium-4. J Low Temp Phys 203, 234–243 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-021-02584-w

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