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Experiments on the Vortex Dynamics in Superfluid 4He with no Normal Component

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We report results from ongoing experiments on the dynamics of quantized vortices in superfluid 4He at temperatures below 0.2 K. Charged vortex rings of micron size were used to detect the presence of vortices, to create a turbulent tangle, and to charge an array of rectilinear vortex lines. The results reveal that the ion technique has great potential for the study of vortices in 4He at very low temperatures.

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  1. School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK

    P. M. Walmsley, A. I. Golov, A. A. Levchenko & B. White

  2. Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432, Russia

    A. A. Levchenko

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Walmsley, P.M., Golov, A.I., Levchenko, A.A. et al. Experiments on the Vortex Dynamics in Superfluid 4He with no Normal Component. J Low Temp Phys 148, 317–321 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-007-9378-x

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