Quantum Tunneling in 3He Monolayers
Abstract
Measurements are reported of NMR linewidth, 1T2, for 3He atoms adsorbed on Grafoil at 1 K for various quantities of gas adsorbed. The data show three well-defined regions corresponding to a two-dimensional fluid, a two-dimensional solid, and a region where a second layer of adsorbed atoms is forming. A sharp minimum in T2 gives a precise indication of monolayer completion. A theory for tunneling in the two-dimensional solid is presented.
- Publication:
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Physical Review Letters
- Pub Date:
- January 1977
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevLett.38.165
- Bibcode:
- 1977PhRvL..38..165C