Heat capacity of submonolayers of 3He adsorbed on solid neon

The heat capacity of 3He adsorbed on solid neon was measured for coverages from 1% of monolayer capacity to a complete monolayer with high resolution. Results show that the desorption heat capacity has a maximum at 7 K. At predesorption temperatures the heat capacity is linear and coverage dependent. The heat capacity of the lowest coverages has an anomalous behavior below 0.7 K.