Critical behavior of the meniscus in helium crystals
Abstract
The equilibrium shape of the interface between superfluid and crystalline 4He near the (0001) orientation is analyzed. A feature is observed in the edge angle as a function of the wall inclination with respect to the gravitational field. The step energy on the basal plane of the crystal is measured.
- Publication:
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Soviet Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Letters
- Pub Date:
- April 2007
- DOI:
- 10.1134/S0021364007030101
- Bibcode:
- 2007JETPL..85..179K
- Keywords:
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- 67.80.-s;
- 68.03.Cd