Acoustic Faraday effect in superfluid3He-B

Y. Lee, T. M. Haard, J. A. Sauls, W. P. Halperin*

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Abstract

We have observed that the direction of linearly polarized transverse sound in superfluid 3He-B rotates in a magnetic field. This acoustic Faraday effect proves the existence of a propagating transverse sound mode in 3He and provides clear evidence for spontaneously broken relative spin-orbit symmetry.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)106-107
Number of pages2
JournalPhysica B: Condensed Matter
Volume280
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000
Event22nd International Conference on Low Temperature Physics (LT-22) - Helsinki, Finland
Duration: Aug 4 1999Aug 11 1999

Funding

This work was partially supported by the NSF grant DMR-9703575.

Keywords

  • Acoustics
  • He superfluid
  • Transverse sound

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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