Sound propagation in superfluid 3He B

Zuyu Zhao, S. Adenwalla, Bimal K. Sarma, J. B. Ketterson

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Abstract

This review describes sound propagation in the normal state and the superfluid B phase of 3He. The l=1 nature of Cooper pairing in superfluid 3He leads to a complex collective mode spectrum. A number of the collective modes couple to sound. The expressions for the collective mode frequencies are derived using a phenomenological theory. Cryogenic and ultrasonic measurement techniques are briefly discussed, followed by a review of the results of sound propagation experiments, in particular those that show coupling to the collective modes. The effects of fields, textures and dispersion are also reviewed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)147-202
Number of pages56
JournalAdvances in Physics
Volume41
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1992

Funding

We would like to thank W. P. Halperin, J. A. Sauls, and D. Rainer for useful discussions. This work was supported by the NSF under grant DMR-89-07396. The low temperature facility receives support from the Materials Research Center under NSF Grant DMR-88-21571. We would like to especially thank Ms A. Jackson for typing the manuscript and patience with the endless revisions.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics

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