Dodd, M. E. and Hendry, P. C. and Lawson, N. S. and Lee, R. A. M. and McClintock, Peter V. E. (1996) Experiments on the Kibble mechanism in liquid He-4. Czechoslovak Journal of Physics, 46 (Supple). pp. 35-36. ISSN 0011-4626
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New experiments are in progress to study the creation of quantised vortices during a fast adiabatic passage through the lambda transition, thus modelling the production of cosmic strings via the Kibble mechanism in the early universe. The expansion cell differs from that used in the initial experiments in several respects. In particular: it has been designed to minimise the flow of liquid parallel to surfaces which is believed to have caused some vortex creation via conventional mechanisms; and a hydraulically actuated needle-valve is used to close off the filling capillary where it enters the cell, thus isolating the sample. The results will be presented and discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Czechoslovak Journal of Physics |
| Additional Information: | Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Low Temperature Physics, Prague, 8-14 August 1996 |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics |
| Departments: | Faculty of Science and Technology > Physics Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Politics & International Relations (Merged into PPR 2010-08-01) |
| ID Code: | 32058 |
| Deposited By: | Professor P. V. E. McClintock |
| Deposited On: | 09 Mar 2010 09:25 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 17:05 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/32058 |
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