EVIDENCE FOR UNIVERSAL QUANTUM REFLECTION OF HYDROGEN FROM LIQUID-HE-4

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作者
YU, IA [1 ]
DOYLE, JM [1 ]
SANDBERG, JC [1 ]
CESAR, CL [1 ]
KLEPPNER, D [1 ]
GREYTAK, TJ [1 ]
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[1] MIT,CTR MAT SCI & MINERAL ENGN,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.1589
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O4 [物理学];
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Measurements of the sticking probability s(T) for H on bulk liquid He-4 reveal the onset of the universal square-root T dependence expected at very low atom temperatures. Studies of s(T) as a function of film thickness clearly demonstrate the influence of the van der Waals-Casimir force due to the substrate, in agreement with recent theories.
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页码:1589 / 1592
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