STAIRCASE PATTERN IN A SUPERFLUID HE-II TORSIONAL-OSCILLATOR ANALOG OF THE RADIOFREQUENCY SQUID

被引:7
作者
BONALDI, M
CERDONIO, M
DOLESI, R
VITALE, S
机构
[1] UNIV TRENT,DIPARTIMENTO FIS,I-38050 TRENT,ITALY
[2] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,GRP COLL TRENTO,I-38050 TRENT,ITALY
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1994年 / 49卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.49.1528
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We are developing a superfluid He-4 analog of the rf SQUID. A thin partition with a micrometric orifice is placed inside a toroidal container filled with liquid helium; ac and de superflows through the orifice are induced by rotating the whole torus, which is the inertial member of a torsional oscillator. The torus oscillation amplitude vs drive curve shows a small but reproducible staircase pattern, which is detectable between 1.4 and 2.05 K, but is not modulated by a superimposed steady rotation. We discuss this behavior in terms of the occurrence of multiple phase slips.
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页码:1528 / 1531
页数:4
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