Sharp heat-capacity signature at the superfluid transition of helium films in porous glasses

D. Finotello, K. A. Gillis, A. Wong, M. H.W. Chan

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Abstract

We report the first observation of a sharp heat-capacity signature related to the superfluid transition in thin He4 films adsorbed on porous Vycor and xerogel glasses. The transition temperatures of these films range from 0.14 to 1.1 K. This new feature is found in addition to the broad peak centered at a higher temperature reported in a number of earlier studies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1954-1957
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume61
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1988

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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