Abstract
Using an optical interferometric method, the cavitation density of bulk superfluid helium at T=0.96K is measured and found to be ρcav=0.1338±0.0002gcm-3. A well-established equation of state for liquid helium at negative pressures converts this to the cavitation pressure Pcav=-5.1±0.1bars. This cavitation pressure is consistent with a model taking into account the presence of quantized vortices, but disagrees with previously published experimental values of Pcav.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 214115 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue number | 21 |
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| State | Published - 25 Jun 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |