ROUGH TRANSITION.

LA TRANSITION RUGUEUSE.

Author(s) : BALIBAR S.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE APPEARANCE OR DISAPPEARANCE OF FACETS AT THE SURFACE OF A CRYSTAL, OR ROUGH TRANSITION, IS A PHASE TRANSITION OF THE KOSTERLITZ-THOULESS TYPE. THE TEST STUDY DEALS WITH HELIUM 4 CRYSTALS, UNDER 25 ATMOSPHERES, INITIALLY OF ROUND SHAPE, AND SHOWS BY COOLING, THREE ROUGH TRANSITIONS (APPEARANCE OF FACETS AT THE SURFACE), AT 1.28, 1 AND 0.35 K. JUSTIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF HELIUM 4 AS A STUDY MATERIAL (HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY, HENCE GOOD TEMPERATURE HOMOGENEITY AND RAPID EQUILIBRATION). THEORY OF THE GRWHO RA UFS V.

Details

  • Original title: LA TRANSITION RUGUEUSE.
  • Record ID : 1988-1305
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Recherche - vol. 18 - n. 194
  • Publication date: 1987/12
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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