Spin dynamics of super(3)He in aerogel
We report continuous-wave NMR measurements on superfluid super(3)He contained inside high porosity aerogel at 3.24 MPa, in a 28.4 mT magnetic field, and down to 0.9 mK. Three different purities of super(3)He were used: pure super(3)He, super(3)He with enough super(4)He to replace the first localized...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of low temperature physics 1998-12, Vol.113 (5-6), p.635-644 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We report continuous-wave NMR measurements on superfluid super(3)He contained inside high porosity aerogel at 3.24 MPa, in a 28.4 mT magnetic field, and down to 0.9 mK. Three different purities of super(3)He were used: pure super(3)He, super(3)He with enough super(4)He to replace the first localized layer, and super(3)He with enough super(4)He to replace both localized layers. Below 2.26mK, the NMR spectrum does not consist of a single Lorentzian, but a distribution of NMR resonant frequencies both above and below the Larmor frequency, omega sub(L). Upon cooling, the component of the spectrum at frequencies below the Larmor frequency moves to higher frequencies over a narrow temperature range and does not return to omega < omega sub(L) upon warming. The higher frequency component of the spectrum displays two resolvable peaks which become a complex structure upon removal of the localized super(3)He spins. The spectrum changes as the magnetic field is rotated about the axis of the aerogel sample, indicating that the super(3)He is able to detect a preferred direction in the aerogel. The shape of the spectrum shows no rotation or magnetic field hysteresis. We find that the average frequency shifts of our NMR spectra do not depend on the presence of the localized super(3)He spins. These frequency shifts and the presence of a temperature-independent magnetization for the liquid super(3)He suggest that the aerogel stabilizes a single equal-spin-pairing state in our experiments. |
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ISSN: | 0022-2291 |