Transverse sound in liquid-3He-aerogel system.
Transverse sound in normal liquid 3He in aerogel is studied on the basis of the Landau transport equation taking into account the simultaneous oscillation of the aerogel. We show that the nature of transverse sound is strongly modified if aerogel is immersed in the liquid. Scattering of 3He quasiparticles by the aerogel molecules causes friction between the liquid and the aerogel, giving rise to coupled motion of the two systems. There exists a low-attenuation transverse sound mode in this coupled system. The high-temperature behavior of its attenuation alpha is given by alpha proportional, variant const+T-2, which is in contrast to alpha proportional, variant T in pure liquid 3He in the hydrodynamic regime.
Higashitani
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Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama 1-7-1, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8521, Japan.
Miura
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Ichikawa
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Yamamoto
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Nagai
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