Abstract
Motivated by a proposed experimental search for the electric dipole moment of the neutron (nEDM) utilizing neutron-3He capture in a dilute solution of 3He in superfluid 4He, we derive the transport properties of dilute solutions in the regime where the 3He are classically distributed and rapid 3He-3He scatterings keep the 3He in equilibrium. Our microscopic framework takes into account phonon-phonon, phonon-3He, and 3He-3He scatterings. We then apply these calculations to measurements by Rosenbaum and by Lamoreaux of dilute solutions in the presence of a heat flow. We find satisfactory agreement of theory with the data, serving to confirm our understanding of the microscopics of the helium in the future nEDM experiment.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 014512 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Jul 17 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics