λAnomaly in the Heat Capacity of Solid Hydrogen at Small Molar Volumes

Autor: G. Ahlers, W. H. Orttung
Rok vydání: 1964
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Zdroj: Physical Review. 133:A1642-A1650
ISSN: 0031-899X
DOI: 10.1103/physrev.133.a1642
Popis: Apparatus for the determination of properties of solid hydrogen at volumes between 15 and 23 cc/mole is described. The results of measurements on the $\ensuremath{\lambda}$ anomaly in the heat capacity of solid hydrogen containing large concentrations of orthohydrogen are reported for molar volumes from 15.8 to 22.6 cc. The $\ensuremath{\lambda}$ temperature was found to vary with intermolecular separation $R$ as ${R}^{\ensuremath{-}5}$, with a small contribution from a higher exponent. This is in agreement with the expected relative contributions of electric quadrupole and valence interactions to the intermolecular potential. The relative contribution of the $\ensuremath{\lambda}$ anomaly to the total anomalous entropy was estimated. The $\ensuremath{\lambda}$ anomaly was found to have at least two distinct peaks.
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