Imaging Fluorescence of He_{2}^{*} Excimers Created by Neutron Capture in Liquid Helium II

Autor: X, Wen, S R, Bao, L, McDonald, J, Pierce, G L, Greene, Lowell, Crow, Xin, Tong, A, Mezzacappa, R, Glasby, W, Guo, M R, Fitzsimmons
Rok vydání: 2019
Zdroj: Physical review letters. 124(13)
ISSN: 1079-7114
Popis: We show unequivocal evidence for formation of He_{2}^{*} excimers in liquid He II created by ionizing radiation produced through neutron capture. Laser beams induce fluorescence of the excimers. The fluorescence is recorded at a rate of 55.6 Hz by a camera. The location of the fluorescence is determined with an uncertainty of 5 μm. The technique provides an opportunity to record the flow of He_{2}^{*} excimers in a medium with very small viscosity and enables measurement of turbulence around macroscopic liter size objects or vortex matter in three dimensions.
Databáze: OpenAIRE