Simultaneous investigation of shear modulus and torsional resonance of solid 4He

Autor: Shin, Jaeho, Choi, Jaewon, Shirahama, Keiya, Kim, Eunseong
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. B 93, 214512 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.214512
Popis: We investigate the origin of a resonant period drop of a torsional oscillator (TO) containing solid ${}^{4}$He by inspecting its relation to a change in elastic modulus. To understand this relationship directly, we measure both phenomena simultaneously using a TO with a pair of concentric piezoelectric transducers inserted in its annulus. Although the temperature, ${}^{3}$He concentration, and frequency dependence are essentially the same, a marked discrepancy in the drive amplitude dependence is observed. We find that this discrepancy originates from the anisotropic response of polycrystalline solid ${}^{4}$He connected with low-angle grain boundaries by studying the shear modulus parallel to and perpendicular to the driving direction.
Databáze: arXiv