Stabilization of homogeneously precessing domains by large magnetic fields in superfluid 3He-B. Academic Article

abstract

• We have studied the catastrophic relaxation in superfluid 3He-B as a function of magnetic field for a sample pressure of 31 bars. "Catastrophic relaxation" refers to a novel magnetic relaxation process which rapidly disrupts the homogeneous precession of nuclear spins in NMR experiments on the B phase. The catastrophe was observed through its effect on the evolution of a long-lived coherent dynamic state, the homogeneously precessing domain. Our measurements reveal that the onset of catastrophic relaxation is suppressed to lower temperatures by a strong magnetic field.

authors

• Lee, David

published proceedings

• Phys Rev Lett

author list (cited authors)

• Geller, D. A., & Lee, D. M.

citation count

• 11

complete list of authors

• Geller, DA||Lee, DM

publication date

• July 2000

publisher

• American Physical Society (APS)  Publisher

published in

• Physical Review Letters  Journal

keywords

• 51 Physical Sciences
• 5108 Quantum Physics

PubMed Central ID

• 10991467

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.1032

start page

• 1032

end page

• 1035

volume

• 85

issue

• 5

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.85.1032