OSMOTIC PRESSURE OF He$sup 3$ IN LIQUID He$sup 4$, WITH PROPOSALS FOR A REFRIGERATOR TO WORK BELOW 1 K
OSMOTIC PRESSURE OF He$sup 3$ IN LIQUID He$sup 4$, WITH PROPOSALS FOR A REFRIGERATOR TO WORK BELOW 1 K
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He$sup 3$ 在液体 He$sup 4$ 中的渗透压,建议冰箱工作温度低于 1 K
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1962
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通讯作者:
E. Mendoza
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作者:
H. London;G. R. Clarke;E. Mendoza
An experimental study has been carried out of the osmotic pressure of solutions of the isotope He/sup 3/ in liquid He/sup 4/ at low temperatures, between 0.8 and 1.2 deg K. A superleak, a tube packed with a fine powder, acted as a semipermeable membrane which allowed only the superfluid He/sup 4/ to pass. The conclusion from these experiments was that the measured osmotic pressures were in reasonable agreement with values expected from the thermodynamic relations with other equilibrium properties of the mixtures, notably their vapor pressures. Thermodynamic equilibrium therefore seemed to have been attained under the conditions of the experiments. The second half of this paper concerns a study of the cooling which must take place during the adiabatic dilution of He/ sup 3/ by He/sup 4/. If the dilution is carried out at low temperatures where the solutions separate into two phases, the absorption of heat is estimated to be usefully large. After dilution the solution can be distilled, condensed and recirculated so as to make a continuously acting refrigerator. It should be possible to operate at temperatures of 0.1 deg K or below. (auth)