Heat transfer in liquid helium below 1°K
- 20 September 1955
- journal article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Vol. 231 (1187), 545-555
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1955.0195
Abstract
The thermal conductivity of liquid helium has been measured between 0$\cdot $2 and 1$\cdot $0 degrees K. Below 0$\cdot $6 degrees K the heat flow is exactly proportional to the temperature gradient and the thermal conductivity is proportional to the specific heat and the diameter of the specimen. Thus the sole mechanism of heat transfer appears to be by phonons which are scattered only at the boundaries of the specimen. These results are in satisfactory accord with previous theoretical discussions and with measurements of the propagation of heat pulses in the liquid. The experiment also afforded the opportunity of making subsidiary measurements of the thermal resistance of the boundary between a metal and liquid helium. Besides being of practical importance, the results show that some modification is called for in the existing theoretical treatments.Keywords
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