Imaging the edge of a 4He prewetting film on a cesium metal surface |
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| Authors: | X Müller T Kinoshita J Dupont-Roc |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, Ecole Normale Supérieure 24 rue Lhomond, F75231 Paris, France;(2) Present address: Laboratoire de L'Ecole Normale Supérieure et de L', Université Pierre et Marie Curie, associé au CNRS (URA 18), France |
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| Abstract: | The edge of a metastable
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He prewetting film on a cesium metal surface is investigated using polarization interference microscopy. This technique images the local gradient of the coverage through its optical thickness. The cesium metal is a film evaporated on a polished copper substrate. A liquid helium film is deposited on the surface through raising and lowering the bulk liquid surface. Its edge is clearly observed for temperatures below 1.6 K. The apparent optical thicknesses of the films, larger than what is expected for a normal saturated film, remain to be explained. |
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