Nuclear Alignment and the Entropy of Liquid He3

Bernard Weinstock, Bernard M. Abraham, and Darrell W. Osborne
Phys. Rev. 89, 787 – Published 15 February 1953
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Abstract

By consideration of the melting pressure data it is shown that calculations implying that the nuclear spins in liquid He3 are appreciably aligned at temperatures above 0.5°K are inconsistent with the assumption that the nuclear spins are randomly oriented in the solid. The expression Sliq=Rln2+0.344RT+0.013RT3 for the entropy of liquid He3 (including the nuclear spin entropy) is consistent with the vapor pressure data from 1.0°K to 2.5°K and with the melting pressure data from 0.5°K to 1.5°K.

  • Received 10 November 1952

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.89.787

©1953 American Physical Society

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Bernard Weinstock, Bernard M. Abraham, and Darrell W. Osborne

  • Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois

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Vol. 89, Iss. 4 — February 1953

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