ISSN:
1573-7357
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
The reflection coefficient of longitudinal 25-GHz phonons at a quartz-liquid 4He interface was measured for various phonon intensities. For thoroughly cleaned quartz surfaces a reflection coefficient of 1 independent of the incident intensity was found. When the sample was covered with a thin hydrocarbon film, however, the reflection coefficient dropped by typically 5–10% when the phonon intensity was low. At high intensities this extra phonon loss disappeared, suggesting the saturation of the inelastic processes at the quartzhelium interface.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00115626