Direct measurement of desorption kinetics of He4 at low temperatures

M. Sinvani, P. Taborek, D. Goodstein

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Abstract

A direct method for measuring the desorption time constant of flash-desorbed He4 films (1 monolayer), adsorbed on Nichrome or Constantan heaters, is described. A time constant is found which behaves as =0exp[ETs], where Ts is the heater temperature. The value for the characteristic lifetime 0 is 10-9-10-10 sec, orders of magnitude shorter than that previously reported. The measured energy parameter E was found to be 23 of the chemical potential.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1259-1263
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume48
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 1982
Externally publishedYes

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