Imaging quantum vortices in superfluid helium droplets

O Gessner, AF Vilesov - Annual review of physical chemistry, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Free superfluid helium droplets constitute a versatile medium for a diverse range of
experiments in physics and chemistry that extend from studies of the fundamental laws of …

Experimental evolution of active Brownian grains driven by quantum effects in superfluid helium

OF Petrov, RE Boltnev, MM Vasiliev - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Complex structures, consisting of a large number of interacting subsystems, have the ability
to self-organize and evolve, when the scattering of energy coming from the outside ensures …

Superdiffusion of quantized vortices uncovering scaling laws in quantum turbulence

Y Tang, S Bao, W Guo - Proceedings of the National …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Generic scaling laws, such as Kolmogorov's 5/3 law, are milestone achievements of
turbulence research in classical fluids. For quantum fluids such as atomic Bose–Einstein …

Fully Coupled Two-Fluid Dynamics in Superfluid : Anomalous Anisotropic Velocity Fluctuations in Counterflow

S Yui, H Kobayashi, M Tsubota, W Guo - Physical review letters, 2020 - APS
We investigate the thermal counterflow of the superfluid He 4 by numerically simulating
three-dimensional fully coupled dynamics of the two fluids, namely quantized vortices and a …

Particle tracking velocimetry applied to thermal counterflow in superfluid : Motion of the normal fluid at small heat fluxes

B Mastracci, S Bao, W Guo, WF Vinen - Physical Review Fluids, 2019 - APS
This paper is concerned with thermal counterflow in superfluid He 4, particularly with the
motion of the normal component at small heat fluxes when this motion is believed to be …

Ubiquity of particle–vortex interactions in turbulent counterflow of superfluid helium

P Švančara, D Duda, P Hrubcová, M Rotter… - Journal of Fluid …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Thermal counterflow of superfluid, to ensure the existence of sufficiently dense tangles of
quantized vortices. Within the investigated parameter range, we observe that the particles …

Transient heat transfer of superfluid in nonhomogeneous geometries: Second sound, rarefaction, and thermal layer

S Bao, W Guo - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
Transient heat transfer in superfluid He 4 (He II) is a complex process that involves the
interplay of the unique counterflow heat-transfer mode, the emission of second-sound …

Heat and mass transfer during a sudden loss of vacuum in a liquid helium cooled tube-Part III: Heat deposition in He II

N Garceau, S Bao, W Guo - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021 - Elsevier
A sudden loss of vacuum can be catastrophic for superconducting particle accelerators. In
such an event, air leaks into the liquid-helium-cooled accelerator beamline tube and …

Statistical properties of homogeneous and isotropic turbulence in He II measured via particle tracking velocimetry

Y Tang, S Bao, T Kanai, W Guo - Physical Review Fluids, 2020 - APS
Despite being a quantum two-fluid system, superfluid helium-4 (He II) is observed to behave
similarly to classical fluids when a flow is generated by mechanical forcing. This similarity …

Characterizing vortex tangle properties in steady-state He II counterflow using particle tracking velocimetry

B Mastracci, W Guo - Physical Review Fluids, 2019 - APS
Historically, there has been little faith in particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) as a tool to make
quantitative measurements of thermal counterflow in He II, since tracer particle motion is …