Chiral Domain Structure in Superfluid ^{3}He-A Studied by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

The existence of a spatially varying texture in superfluid ^{3}He is a direct manifestation of the complex macroscopic wave function. The real space shape of the texture, namely, a macroscopic wave function, has been studied extensively with the help of theoretical modeling but has never been direct...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2018-05, Vol.120 (20), p.205301-205301
Main Authors: Kasai, J, Okamoto, Y, Nishioka, K, Takagi, T, Sasaki, Y
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Language:English
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Summary:The existence of a spatially varying texture in superfluid ^{3}He is a direct manifestation of the complex macroscopic wave function. The real space shape of the texture, namely, a macroscopic wave function, has been studied extensively with the help of theoretical modeling but has never been directly observed experimentally with spatial resolution. We have succeeded in visualizing the texture by a specialized magnetic resonance imaging. With this new technology, we have discovered that the macroscopic chiral domains, of which sizes are as large as 1 mm, and corresponding chiral domain walls exist rather stably in ^{3}He-A film at temperatures far below the transition temperature.
ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.205301