Instability of a vortex array in He II

William I. Glaberson*, Warren W. Johnson, Richard M. Ostermeier

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Abstract

We propose an instability of a vortex array in the presence of axial normal-fluid flow in He II. This instability may be responsible for the influence of thermal counterflow on ion-trapping cross sections reported by Cheng, Cromar, and Donnelly.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1197-1200
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume33
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 1974
Externally publishedYes

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