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Stability of half quantum vortex in rotating superfluid 3He-A between parallel plates

Superconductivity 2009-11-13 v1

Abstract

We have found the precise stability region of the half quantum vortex (HQV) for superfluid 3^3He A phase confined in parallel plates with a narrow gap under rotation. Standard Ginzburg-Landau free energy, which is well established, is solved to locate the stability region spanned by temperature TT and rotation speed (/Omega/Omega). This /Omega/Omega-TT stability region is wide enough to check it experimentally in available experimental setup. The detailed order parameter structure of HQV characterized by A1_1 core is given to facilitate the physical reasons of its stability over other vortices or textures.

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@article{arxiv.0810.3065,
  title  = {Stability of half quantum vortex in rotating superfluid 3He-A between parallel plates},
  author = {T. Kawakami and Y. Tsutsumi and K. Machida},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.3065},
  year   = {2009}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures

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