Controlled angular momentum injection in a magnetically levitated He II droplet
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| author | Inui, Sosuke Ahangar, Faezeh Guo, Wei |
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| contents | The morphology of rotating viscous classical liquid droplets has been extensively studied and is well understood. However, our understanding of rotating superfluid droplets remains limited. For instance, superfluid $^4$He (He II) can carry angular momentum through two distinct mechanisms: the formation of an array of quantized vortex lines, which induce flows resembling classical solid-body rotation, and surface traveling deformation modes associated with irrotational internal flows. These two mechanisms can result in significantly different droplet morphologies, and it remains unclear how the injected angular momentum is partitioned between them. To investigate this complex problem experimentally, one must first levitate an isolated He II droplet using techniques such as magnetic levitation. However, an outstanding challenge lies in effectively injecting angular momentum into the levitated droplet. In this paper, we describe a magneto-optical cryostat system designed to levitate He II droplets and present the design of a time-dependent, non-axially symmetric electric driving system. Based on our numerical simulations, this system should enable controlled angular momentum injection into the droplet. This study lays the foundation for future investigations into the morphology of rotating He II droplets. |
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| spellingShingle | Controlled angular momentum injection in a magnetically levitated He II droplet Inui, Sosuke Ahangar, Faezeh Guo, Wei Other Condensed Matter Fluid Dynamics The morphology of rotating viscous classical liquid droplets has been extensively studied and is well understood. However, our understanding of rotating superfluid droplets remains limited. For instance, superfluid $^4$He (He II) can carry angular momentum through two distinct mechanisms: the formation of an array of quantized vortex lines, which induce flows resembling classical solid-body rotation, and surface traveling deformation modes associated with irrotational internal flows. These two mechanisms can result in significantly different droplet morphologies, and it remains unclear how the injected angular momentum is partitioned between them. To investigate this complex problem experimentally, one must first levitate an isolated He II droplet using techniques such as magnetic levitation. However, an outstanding challenge lies in effectively injecting angular momentum into the levitated droplet. In this paper, we describe a magneto-optical cryostat system designed to levitate He II droplets and present the design of a time-dependent, non-axially symmetric electric driving system. Based on our numerical simulations, this system should enable controlled angular momentum injection into the droplet. This study lays the foundation for future investigations into the morphology of rotating He II droplets. |
| title | Controlled angular momentum injection in a magnetically levitated He II droplet |
| topic | Other Condensed Matter Fluid Dynamics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.17115 |