Supercooling of Liquid Hydrogen

G. M. Seidel; H. J. Maris; F. I. B. Williams; J. G. Cardon

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.56.2380

Supercooling of Liquid Hydrogen

G. M. Seidel, H. J. Maris, F. I. B. Williams, and J. G. Cardon

Phys. Rev. Lett. 56, 2380 – Published 2 June 1986

Abstract

We describe experiments that we have performed with droplets of supercooled liquid $H_{2}$ in the temperature range down to 10.6 K. We have measured the nucleation rate for the production of the solid phase. Using this result, we discuss the prospects for the experimental production of superfluid $H_{2}$ .

Received 27 February 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.56.2380

Authors & Affiliations

G. M. Seidel, H. J. Maris, F. I. B. Williams^*, and J. G. Cardon

Department of Physics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912

^*Permanent address: Service de Physique du Solide et de Résonance Magnétique, Centre d'Etudes Nucléaire de Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cédex, France.