Visualization of quantized vortex dynamics

被引:2
作者
Bewley, Gregory P. [1 ]
Paoletti, Matthew S. [1 ]
Lathrop, Daniel P. [1 ]
Sreenivasan, Katepalli R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
来源
IUTAM SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS AND NEW PERSPECTIVES IN TURBULENCE | 2008年 / 4卷
关键词
turbulence; quantized turbulence; superfluid helium; vortex dynamics and visualization;
D O I
10.1007/978-1-4020-6472-2_25
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We discuss an experimental technique developed to visualize quantized vortices in helium II. We illuminate micron-sized solid particles of hydrogen suspended in the fluid, and mark quantized vortex cores within the volume observed by a camera. While, under some circumstances, the particles modify vortex dynamics by the action of viscous drag and by pinning vortex intersections, we do capture basic vortex dynamics such as vortex ring decay, vortex reconnection; and superfluid turbulence.
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页码:163 / 170
页数:8
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