Bose-Einstein condensation in liquid4He near the liquid-solid transition line

S. O. Diallo, R. T. Azuah, D. L. Abernathy, R. Rota, J. Boronat, H. R. Glyde
2012 Physical Review B  
We present precision neutron scattering measurements of the Bose-Einstein condensate fraction, n0(T), and the atomic momentum distribution, n(k), of liquid 4He at pressure p =24 bar. Both the temperature dependence of n0(T) and of the width of n(k) are determined. The n0(T) can be represented by n0(T) = n0(0)[1-(T/Tλ)γ] with a small n0(0) = 2.80±0.20 γ = 13±2 for T < Tλ indicating strong interaction. The onset of BEC is accompanied by a significant narrowing of the n(k). The narrowing accounts
more » ... or 65 reveals an important coupling between BEC and k > 0 states. The experimental results are well reproduced by Path Integral Monte Carlo calculations.
doi:10.1103/physrevb.85.140505 fatcat:zeiphcftmjbrtd73ypomn64jsq