Abstract
Oscillating objects such as discs, piles of discs, spheres, grids and wires have been widely used in cryogenic fluid dynamics and in quantum fluids research since the discovery of superfluidity. A new addition are quartz tuning forks, commercially available frequency standards. We review their use as thermometers, pressure- and viscometers as well as their potential as generators and detectors of cavitation and turbulence in viscous and superfluid He liquids.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
E.L. Andronikashvili, J. Phys. USSR 10, 201 (1946)
E.L. Andronikashvili, Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz. 18, 424 (1948)
E.L. Andronikashvili, Prog. Low Temp. Phys. 5, 79 (1967)
W.F. Vinen, Proc. R. Soc. A 260, 218 (1961)
M. Morishita et al., J. Low Temp. Phys. 76, 387 (1989)
H. Yano et al., Phys. Rev. B 75, 012502 (2007)
N. Hashimoto et al., Phys. Rev. B 76, 020504 (2007)
S.N. Fisher et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 63, 2566 (1989)
D.I. Bradley, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 1252 (2000)
J. Martikainen et al., J. Low Temp. Phys. 126, 139 (2002)
E.P. Eernisse et al., IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control 35, 3230 (1988)
K. Karrai, R.D. Grober, Tip-sample distance control for near-field scanning optical microscopes, in Near-Field Optics, ed. by M.A. Paesler, P.T. Moyer. Proc. SPIE, vol. 2535 (1995), p. 69; http://www.nano.physik.uni-muenchen.de/publikationen/Preprints/p-00-03_Karrai.pdf
R. Blaauwgeers et al., J. Low Temp. Phys. 146, 537 (2007)
D.O. Clubb et al., J. Low Temp. Phys. 136, 1 (2004)
M. Blažková et al., Phys. Rev. E 75, 025302 (2007)
M. Blažková et al., J. Low Temp. Phys. 148, 305 (2007)
H. Schlichting, K. Gersten, Boundary-Layer Theory (Springer, 1996)
L. Skrbek et al., J. Low Temp. Phys., these proceedings
J. Jäger et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 566 (1995)
M. Niemetz et al., J. Low Temp. Phys. 126, 287 (2002)
M. Niemetz et al., J. Low Temp. Phys. 135, 447 (2004)
D. Charalambous et al., Phys. Rev. E 74, 036307 (2006)
R. Hänninen et al., Phys. Rev. B 75, 064502 (2007)
I.A. Todoshchenko et al., J. Low Temp. Phys. 126, 1449 (2002)
S.N. Fisher et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 244 (2001)
D.I. Bradley et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 035302 (2005)
C. Bäuerle et al., Phys. Rev. B 57, 14381 (1998)
A.P. Finne et al., Rep. Prog. Phys. 69, 3157 (2006)
G. Sheshin, J. Low Temp. Phys., these proceedings
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Blažková, M., Človečko, M., Eltsov, V.B. et al. Vibrating Quartz Fork—A Tool for Cryogenic Helium Research. J Low Temp Phys 150, 525–535 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-007-9587-3
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-007-9587-3