Collective modes and f-wave pairing interactions in superfluid (3)He

Phys Rev Lett. 2006 Sep 15;97(11):115301. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.115301. Epub 2006 Sep 11.

Abstract

Precision measurements of collective mode frequencies in superfluid (3)He-B are sensitive to quasiparticle and f-wave pairing interactions. Measurements were performed at various pressures using interference of transverse sound in an acoustic cavity. We fit the measured collective mode frequencies, which depend on the strength of f-wave pairing and the Fermi liquid parameter F(2)(s), to theoretical predictions and discuss what implications these values have for observing new order parameter collective modes.