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The Observed Properties of Liquid Helium
at the Saturated Vapor Pressure


Chapter 14. Structure Factor

Adopted Database

Author(s)

Key #

Range(Å-1)
Ahlers 1 2.172 T 2.176
Behringer & Ahlers 2 2.1728 T 4.209
Tam & Ahlers 3 2.172 T 2.542
Dingus, Zhong & Meyer 4 2.172 T 3.765

Comments and Key to Authors

1) Ref. 10. Uncertainties as in note 3. Systematic uncertainties increase below .
2) Quoted in Ref. 17. Uncertainties: T/T-1>10-5roughly 0.1%. Otherwise uncertainties rise closer to T and a formula given.
3) Ref. 20. Uncertainties:T/T-1>10-5 , , otherwise 0.1%.
4) Ref. 21. Table IV only. Uncertainty: < 5%.
5) To convert from mW/cm-K to erg/cm-s-K multiply by 104.

Table 15.1. Adopted database for the thermal conductivity of liquid 4He.


T90 (K)

k(mW/cm K)

Key

T90 (K)

k(mW/cm K)

Key
2.176804 4.46684E0 1 2.176821 2.23872E0 1
2.176805 4.16869E0 1 2.176821 1.89150E0 3
2.176806 3.40400E0 4 2.176823 2.13796E0 1
2.176807 3.30560E0 3 2.176823 1.89220E0 4
2.176807 3.63078E0 1 2.176824 1.79140E0 3
2.176807 3.02850E0 3 2.176826 1.75310E0 3
2.176807 3.08450E0 4 2.176828 1.99526E0 1
2.176808 3.09780E0 3 2.176829 1.69580E0 4
2.176808 2.92100E0 4 2.176831 1.73780E0 1
2.176808 2.76410E0 3 2.176832 1.59030E0 3
2.176808 3.31131E0 1 2.176833 1.58120E0 3
2.176809 3.01995E0 1 2.176833 1.73780E0 1
2.176810 2.68100E0 4 2.176836 1.56380E0 4
2.176810 2.62770E0 3 2.176841 1.41910E0 3
2.176812 2.35640E0 3 2.176841 1.51356E0 1
2.176812 2.39600E0 4 2.176842 1.41860E0 3
2.176812 2.41710E0 3 2.176846 1.51356E0 1
2.176813 2.75423E0 1 2.176846 1.37400E0 4
2.176813 2.33220E0 3 2.176850 1.33330E0 4
2.176814 2.32110E0 4 2.176851 1.44544E0 1
2.176814 2.69153E0 1 2.176854 1.27540E0 3
2.176815 2.25610E0 3 2.176854 1.23990E0 3
2.176816 2.51189E0 1 2.176856 1.38038E0 1
2.176816 2.10000E0 3 2.176863 1.19050E0 4
2.176817 2.13140E0 4 2.176863 1.14640E0 3
2.176818 2.34423E0 1 2.176866 1.31826E0 1
2.176820 1.95900E0 4 2.176868 1.14680E0 3
2.176820 1.93570E0 3 2.176872 1.25893E0 1
2.176876 1.09400E0 4 2.177126 5.77800E-1 3
2.176881 1.06730E0 3 2.177128 5.71000E-1 3
2.176882 1.02910E0 3 2.177145 5.70700E-1 4
2.176883 1.14815E0 1 2.177152 6.02560E-1 1
2.176889 1.03250E0 4 2.177169 5.88844E-1 1
2.176893 1.07152E0 1 2.177173 5.43890E-1 4
2.176894 9.96800E-1 3 2.177199 5.23600E-1 3
2.176896 9.67000E-1 3 2.177204 5.49541E-1 1
2.176899 1.07152E0 1 2.177230 5.11800E-1 3
2.176911 9.50500E-1 4 2.177249 4.93400E-1 3
2.176917 8.78200E-1 3 2.177264 5.37032E-1 1
2.176921 9.03500E-1 3 2.177296 4.80700E-1 3
2.176925 8.85390E-1 4 2.177305 4.80550E-1 4
2.176937 9.12011E-1 1 2.177309 5.24807E-1 1
2.176943 8.06900E-1 3 2.177333 4.89779E-1 1
2.176947 8.51138E-1 1 2.177346 4.51000E-1 3
2.176960 8.03900E-1 4 2.177441 4.57088E-1 1
2.176963 7.87700E-1 3 2.177468 4.23100E-1 3

Table 15.1. (Continued)


T90 (K)

k(mW/cm K)

Key

T90 (K)

k(mW/cm K)

Key
2.176973 8.31764E-1 1 2.177498 4.13500E-1 4
2.176974 7.42300E-1 3 2.177499 4.07500E-1 3
2.176978 7.55400E-1 3 2.177500 4.17800E-1 4
2.177010 7.03600E-1 4 2.177553 4.16869E-1 1
2.177022 7.07946E-1 1 2.177634 3.84583E-1 2
2.177049 6.61700E-1 4 2.177647 3.84350E-1 4
2.177050 6.50000E-1 3 2.177649 3.82300E-1 3
2.177061 6.76083E-1 1 2.177665 3.98107E-1 1
2.177093 6.30957E-1 1 2.177726 3.64100E-1 3
2.177096 6.02200E-1 4 2.177802 3.57800E-1 3
2.177824 3.56200E-1 4 2.180894 2.15900E-1 3
2.177881 3.47680E-1 4 2.180918 2.16000E-1 4
2.177918 3.40400E-1 3 2.180939 2.29087E-1 1
2.177966 3.54813E-1 1 2.181006 2.16576E-1 2
2.178076 3.23800E-1 3 2.181598 2.08100E-1 4
2.178174 3.13800E-1 3 2.181708 2.05500E-1 3
2.178264 3.09030E-1 4 2.181712 2.06700E-1 3
2.178506 2.90600E-1 3 2.182109 2.00800E-1 4
2.178595 2.84000E-1 4 2.182148 2.00200E-1 3
2.178606 2.81500E-1 3 2.182532 1.95700E-1 3
2.178781 2.95121E-1 1 2.182761 1.95100E-1 4
2.178813 2.73000E-1 3 2.183106 1.91400E-1 4
2.178860 2.72446E-1 2 2.184050 1.85200E-1 3
2.178987 2.65600E-1 3 2.184066 1.86400E-1 4
2.179120 2.58400E-1 3 2.184706 1.83600E-1 3
2.179127 2.75423E-1 1 2.184832 1.83227E-1 2
2.179463 2.49500E-1 4 2.185046 1.81100E-1 4
2.179606 2.45200E-1 3 2.186237 1.76600E-1 3
2.179789 2.39200E-1 4 2.186423 1.75100E-1 4
2.179993 2.32900E-1 3 2.186423 1.76300E-1 4
2.180049 2.32600E-1 4 2.186858 1.73800E-1 3
2.180067 2.31200E-1 4 2.188800 1.69100E-1 3
2.180112 2.32200E-1 4 2.188855 1.69594E-1 2
2.180147 2.31800E-1 4 2.189593 1.65200E-1 4
2.180242 2.34423E-1 1 2.190521 1.64200E-1 3
2.180253 2.29300E-1 4 2.190657 1.65500E-1 3
2.180263 2.28400E-1 3 2.192880 1.61689E-1 2
2.180330 2.27800E-1 4 2.192923 1.60800E-1 4
2.196183 1.56400E-1 4 2.259352 1.41600E-1 3
2.196908 1.56715E-1 2 2.259664 1.41100E-1 4
2.197991 1.55400E-1 3 2.272133 1.41300E-1 3
2.199452 1.51500E-1 4 2.276905 1.40600E-1 4
2.200223 1.52800E-1 3 2.287034 1.41300E-1 3
2.200336 1.53300E-1 3 2.289631 1.41814E-1 2
2.202731 1.52100E-1 4 2.312101 1.41100E-1 4
2.203281 1.51939E-1 2 2.327997 1.42300E-1 3

Table 15.1. (Continued)


T90 (K)

k(mW/cm K)

Key

T90 (K)

k(mW/cm K)

Key
2.206011 1.49300E-1 4 2.331968 1.43077E-1 2
2.206011 1.49500E-1 4 2.331969 1.42870E-1 2
2.206109 1.48900E-1 3 2.348300 .42500E-1 4
2.209292 1.48100E-1 4 2.369424 1.43600E-1 3
2.209292 1.49600E-1 4 2.375205 1.44787E-1 2
2.209381 1.48300E-1 3 2.385618 1.44100E-1 4
2.211370 1.48112E-1 2 2.402033 1.45100E-1 3
2.214110 1.46700E-1 3 2.419273 1.46497E-1 2
2.215896 1.44900E-1 4 2.463775 1.45100E-1 4
2.216593 1.44000E-1 3 2.479577 1.48400E-1 3
2.219484 1.45952E-1 2 2.487082 1.49748E-1 2
2.225869 1.43300E-1 4 2.533625 1.51943E-1 2
2.227626 1.44434E-1 2 2.547352 1.49900E-1 4
2.228390 1.43700E-1 3 2.562433 1.52200E-1 3
2.233576 1.43200E-1 3 2.629982 1.56950E-1 2
2.235797 1.43430E-1 2 2.638230 1.55600E-1 3
2.242645 1.42900E-1 4 2.731245 1.61711E-1 2
2.242667 1.42100E-1 4 2.731339 21.61812E-1 2
2.243996 1.42725E-1 2 2.772403 1.61100E-1 3
2.248106 1.42620E-1 2 2.838136 1.66613E-1 2
2.838136 1.66491E-1 2 3.643302 1.92895E-1 2
2.920833 1.67000E-1 3 3.772385 1.88500E-1 3
3.010123 1.73672E-1 2 3.772385 1.88500E-1 3
3.085844 1.72500E-1 3 3.816934 1.95957E-1 2
3.133917 1.78308E-1 2 3.909782 1.97274E-1 2
3.300888 1.84115E-1 2 4.006976 1.98148E-1 2
3.421077 1.81900E-1 3 4.109041 1.98852E-1 2
3.483569 1.89601E-1 2 4.216445 1.99402E-1 2
3.588699 1.85500E-1 3      

Figure 15.1. The recommended values for the thermal conductivity of liquid 4He as a function of temperature at the saturated vapor pressure.

Table 15.2. Knots and coefficients for the spline fit of thermal conductivity. This spline returns the conductivity in W/m-K.


Knots

Coefficients
K(1) = 2.176804 C(1) = 4.467094E-1
K(2) = 2.176804 C(2) = 4.079579E-1
K(3) = 2.176804 C(3) = 2.734695E-1
K(4) = 2.176804 C(4) = 1.932048E-1
K(5) = 2.176806 C(5) = 1.266490E-1
K(6) = 2.176814 C(6) = 7.907832E-2
K(7) = 2.176841 C(7) = 6.252596E-2
K(8) = 2.176890 C(8) = 4.624502E-2
K(9) = 2.177066 C(9) = 3.358313E-2
K(10) = 2.177250 C(10) = 2.422696E-2
K(11) = 2.177640 C(11) = 1.775809E-2
K(12) = 2.178583 C(12) = 1.549755E-2
K(13) = 2.181366 C(13) = 1.398263E-2
K(14) = 2.190463 C(14) = 1.416969E-2
K(15) = 2.209490 C(15) = 1.783677E-2
K(16) = 2.290049 C(16) = 1.926469E-2
K(17) = 2.550721 C(17) = 1.994140E-2
K(18) = 4.216445  
K(19) = 4.216445  
K(20) = 4.216445  
K(21) = 4.216445  

Figure 15.2. Log plot of vs | T - T? |..

Figure 15.3. Deviation of the database from the spline fit of thermal conductivity expressed in percent.

Table 15.3. Recommended values of thermal conductivity in helium I.


T90 (K)

k(mW/cm K)

T90 (K)

k(mW/cm K)
2.17681 2.6979 2.75 0.1617
2.17682 2.0756 2.80 0.1639
2.17683 1.7337 2.85 0.1659
2.17684 1.5163 2.90 0.1679
2.17685 1.3609 2.95 0.1699
2.17686 1.2451 3.00 0.1717
2.17687 1.1600 3.05 0.1735
2.17688 1.0968 3.10 0.1753
2.17689 1.0463 3.15 0.1769
2.1769 1.0014 3.20 0.1785
2.1770 0.7287 3.25 0.1800
2.1775 0.4205 3.30 0.1815
2.1780 0.3337 3.35 0.1829
2.1785 0.2930 3.40 0.1843
2.1790 0.2678 3.45 0.1855
2.1795 0.2489 3.50 0.1868
2.1800 0.2354 3.55 0.1880
2.1850 0.1808 3.60 0.1891
2.1900 0.1647 3.65 0.1902
2.1950 0.1578 3.70 0.1912
2.20 0.1534 3.75 0.1922
2.25 0.1413 3.80 0.1931
2.30 0.1413 3.85 0.1940
2.35 0.1429 3.90 0.1949
2.40 0.1449 3.95 0.1957
2.45 0.1472 4.00 0.1965
2.50 0.1497 4.05 0.1972
2.55 0.1523 4.10 0.1979
2.60 0.1548 4.15 0.1986
2.65 0.1572 4.20 0.1992
2.70 0.1595    

 

 

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