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The Observed Properties of Liquid Helium
at the Saturated Vapor Pressure


Chapter 4. Second Sound Velocity

Adopted Database


Author(s)

Key #

Method

Range (K)

Uncertainty (%)
Heiserman et al 1 Resonance 1.187 T 2.150 < 0.2
Greywall & Ahlers 2 Resonance 2.16 T 2.172 < 0.2
Tam & Ahlers 3 Resonance 0.15 T 2.16 < 0.2
Peshkov 4 Resonance 0.5 T 1.15 0.75
Wang et al. 5 Resonance 1.187 T 1.804 0.07
Lipa & Marek 6 Resonance 1.13 T 2.09 see comment 6

Comments and Key to Authors

1) Ref. 23. Points at 2.05 K and 2.15 K omitted as inconsistent with later measurements.
2) Ref. 19. Data above 2.145 K omitted in favor of data of Greywall and Ahlers.
3) Ref. 26.
4) Ref. 8. Data used only below 1.15 K, higher temperature data is inconsistent with later measurements.
5) Ref. 27.
6) Ref. 28. Consists of points normalized to measurements of Greywall and Ahlers at t=1-T/T =10-3. Authors note that for t < 3x10-6 tests of the calculation of superfluid density from second sound begin to deviate from the best fit function.
7) The velocities are listed in m/sec. Multiply by 100 to convert to cm/sec.

Table 4.1. Adopted database for second sound velocity in helium II.


T90 (K)

u2 (m/s)

Key

T90

u2 (m/s)

Key
0.551743 1.05000E+2 4 1.652076 2.03647E+1 5
0.601874 8.30000E+1 4 1.653078 2.03648E+1 5
0.651991 6.20000E+1 4 1.653779 2.04000E+1 1
0.702125 4.65000E+1 4 1.653779 2.03450E+1 3
0.752245 3.60000E+1 4 1.654080 2.03647E+1 5
0.802362 2.90000E+1 4 1.655082 2.03645E+1 5
0.852476 2.44000E+1 4 1.656084 2.03644E+1 5
0.902586 2.16000E+1 4 1.657086 2.03642E+1 5
0.952694 1.98000E+1 4 1.703882 2.03600E+1 2
1.002777 1.89000E+1 4 1.703882 2.02950E+1 3
1.052861 1.85000E+1 4 1.706888 2.03300E+1 1
1.102955 1.83300E+1 4 1.708993 2.03030E+1 5
1.122986 1.83000E+1 4 1.753981 2.01350E+1 3
1.137607 1.83754E+1 5 1.756986 2.01600E+1 1
1.137607

1.83742E+1 5 1.758690 2.01364E+1 5
1.83742E+1 1.83739E+1 5 1.804065 1.98900E+1 2
1.153029 1.83300E+1 4 1.804065 1.98450E+1 3
1.167152 1.84292E+1 5 1.808071 1.98800E+1 1
1.190093 1.84500E+1 1 1.808271 1.98395E+1 5
1.215134 1.85636E+1 5 1.808371 1.98381E+1 5
1.246176 1.87500E+1 1 1.854119 1.94200E+1 1
1.251399 1.87366E+1 5 1.854119 1.94000E+1 3
1.301319 1.90600E+1 1 1.857822 1.93832E+1 5
1.337208 1.92012E+1 5 1.904151 1.88000E+1 1
1.337409 1.91954E+1 5 1.904151 1.87800E+1 2
1.354445 1.93000E+1 1 1.904151 1.87550E+1 3
1.374079 1.93980E+1 5 1.904151 1.87620E+1 3
1.405517 1.95900E+1 1 1.907353 1.87314E+1 5
1.418729 1.96354E+1 5 1.954189 1.78400E+1 1
1.418829 1.96393E+1 5 1.954189 1.78640E+1 3
1.454558 1.98500E+1 1 1.954189 1.78700E+1 3
1.468770 1.98797E+1 5 1.957192 1.78245E+1 5
1.504599 2.01000E+1 1 1.976908 1.73749E+1 5
1.517108 2.00828E+1 5 2.004234 1.66800E+1 1
1.553637 2.02600E+1 1 2.004234 1.66380E+1 3
1.556640 2.02000E+1 3 2.006736 1.65832E+1 5
1.563245 2.02338E+1 5 2.026757 1.59588E+1 5
1.603690 2.03600E+1 1 2.036769 1.56137E+1 5
1.603690 2.03800E+1 2 2.046682 1.52424E+1 5
1.603690 2.03100E+1 3 2.054293 1.49260E+1 3
1.611903 2.03336E+1 5 2.054293 1.49350E+1 3
1.612103 2.03339E+1 5 2.056697 1.48429E+1 5
1.646264 2.03643E+1 5 2.066614 1.44125E+1 5
1.647266 2.03645E+1 5 2.076632 1.39451E+1 5
1.648168 2.03646E+1 5 2.084349 1.35550E+1 3
1.649170 2.03647E+1 5 2.086133 1.34778E+1 2
1.650172 2.03647E+1 5 2.086553 1.34370E+1 5

Table 4.1. (Continued)


T90 (K)

u2 (m/s)

Key

T90

u2 (m/s)

Key
1.651174 2.03647E+1 5 2.096678 1.28791E+1 5
2.096777 1.28865E+1 2 2.169878 4.95010E+0 2
2.104399 1.24120E+1 3 2.170387 4.79702E+0 6
2.104399 1.24070E+1 3 2.170722 4.69640E+0 2
2.106209 1.23112E+1 2 2.171109 4.57153E+0 6
2.114429 1.17390E+1 3 2.171274 4.51860E+0 2
2.114572 1.17519E+1 2 2.171601 4.40753E+0 6
2.121978 1.12045E+1 2 2.172127 4.28890E+0 2
2.124462 1.09980E+1 3 2.172516 4.14923E+0 6
2.128512 1.06792E+1 2 2.172678 4.08362E+0 6
2.134262 1.01738E+1 2 2.172714 4.06910E+0 2
2.134497 1.01330E+1 3 2.173031 3.94628E+0 6
2.143812 9.21890E+0 2 2.173227 3.86140E+0 2
2.144531 9.15200E+0 3 2.173323 3.81918E+0 6
2.147768 8.77150E+0 2 2.173667 3.66760E+0 2
2.149547 8.53300E+0 3 2.173702 3.65415E+0 6
2.151231 8.34400E+0 2 2.174015 3.50552E+0 6
2.154307 7.93250E+0 2 2.174071 3.47580E+0 2
2.154563 7.87300E+0 3 2.174404 3.30200E+0 2
2.154563 7.88500E+0 3 2.174434 3.29027E+0 6
2.157027 7.53700E+0 2 2.174695 3.14020E+0 2
2.158715 7.24200E+0 3 2.174712 3.13242E+0 6
2.159393 7.16540E+0 2 2.174894 3.02889E+0 6
2.160303 7.02130E+0 6 2.174954 2.98440E+0 2
2.160601 6.92000E+0 3 2.175059 2.92025E+0 6
2.160728 6.94955E+0 6 2.175174 2.84060E+0 2
2.161555 6.80603E+0 6 2.175303 2.75214E+0 6
2.161688 6.77390E+0 2 2.175395 2.68280E+0 2
2.162195 6.63700E+0 3 2.175417 2.67168E+0 6
2.162543 6.62154E+0 6 2.175579 2.54290E+0 2
2.162797 6.57542E+0 6 2.175637 2.50102E+0 6
2.163463 6.44730E+0 6 2.175726 2.42110E+0 2
2.163548 6.42830E+0 2 2.175757 2.39647E+0 6
2.163759 6.34400E+0 3 2.175873 2.28530E+0 2
2.164086 6.32429E+0 6 2.175873 2.29089E+0 6
2.164086 6.32941E+0 6 2.175965 2.19915E+0 6
2.164859 6.16542E+0 6 2.175982 2.17940E+0 2
2.165154 6.10070E+0 2 2.176020 2.14431E+0 6
2.165684 5.99373E+0 6 2.176052 2.11151E+0 6
2.166426 5.82716E+0 6 2.176092 2.06150E+0 2
2.166576 5.79100E+0 2 2.176134 2.01360E+0 2
2.167091 5.67341E+0 6 2.176173 1.97109E+0 6
2.167334 5.61191E+0 6 2.176176 1.96400E+0 2
2.167822 5.49940E+0 2 2.176282 1.83476E+0 6
2.168334 5.37105E+0 6 2.176309 1.79320E+0 2
2.168924 5.21570E+0 2 2.176312 1.79069E+0 6
2.169001 5.19167E+0 6 2.176370 1.70920E+0 6

Table 4.1. (Continued)


T90 (K)

u2 (m/s)

Key

T90

u2 (m/s)

Key
2.169524 5.05328E+0 6 2.176405 1.64980E+0 2
2.169730 4.99384E+0 6 2.176416 1.63489E+0 6
2.176478 1.52760E+0 2 2.176798 2.36555E-1 6
2.176492 1.50471E+0 6 2.176798 2.31385E-1 6
2.176495 1.49907E+0 6 2.176798 2.31731E-1 6
2.176521 1.44833E+0 6 2.176798 2.25518E-1 6
2.176533 1.42230E+0 2 2.176798 2.28820E-1 6
2.176576 1.33353E+0 6 2.176798 2.22728E-1 6
2.176576 1.33060E+0 2 2.176798 2.26967E-1 6
2.176587 1.30893E+0 6 2.176798 2.23868E-1 6
2.176590 1.29971E+0 6 2.176798 2.23047E-1 6
2.176610 1.24990E+0 2 2.176798 2.19049E-1 6
2.176614 1.24231E+0 6 2.176798 2.20092E-1 6
2.176625 1.21207E+0 6 2.176798 2.21236E-1 6
2.176637 1.17840E+0 2 2.176798 2.18135E-1 6
2.176641 1.17056E+0 6 2.176798 2.17216E-1 6
2.176649 1.14596E+0 6 2.176798 2.17216E-1 6
2.176650 1.14391E+0 6 2.176798 2.17216E-1 6
2.176660 1.11521E+0 6 2.176798 2.17216E-1 6
2.176660 1.11828E+0 6 2.176798 2.15304E-1 6
2.176660 1.11490E+0 2 2.176798 2.14397E-1 6
2.176672 1.07626E+0 6 2.176798 2.13386E-1 6
2.176678 1.05750E+0 2 2.176798 2.13386E-1 6
2.176693 1.00600E+0 2 2.176798 2.12502E-1 6
2.176697 9.94256E-1 6 2.176798 2.12502E-1 6
2.176706 9.59200E-1 2 2.176798 2.10558E-1 6
2.176710 9.43007E-1 6 2.176798 2.08686E-1 6
2.176717 9.16500E-1 2 2.176798 2.07804E-1 6
2.176726 8.77500E-1 2 2.176798 2.07852E-1 6
2.176729 8.62034E-1 6 2.176798 2.07852E-1 6
2.176733 8.41800E-1 2 2.176798 2.05951E-1 6
2.176737 8.25000E-1 2 2.176798 2.05093E-1 6
2.176743 7.97461E-1 6 2.176799 1.97314E-1 6
2.176744 7.93200E-1 2 2.176799 1.94212E-1 6
2.176754 7.39040E-1 6 2.176799 1.94212E-1 6
2.176764 6.69348E-1 6 2.176799 1.95274E-1 6
2.176764 6.71398E-1 6 2.176799 1.92427E-1 6
2.176775 5.89418E-1 6 2.176799 1.91700E-1 6
2.176777 5.65851E-1 6 2.176799 1.91700E-1 6
2.176785 4.83908E-1 6 2.176799 1.88324E-1 6
2.176788 4.51148E-1 6 2.176799 1.87355E-1 6
2.176792 3.82645E-1 6 2.176799 1.87355E-1 6
2.176795 3.24563E-1 6 2.176799 1.88426E-1 6
2.176797 2.72095E-1 6 2.176799 1.84011E-1 6
2.176797 2.66044E-1 6 2.176799 1.80988E-1 6
2.176797 2.61090E-1 6 2.176799 2.02214E-1 6
2.176797 2.48180E-1 6 2.176799 2.02434E-1 6

Table 4.1. (Continued)


T90 (K)

u2 (m/s)

Key

T90

u2 (m/s)

Key
2.176798 2.42206E-1 6 2.176799 2.01435E-1 6
2.176798 2.36261E-1 6 2.176799 2.01435E-1 6
2.176798 2.35518E-1 6 2.176799 2.02490E-1 6
2.176799 1.99587E-1 6 2.176799 1.76016E-1 6
2.176799 1.98775E-1 6 2.176799 1.72643E-1 6
2.176799 1.99832E-1 6 2.176799 1.73834E-1 6
2.176799 1.94911E-1 6 2.176799 1.69586E-1 6
2.176799 1.95192E-1 6 2.176799 1.70702E-1 6
2.176799 1.78538E-1 6 2.176799 1.67700E-1 6
2.176799 1.78538E-1 6 2.176799 1.67819E-1 6
2.176799 1.77168E-1 6 2.176800 0.00000 0
2.176799 1.77211E-1 6      

Table 4.2. Knots and coefficients for the spline fit for the velocity of second sound. The spline returns the velocity in m/s.


Knots

Coefficients
K(1) = 0.5517426 C(1)=1.050000E+02
K(2) = 0.5517426 C(2)=9.287425E+01
K(3) = 0.5517426 C(3)=4.973642E+01
K(4) = 0.5517426 C(4)=2.712778E+01
K(5) = 0.6419700 C(5)=1.931258E+01
K(6) = 0.8062300 C(6)=1.795336E+01
K(7) = 0.9297000 C(7)=1.923863E+01
K(8) = 1.069640 C(8)=2.115625E+01
K(9) = 1.285500 C(9)=1.921708E+01
K(10) = 1.720200 C(10)=1.575245E+01
K(11) = 1.940430 C(11)=1.192157E+01
K(12) = 2.068850 C(12)=8.953388E+00
K(13) = 2.126220 C(13)=6.771458E+00
K(14) = 2.153079 C(14)=5.506380E+00
K(15) = 2.164207 C(15)=4.456879E+00
K(16) = 2.169182 C(16)=3.840343E+00
K(17) = 2.170551 C(17)=2.542421E+00
K(18) = 2.174832 C(18)=1.957438E+00
K(19) = 2.175738 C(19)=1.427086E+00
K(20) = 2.176319 C(20)=1.001273E+00
K(21) = 2.176600 C(21)=6.743104E-01
K(22) = 2.176735 C(22)=4.565972E-01
K(23) = 2.176780 C(23)=3.519492E-01
K(24) = 2.176787 C(24)=2.088277E-01
K(25) = 2.176797 C(25)=1.059874E-01
K(26) - K(29) C(26)=0.000000E+00
= 2.176800  

Figure 4.1. The recommended values for the velocity of second sound in helium II as a function of temperature at saturated vapor pressure.

Figure 4.2. Detail of the recommended values for the second sound velocity in helium II about the lambda transition.

Figure 4.3. The fractional deviation of values of the adopted data base from the recommended values for the velocity of second sound in helium II expressed in percent.

Table 4.3. Recommended values of second sound velocity in helium II.

T90 (K) u2 (m/s) T90 (K) u2 (m/s)
0.6000 8.385E+1 1.6500 2.037E+1
0.6500 6.273E+1 1.7000 2.033E+1
0.7000 4.707E+1 1.7500 2.018E+1
0.7500 3.635E+1 1.8000 1.990E+1
0.8000 2.928E+1 1.8500 1.946E+1
0.8500 2.461E+1 1.9000 1.883E+1
0.9000 2.166E+1 1.9500 1.796E+1
0.9500 1.990E+1 2.0000 1.678E+1
1.0000 1.893E+1 2.0500 1.511E+1
1.0500 1.849E+1 2.1000 1.269E+1
1.1000 1.835E+1 2.1500 8.492E+0
1.1500 1.837E+1 2.1760 2.164E+0
1.2000 1.851E+1 2.1761 2.055E+0
1.2500 1.874E+1 2.1762 1.937E+0
1.3000 1.900E+1 2.1763 1.806E+0
1.3500 1.928E+1 2.1764 1.660E+0
1.4000 1.956E+1 2.1765 1.489E+0
1.4500 1.981E+1 2.1766 1.275E+0
1.5000 2.003E+1 2.1767 9.809E-1
1.5500 2.021E+1 2.1768 0.000E+0
1.6000 2.033E+1    

Chronological Bibliography for Second Sound Velocity


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