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Instability of a Vortex Array in He II

William I. Glaberson, Warren W. Johnson, Richard M. Ostermeier

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We propose an instability of a vortex array in the presence of axial normal-fluid flow in He II. This instability may be responsible for the influence of thermal counterflow on ion-trapping cross sections reported by Cheng, Cromar, and Donnelly.

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We propose an instability of a vortex array in the presence of axial normal-fluid flow in He II. This instability may be responsible for the influence of thermal counterflow on ion-trapping cross sections reported by Cheng, Cromar, and Donnelly.

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We propose an instability of a vortex array in the presence of axial normal-fluid flow in He II. This instability may be responsible for the influence of thermal counterflow on ion-trapping cross sections reported by Cheng, Cromar, and Donnelly.

Key concepts: Instability, Vortex, Thermal instability, Physics, Trapping, Richtmyer–Meshkov instability, Mechanics, Flow (mathematics)

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