Investigation of the concentration gradient and extraction of helium atoms from copper deformed in a liquid-helium medium

A complex investigation of the penetration, accumulation, and extraction of helium atoms in porous copper samples deformed in a liquid-helium medium has been performed. The experiments have been carried out using three mass spectrometric techniques: (1) ionization of helium atoms by an electron impact in an MSCh-6 mass spectrometer, (2) secondary ion mass spectroscopy, and (3) an original high-resolution method with a sensitivity threshold of ∼109 4He atoms. The results obtained have made it possible to determine important characteristics of mechanodynamic diffusion of helium atoms, such as their penetration depth, the true concentration of helium trapped under deformation, and its gradient with an increase in the distance from the surface, as well as to estimate the binding energy of helium in traps.