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The Accommodation Coefficient of Helium on Platinum

Pauline Rolf*

  • Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

  • *Now with Institutum Divi Thomae, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Phys. Rev. 65, 185 – Published 1 March, 1944

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.65.185

Abstract

The accommodation coefficient of helium on platinum has been measured at 77, 193, 273, and 373°K; and the values obtained at these temperatures for a clean platinum surface are 0.090, 0.043, 0.071, and 0.072 (±0.004), respectively. When the platinum is allowed to remain in contact with the helium for twenty-four hours or more, the accommodation coefficient values increase to 0.43, 0.071, 0.170, and 0.170 (in the same temperature order). Little adsorption occurs at 193°K, but strong van der Waals adsorption appears at 77°K and activated adsorption at the higher temperatures.

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