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Thickness of the Helium Film as a Function of Height

Lothar Meyer

  • Institute for the Study of Metals, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Phys. Rev. 97, 22 – Published 1 January, 1955

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.97.22

Abstract

The thickness of a film adsorbed on a vertical wall is derived from adsorption thermodynamics as a function of height. The thickness of the helium film calculated from adsorption data is, within the error of the experiments, consistent with those obtained by direct observation.

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