Cryogenics Publications

2023

W. Guo and T. Kanai, “Vinen's latest thoughts on the "bump" puzzle in decaying He II counterflow turbulence”. J. Low Temp. Phys., DOI:10.1007/s10909-023-02961-7(2023)

SPICE/HeRALD Collaboration: R. Anthony-Petersen , A. Biekert , R. Bunker , C. Chang , Y. Chang , L. Chaplinsky, E. Fascione, C.W. Fink, M. Garcia-Sciveres, R. Germond, W. Guo et al., “A Stress Induced Source of Phonon Bursts and Quasiparticle Poisoning”. under review in Nature Communications, (2023)

Y. Tang, W. Guo†, H. Kobayashi, S. Yui, M. Tsubota, and T. Kanai, “Imaging quantized vortex rings in superfluid helium to decipher quantum dissipation”. under review in Nature Communications, (2023)

X. Wen, J. Pierce, N. Lavrik, S. J. Randolph, W. Guo, and M. Fitzsimmons, “Flow of the normal component of He-II about bluff objects observed with He2* excimers”. under review in Phys. Rev. B, (2023)

SPICE/HeRALD Collaboration: A. Biekert, C. Chang, L. Chaplinsky, C. W. Fink, W. D. Frey, M. Garcia-Sciveres, W. Guo et al., “A portable and high intensity 24 keV neutron source based on Sb-Be photoneutrons and an iron filter”. under review in Phys. Rev. D, (2023)

N. Garceau, S. Bao, and W. Guo, “Vacuum Break in a Helium Cooled Tube with an Inserted Cavity”. Elsevier, (2023)

2022

X. Zhou, G. Koolstra, X. Zhang, G. Yang, X. Han, B. Dizdar, D. Ralu, W. Guo, K. W. Murch, D. I. Schuster, and D. Jin, Single electrons on solid neon as a solid-state qubit platform. Nature, volume 605, pages46–50 (2022)

SPICE/HeRALD Collaboration: A. Biekert, C. Chang, C. W. Fink, M. Garcia-Sciveres, E. C. Glazer, W. Guo, et al., A backing detector for order-keV neutrons. Phys. Rev. D, 105, 092005 (2022)

SPICE/HeRALD Collaboration: A. Biekert, L. Chaplinsky, C.W. Fink, M. Garcia-Sciveres, W. C. Gillis, W. Guo, et al., Scintillation yield from electronic and nuclear recoils in superfluid ⁴He. Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A, 1039, 166981 (2022)

S. Yui, Y. Tang, W. Guo, H. Kobayashi, and M. Tsubota, Universal anomalous diffusion of quantized vortices in ultra-quantum turbulence. Phys. Rev. Lett., 129, 025301 (2022)

H. Sanavandi, M. Hulse, S. Bao, Y. Tang, and W. Guo, Boiling and cavitation caused by transient heat transfer in superfluid helium-4. Phys. Rev. B, 106, 054501 (2022)

N. P. Müller, Y. Tang, W. Guo, G. Krstulovic, Velocity circulation intermittency in finite-temperature turbulent superfluid helium. Phys. Rev. Fluids, 7, 104604 (2022)

X. Wen, L. McDonald, J. Pierce, W. Guo, and M. Fitzsimmons, Observing flow of He II with unsupervised machine learning. Sci. Rep., 12, 20383 (2022)

2021

Y. Tang, S. Bao, and W. Guo, Superdiffusion of quantized vortices uncovering scaling laws in quantum turbulence. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 118, e2021957118 (2021)

Y. Tang, W. Guo, V. S. L'vov, and Anna Pomyalov, Eulerian and Lagrangian second-order statistics of superfluid 4He grid turbulence. Phys. Rev. B 103, 144506 (2021)

S. Bao and W. Guo, Transient heat transfer of superfluid 4He in non-homogeneous geometries: Second sound, rarefaction, and thermal layer. Phys. Rev. B 103, 134510 (2021)

T. Kanai and W. Guo, True Mechanism of Spontaneous Order from Turbulence in Two-Dimensional Superfluid Manifolds. Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 095301 (2021)

N. Garceau, S. Bao, and W. Guo, Heat and mass transfer during a sudden loss of vacuum in a liquid helium cooled tube - Part III: Heat deposition in He II. Int. J. Heat Mass Tran. 181, 121885 (2021)

H. Sanavandi and W. Guo, A magnetic levitation based low-gravity simulator with an unprecedented large functional volume. npj Microgravity 7, 40 (2021)

2020

W. Guo and A. I. Golov, Shape fluctuations and optical transition of He2* excimer tracers in superfluid 4He. Phys. Rev. B 101, 064515 (2020)

T. Kanai, W. Guo, M. Tsubota, and D. Jin, Torque and Angular Momentum Transfer in Merging Rotating Bose-Einstein Condensates. Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 105302 (2020)

V. Sonnenschein, Y. Tsuji, S. Kokuryu, W. Kubo, S. Suzuki, H. Tomita, Y. Kiyanagi, T. Iguchi, T. Matsushita, N. Wada, M. Kitaguchi, H. Shimizu, K. Hirota, T. Shinohara, K. Hiroi, H. Hayashida, W. Guo, D. Ito, and Y. Saito, An experimental setup for creating and imaging 4He2 excimer cluster tracers in superfluid Helium-4 via neutron-3He absorption reaction. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 91, 033318 (2020) [Editor's Pick]

X. Wen, S. Bao, L. McDonald, J. Pierce, G.L. Greene, L. Crow, X. Tong, A. Mezzacappa, R. Glasby, W. Guo, and M.R. Fitzsimmons, Imaging fluorescence of 4He2 excimers created by neutron capture in liquid helium II. Phys. Rev. Lett. 124 , 134502 (2020) [Editor's Suggestion]

S. Yui, H. Kobayashi, M. Tsubota, and W. Guo, Fully coupled dynamics of the two fluids in superfluid 4He: Anomalous anisotropic velocity fluctuations in counterflow. Phys. Rev. Lett. 124 , 155301 (2020)

H. Sanavandi, S. Bao, Y. Zhang, R. Keijzer, W. Guo, and L. N. Cattafesta III, A cryogenic-helium pipe flow facility with unique double-line molecular tagging velocimetry capability. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 91, 053901 (2020)

S. Bao, N. Garceau, and W. Guo, Heat and mass transfer during a sudden loss of vacuum in a liquid helium cooled tube - Part II: Theoretical modeling. Int. J. Heat Mass Tran. 146, 118883 (2020)

S. Bao, T. Kanai, Y. Zhang, L. N. Cattafesta III, W. Guo, Stereoscopic detection of hot spots in superfluid helium-4 for accelerator-cavity diagnosis. Int. J. Heat Mass Tran. 161, 120259 (2020)

B. Mastracci and W. Guo, Characterizing vortex tangle properties in steady-state He II counterflow using particle tracking velocimetry. Phys. Rev. Fluid 5, 084602 (2020)

N. Garceau, S. Bao, and W. Guo, Effect of mass flow rate on gas propagation after vacuum break in a liquid helium cooled tube. IOP Conf. Proc: Mater. Sci. Eng. 755, 012112 (2020)

2019

N. Garceaua, S. Bao, and W. Guo. Heat and mass transfer during a sudden loss of vacuum in a liquid helium cooled tube - Part I: Interpretation of experimental observations. Int. J. Heat Mass Tran. 129, 1144-1150 (2019)

B. Mastracci and W. Guo, Characterizing vortex tangle properties in steady-state He II counterflow using particle tracking velocimetry. Phys. Rev. Fluid 4, 023301 (2019)

S. Bao and W. Guo, Quench spot detection for superconducting accelerator cavities via flow visualization in superfluid Helium-4. Phys. Rev. Applied 11, 044003 (2019)

N. Garceau, S. Bao, W. Guo, and S.W. Van Sciver, The design and testing of a liquid helium cooled tube system for simulating sudden vacuum loss in particle accelerators. Cryogenics 100, 92-96 (2019)

B. Mastracci, S. Bao, W. Guo, and W.F. Vinen, Particle tracking velocimetry applied to thermal counterflow in superfluid 4He: motion of the normal fluid at small heat fluxes. Phys. Rev. Fluid 4, 083305 (2019)

S. Bao, N. Garceau, and W. Guo. Heat and mass transfer during a sudden loss of vacuum in a liquid helium cooled tube – Part II: Theoretical modeling. Int. J. Heat Mass Tran. 129, 1144-1150 (2019)

2018

T. Kanai, W. Guo and M. Tsubota. Flows with fractional quantum circulation in Bose-Einstein condensates induced by nontopological phase defects. Phys. Rev. A 97, 013612 (2018)

B. Mastracci and W. Guo. An apparatus for generation and quantitative measurement of homogeneous isotropic turbulence in He II. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 89, 015107 (2018)

J. Gao, W. Guo, W.F. Vinen, S. Yui, and M. Tsubota. Dissipation in quantum turbulence in superfluid 4He. Phys. Rev. B 97, 184518 (2018)

B. Mastracci and W. Guo. Exploration of thermal counterflow in He II using particle tracking velocimetry. Phys. Rev. Fluid 3, 063304 (2018)

E. Varga, J. Gao, W. Guo, and L. Skrbek. Intermittency enhancement in quantum turbulence in superfluid 4He. Phys. Rev. Fluid 3, 094601 (2018)

S. Bao, W. Guo, V. S. L'vov, and Anna Pomyalov, Statistics of turbulence and intermittency enhancement in superfluid 4He counterflow. Phys. Rev. B 98, 174509 (2018)

W. Guo, Molecular Tagging Velocimetry in Superfluid Helium-4: Progress, Issues, and Future Development. J. Low Temp. Phys. 196, 60-72 (2019)

T. Kanai, W. Guo, and M. Tsubota, Merging of rotating Bose-Einstein condensates. J. Low Temp. Phys. 195, 37-50 (2019)

T. Matsushita, V. Sonnenschein, W. Guo, H. Hayashida, K. Hiroi, K. Hirota, T. Iguchi, D. Ito, M. Kitaguchi, Y. Kiyanagi, S. Kokuryu, W. Kubo, Y. Saito, H. M. Shimizu, T. Shinohara, S. Suzuki, H. Tomita, Y. Tsuji, and N.Wada, Generation of 4He₂* Clusters via Neutron-3He Absorption Reaction towards Visualization of Full Velocity Field in Quantum Turbulence. J. Low Temp. Phys. 196, 275-282 (2019)

2017

J. Gao, E. Varga, W. Guo and W. Vinen. Energy spectrum of thermal counterflow turbulence in superfluid helium-4. Phys. Rev. B 96, 094511 (2017)

J. Gao, E. Varga, W. Guo and W. F. Vinen. Statistical measurement of counterflow turbulence in superfluid helium-4 using He₂* tracer-line tracking techniqe. J. Low Temp. Phys. 187, 490-496 (2017)

B. Mastracci, S. Takada and W. Guo. Study of particle motion in He II counterflow across a wide heat flux range. J. Low Temp. Phys. 187, 446-452 (2017)

B. Mastracci and W. Guo. Visualization of grid-generated turbulence in He II using PTV. IOP Conf. Proc: Mater. Sci. Eng. 278, 012081 (2017)

N. Garceau, W. Guo, and T. Dodamead. Gas propagation following a sudden loss of vacuum in a pipe cooled by He I and He II. IOP Conf. Proc: Mater. Sci. Eng. 278, 012068 (2017)

M. Vanderlaan, D. Stubbs, K. Ledeboer, J. Ross, S. Van Sciver and W. Guo. Repeatability measurements of apparent thermal conductivity of multi-layer insulation (MLI). IOP Conf. Proc: Mater. Sci. Eng. 278, 012195 (2017)

W. Johnson, M. Vanderlaan, J. Wood, N. Rhys, W. Guo, S. Van Sciver and D. Chato. Repeatability of cryogenic multilayer insulation. IOP Conf. Proc: Mater. Sci. Eng. 278, 012196 (2017)

2016

J. Gao, W. Guo, and W. F. Vinen. Determination of the effective kinematic viscosity for the decay of quasiclassical turbulence in superfluid ⁴He. Phys. Rev. B 94, 094502 (2016)

J. Gao, W. Guo, V. S. L'vov, A. Pomyalov, L. Skrbek, E. Varga and W. F. Vinen. The decay of counterflow turbulence in superfluid ^4 He. JETP Lett, 103(10), 732-736 (2016)

R. C. Dhuley and S. W. Van Sciver. Epoxy encapsulation of the Cernox SD thermometer for measuring the temperature of surfaces in liquid helium. Cryogenics 77, 49-52 (2016)

R. C. Dhuley and S. W. Van Sciver. Propagation of nitrogen gas in a liquid helium cooled vacuum tube following sudden vacuum loss: Part II- Analysis of the propagation speed. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 98, 728-737 (2016)

R. C. Dhuley and S. W. Van Sciver. Propagation of nitrogen gas in a liquid helium cooled vacuum tube following sudden vacuum loss: Part I- Experimental investigations and analytical modeling, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 96, 573-581 (2016)

2015

A. Marakov, J. Gao, W. Guo, S.W. Van Sciver, G.G. Ihas, D.N. Mckinsey, and W.F. Vinen. Visualization of the normal-fluid turbulence in counterflowing superfluid 4He. Phys. Rev. B 91, 094503 (2015)

J Gao, A. Marakov, W. Guo, B.T. Pawlowski, S.W. Van Sciver, G.G. Ihas, D.N. Mckinsey, and W.F. Vinen. Producing and imaging a thin line of He2 tracer molecules in helium-4. Rev. Sci. Instrum., 86, 093904 (2015)

R. C. Dhuley and S. W. Van Sciver. Sudden vacuum loss in long liquid helium cooled tubes, IEEE Tran. Appl. Supercond. 25(3), 9000305, (2015)

R. C. Dhuley and S. W. Van Sciver. Heat transfer in a liquid helium cooled vacuum tube following sudden vacuum loss. IOP Conf. Proc: Mater. Sci. Eng. 101, 012006. (2015)

2014

J.E. Pienkos, S.W. Van Sciver, D. Celik, and R.J. Klimas. Experimental performance of MLI blanket density and compression effects for use in GE cryostat design, AIP Conf. Proc., Vol. 1573, p.479-86 (2014)

J.A. Hurd and S.W. Van Sciver. Measurements of the apparent thermal conductivity of multi-layer insulation between 20 K and 90 K. AIP Conf. Proc., Vol. 1573, p.694-700 (2014)

W.L. Johnson, K.W. Heckle, and J.A. Hurd. Thermal coupon testing of Load-Bearing Multilayer Insulation. AIP Conf. Proc., Vol. 1573, p.725-31 (2014)

M.H. Vanderlaan and S.W. Van Sciver. He II heat transfer through random packed spheres: Pressure drop. Cryogenics 63, 37-42 (2014)

W. Guo, D.P. Lathrop, M. La Mantia, and S.W. Van Sciver. Visualization of two-fluid flows of superfluid helium-4 at finite temperatures. P. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 111, 4653 (2014)

2013

D.E. Zmeev, F. Pakpour, P.M. Walmsley, A. Golov, W. Guo, D.N. McKinsey, G.G. Ihas, W.F. Vinen, and P.V.E. McClintock, Capture of He2 Molecules by Vortex Lines in Superfluid 4He at T=0.2K. Phys. Rev. Lett, 110, 175303 (2013)

D.E. Zmeev, F. Pakpour, P.M. Walmsley, A. Golov, P.V.E. McClintock, S.N. Fisher, W. Guo, D.N. McKinsey, G.G. Ihas, W.F. Vine, Observation of Crossover from Ballistic to Diffusion Regime for Excimer Molecules in Superfluid ⁴He J. Low. Temp. Phys, 171, 207 (2013)

E.S. Bosque, R.C. Dhuley, and S.W. Van Sciver. Transient heat transfer in helium II due to sudden vacuum break. AIP Conf. Proc., Vol. 1573, p.260-7 (2013)

M.H. Vanderlaan and S.W. Van Sciver. Steady state He II heat transfer through random packed spheres. Cryogenics 57, 166-72 (2013)

M.H. Vanderlaan and S.W. Van Sciver. Transient Helium II heat transfer through random packed spheres. AIP Conf. Proc., Vol. 1573, p.1313-8 (2013)

R.C. Dhuley , E.S. Bosque, and S.W. Van Sciver. Cryodeposition of nitrogen gas on a surface cooled by helium II. AIP Conf. Proc., Vol. 1573, p.226-32 (2013)

W. Guo and D.N. McKinsey. Concept for A Dark Matter Detector Using Liquid Helium-4. Phys. Rev. D, 87, 115011 (2013)

W. Guo, D.N. McKinsey, A. Marakov, K.J. Thompson, G.G. Ihas, and W. F. Vinen. Visualization technique for determining the structure functions of normal fluid turbulence in superfluid helium-4. J. Low. Temp. Phys, 171, 497 (2013)

2012

M.H. Vanderlaan, M. Seshadhria, M.N. Barrios, W.W. Brey, V.D. Schepkin, and S.W. Van Sciver. MRI of adsorbed water in solid foams at 21.1 T. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 55, 69-72 (2012)

2011

D. Celik, R. Klimas, S. W. Van Sciver and J. Zia . An Apparatus to Measure the Apparent Thermal Conductivity of Multilayer Insulation (MLI), Adv. Cryogenic Eng., Vol. 57, p.1313-8 (2011)

T.V. Chagovets and S.W. Van Sciver. A study of thermal counterflow using PTV. Physics of Fluids 23, 107102 (2011)