The evolution of the meniscus of a helium crystal near the (0001) face is
traced during a change in the boundary conditions at the chamber wall in the
temperature range 0.5-0.9 K. The critical behavior of the contact angle is
studied. An anisotropy is detected in the crystal-glass interface energy. New
data on the temperature dependence of the elementary-step energy are obtained
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