We report on the first observation of 3He diffusion anisotropy in 3He–4He liquid mixture confined in ordered aerogels at 1.5–4.2 K temperatures. The used aerogels are arrays of long Al2O3 parallel 8 nm strands. The possible origins of diffusion anisotropy are considered and the changes of roton properties introduced by parallel aerogel strands are discussed. Among the responsible mechanisms we account for Knudsen diffusion, potential anisotropy of layer mode excitations or of bulklike excitations, and helium vortices. The observed reduced 3He diffusion in aerogels is discussed and suggested to appear due to helium excitations at strong confinement conditions. These observations pave the way for future experiments to gain insight into the crossover regime expected at lower temperatures (below 1 K) for which roton density is lower and 3He collisions with strands play significant role.

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International audienceResults of experiments in which the Bose-Einstein condensate of magnons is created in the CsMnF3 easy-plane antiferromagnet in a system with coupled nuclear-electron precession with dynamical frequency shift are presented. This condensate is similar to the Bose-Einstein condensate of magnons in superfluid 3He-A in aerogel

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The series of DyF3nanosized samples was synthesized by the colloidal chemistry method. The microwave-assisted hydrothermal treatment was used for the first time for the modification of DyF3nanoparticles. Transmission electron microscopy images show that the DyF3nanoparticles have average particle size of about 16–18 nm and the size distribution becomes narrower during the microwave irradiation. The X-ray diffraction analysis shows the narrowing of the diffraction peaks versus microwave treatment time. The experimental data demonstrates restructuring of the nanoparticles and their crystal structure becomes closer to the ideal DyF3regular structure during the microwave irradiation of colloidal solution. The defect-annealing model of the microwave-assisted hydrothermal modification process is suggested.