Bubble instability in overheated liquid Helium-3

Abstract

The generation and the growth of vapor bubbles in metastable liquid Helium-3 are studied. The finite diffuse layer of vapor bubble, the temperature dependence of the surface tension and the relaxation processes are taken into consideration. We show that the growth of bubble in overheated liquid Helium-3 is significantly influenced by the memory effects caused by the dynamic Fermi-surface distortions. In particular, the increase of bubble is strongly hindered and accompanied by the characteristic oscillations of the bubble radius. The oscillations of the bubble radius disappear in a short relaxation-time limit where the memory effects are negligible.