The Momentum Distribution of Liquid ${}^3$He

Abstract

We present high-resolution neutron Compton scattering measurements of liquid ${}^3$He below its renormalized Fermi temperature. Theoretical predictions are in excellent agreement with the experimental data when instrumental resolution and final state effects are accounted for. Our results resolve the long-standing inconsistency between theoretical and experimental estimates of the average atomic kinetic energy.

5 pages, 4 figures

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• Inclusive quasi-elastic electron-nucleus scattering

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• Properties of fermionic systems with the Path-integral ground state method
• Momentum distribution of He-3 in one dimension