Quantum diffusion in solid H2−Ne solutions

Abstract

Quantum diffusion in solid hydrogen containing 0.02–0.25 mol.% neon has been investigated by the calorimetric method in temperature range 1–3 K. The concentrations of orthohydrogen were 0.23; 0.5 and 1 mol. %. The parameter studied was characteristic configurational relaxation time τ. Heat capacity is very sensitive to space distribution of orthohydrogen molecules. Therefore, the determination of configuration relaxation rate has been performed by observing the time dependence of heat capacity. A neon impurity in the indicated concentration is observed to accelerate quantum diffusion in hydrogen. The magnitude of the effect diminishes as the temperature increases.