Abstract
We observed a profile of nonequilibrium superfluid-normal (SN) interface of 4He near a vertical wall. A glass, brass or copper wall was used. The SN interface was produced by cooling liquid 4He in a bath from the bottom, where liquid 4He was pumped through a flow impedance in order to cool down the liquid. Superfluid (Normal fluid) occupied the lower (upper) part of the bath. The SN interface was visualized by three methods: simple visualization, shadowgraphy and schlieren method. The interface touched a vertical glass wall at almost 90°. A large hollow was observed near a brass wall which had intermediate thermal conductivity. Downward flow was observed on a copper wall due to the very good thermal conductivity of the wall. Various types of interface profile were observed depending on the thermal conductivity of the wall used.
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