Specific heat of high-purity solid gallium close to the melting point
- 1 November 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Philosophical Magazine A
- Vol. 46 (5) , 829-839
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01418618208236934
Abstract
We report on specific heat determinations of 99·9999% pure gallium applying an optical A.C. method. Data were taken with a temperature resolution, relative to the melting point T M, of 2 mK, starting from 1·5 K below T M and proceeding across the melting transition. The specific heat which was derived from amplitude and phase measurements, increases below the nominal melting point. The implication of these findings is discussed.Keywords
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