Harvey, A.
and Garberoglio, G.
(2009),
First-Principles Calculation of the Third Virial Coefficient of Helium, Journal of Research (NIST JRES), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
(Accessed May 15, 2024)
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First-Principles Calculation of the Third Virial Coefficient of Helium
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Author(s)
, Giovanni Garberoglio
Abstract
Knowledge of the pair and three-body potential-energy surfaces of helium is now sufficient to allow calculation of the third density virial coefficient, C(T), with significantly smaller uncertainty than that of existing experimental data. In this work, we employ the best available pair and three-body potentials for helium and calculate C(T) with path-integral Monte Carlo (PIMC) calculations supplemented by semiclassical calculations. The values of C(T) presented extend from 24.5561 K to 10000 K. In the important metrological range of temperatures near 273.16 K, our uncertainties are smaller than the best experimental results by approximately an order of magnitude, and the reduction in uncertainty at other temperatures is at least as great. For convenience in calculation of C(T) and its derivatives, a simple correlating equation is presented.Citation
Journal of Research (NIST JRES) -
Volume
114
Issue
5
NIST Pub Series
Pub Type
NIST Pubs
Keywords
calibration, density, helium, metrology, thermodynamic properties, virial coefficients
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Created September 1, 2009, Updated June 2, 2021