A Low Temperature Dielectric Cell and the Permittivity of Hexagonal Ice to 2 K

Abstract

The limiting high frequency permittivity ε ∞ of hexagonal ice, measured using a coaxial three terminal dielectric cell designed to minimize errors arising from differential thermal contraction, varies from 3.093 ± 0.003 at 2 K to 3.15 ± 0.02 at 200 K. The result is discussed in relation to the translational lattice vibrations and a comparison is made with other ices.