Abstract : Observation of the period doubling cascade in a Rayleigh-Bénard experiment in mercury. The experimental cell has an aspect ratio Γ = 4 and contains four convective rolls. A DC magnetic field of 270 G is applied along the convective roll axis. The measured Feigenbaum number is δ = 4.4. The ratio of the successive subharmonics is of the order of 14 dB for the lowest measured subharmonics.
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A. Libchaber, C. Laroche, S. Fauve. Period doubling cascade in mercury, a quantitative measurement. Journal de Physique Lettres, Edp sciences, 1982, 43 (7), pp.211-216. ⟨10.1051/jphyslet:01982004307021100⟩. ⟨jpa-00232033⟩