Turbulent Dynamics in Rotating Helium Superfluids

New techniques, both for generating and detecting turbulence in the helium superfluids 3 He-B and 4 He, have recently given insight in how turbulence is started, what the dissipation mechanisms are, and how turbulence decays when it appears as a transient state or when externally applied turbulent pumping is switched off. Important simplifications are obtained by using 3 He-B as working fluid, where the highly viscous normal component is practically always in a state of laminar flow, or by cooling 4 He to low temperatures where the normal fraction becomes vanishingly small. We describe recent studies from the low temperature regime, where mutual friction becomes small or practically vanishes. This allows us to elucidate the mechanisms at work in quantum turbulence on approaching the zero temperature limit.