A suction flow generates a whirlpool, namely a bathtub vortex, in a classical fluid; in contrast, rotating containers, which are usually used for studies of superfluid helium, can produce only simple solid rotation. In the present work, the superfluid flow and concentrated quantized vortices induced by a cryogenic motor immersed in superfluid ~4He were investigated. Using a motor with six blades in a cylinder caused the free surface of the superfluid ~4He to take on a parabolic shape, indicating that the motor produces a rotating superfluid flow. To drive a suction flow in superfluid helium, the motor was mounted in a cylindrical container with a small hole at the center of the top and a slit at the side, acting as a superfluid pump. This pump was successfully used to generate a spiral flow and a vortex with a funnel-shaped core in superfluid ~4He, suggesting that the resulting suction flow transports and centralizes quantized vortices to the suction hole, increasing the vortex circulation and sucking the free surface of the superfluid down.
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