Matter and Methods at Low Temperatures [electronic resource] / by Frank Pobell.

Properties of Cryoliquids -- Solid Matter at Low Temperatures -- Thermal Contact and Thermal Isolation -- Helium-4 Cryostats and Closed-Cycle Refrigerators -- Helium-3 Cryostats -- The 3He4He Dilution Refrigerator -- Refrigeration by Solidification of Liquid 3He: Pomeranchuck Cooling -- Refrigeration by Adiabatic Demagnetization of a Paramagnetic Salt -- Refrigeration by Adiabatic Nuclear Demagnetization -- Temperature Scales and Temperature Fixed Points -- Low-Temperature Thermometry -- Miscellaneous Cryogenic Devices and Design Aids -- Some Comments on Low-Temperature Electronics.

Matter and Methods at Low Temperatures contains a wealth of information essential for successful experiments at low temperatures, which makes it suitable as a reference and textbook. The first chapters describe the low-temperature properties of liquid and solid matter, including liquid helium. The major part of the book is devoted to refrigeration techniques and the physics on which they rely, the definition of temperature, thermometry, and a variety of design and construction techniques. The lively style and practical basis of this text make it easy to read and particularly useful to anyone beginning research in low-temperature physics. Low-temperature scientists will find it of great value due to its extensive compilation of materials data and relevant new results on refrigeration, thermometry, and materials properties. Problems are included as well. Furthermore, this third edition also describes newly developed low-temperature experimentation techniques and new materials properties; it also contains many additional references and a list of suppliers of cryogenic equipment.

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