CHAPTER 1: PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS AT LOW TEMPERATURES

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FIG. 1.1
Immersion test probe

FIG. 1.2
Temperature ranges for measurements in cryogenic liquids energy as a function of temperature

FIG. 1.3
Amount of liquid helium remaining after pumping the bath down to various temperatures

FIG. 1.4
Abrupt change in boiling behavior of liquid helium at the superfluid lambda-point transition (2.177 K)

FIG. 1.5
Superfluid film creep

FIG. 1.6
Variable-temperature dipper probe for low-current measurements

FIG. 1.7
Sample-holder section of a low-current dipper probe

FIG. 1.8
Small-diameter dipper probe for testing within the confined space of a high-field magnet

FIG. 1.9
Warming chamber

FIG. 1.10
Variable-temperature cryostat based on continuous transfer of liquid-cryogen from a storage dewar

FIG. 1.11
Sample mounted on cooling stage of a commercial Gifford-McMahon (G-M) cryocooler to a cold plate on which the test sample is mounted

FIG. 1.12
Pulse-tube cryocooler

FIG. 1.13
Variable temperature cryostat based on continuous flow of cold helium gas over the test sample

FIG. 1.14
Dewar arrangements for high-current testing

FIG. 1.15
Lambda-point refrigerator for operating continuously at temperatures just above the superfluid transition temperature (2.177 K)

FIG. 1.16
Saturated-liquid-container refrigerator for obtaining continuous high-cooling power at superfluid-helium temperatures (< 2.177 K)

FIG. 1.17
Radial-access magnet arrangement for measuring the dependence of cryogenic properties on the angle of the magnetic field B

FIG. 1.18
Transferring liquid helium from a storage dewar into a test dewar

References
Listing of all References for Chapter 1 Figures