A Versatile Nuclear Demagnetization Cryostat for Ultralow Temperature Research

Journal of Low Temperature Physics

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 121-150

  Yao, W ^a,b   Knuuttila, T A ^a   Nummila, K K ^a,c   Martikainen, J E ^a   Oja, A S ^a,c   Lounasmaa, O V ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW TEMPERATURE ENGINEERING; MAGNETS; REFRIGERATORS;

NUCLEAR DEMAGNETIZATION CRYOSTATS;

CRYOSTATS;

EID: 0034215614     PISSN: 00222291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004665020659     Document Type: Article

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