A review of cryogenic thermometry and common temperature sensors

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 352-360

  Yeager, C J ^a   Courts, S S ^a  

^a Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryogenics; Sensors; Thermometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542340552     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/7361.983476     Document Type: Article

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