Experimental Techniques in Condensed Matter Physics at Low Temperatures (Frontiers in Physics) (Hardcover)

~ Robert C. Richardson (Author, Editor), Eric N. Smith (Editor)

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This practical book provides recipes for the construction of devices used in low temperature experimentation. It emphasizes what works, rather than what might be the optimum method, and lists current sources for purchasing components and equipment.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 338 pages
• Publisher: Perseus Books (Sd) (April 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201150026
• ISBN-13: 978-0201150025
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,762,671 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great aid to the hands-on low temperature experimentalist, September 23, 2000

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This review is from: Experimental Techniques In Condensed Matter Physics At Low Temperatures (Advanced Book Classics) (Paperback)

With contributions by faculty, graduate students, and postdocs at Cornell, this book is a collection of very practical recipes written in a language easily accessible to a senior undergraduate or a beginning graduate student. If you are planning a novel experiment, building a new setup, or troubleshooting or adapting an existing piece of equipment, this book is an invaluable tool. It covers most of the little details which nobody mentions in respectable PRL articles but without the understanding of which nothing will work and your boss will not be happy. The book also has most of the important material property tables which you'd be scrambling to collect from all over. This book should be a reference to any low-temperature experimentalist, ahead of all other texts.