Experimental Low Temperature Physics [Hardcover]

Market: Graduate students in condensed matter and atomic and molecular physics. This engagingly written book introduces the field and provides important information for those making low temperature measurements. Fundamental thermodynamic considerations are covered at the start and the book concludes with commercial applications and an appendix on laser cooling.Properties of Solids at Low Temperatures. Properties of Liquid Helium. Reaching Low Temperatures: Stage 1. Reaching Low Temperatures: Stage 2. Reaching Low Temperatures: Stage 3. Thermometry. Experimental Techniques.