TY - BOOK AU - Ekin,J.W. TI - Experimental techniques for low-temperature measurements: cryostat design, material properties, and superconductor critical-current testing SN - 0198570546 (hbk.) U1 - 536.54 PY - 2006/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Low temperatures KW - Measurement KW - Instruments KW - Low temperature research KW - Superconductors N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I. Cryostat Design and Materials Selection. 1. Introduction to Measurement Cryostats and Cooling Methods. 2. Heat Transfer at Cryogenic Temperatures. 3. Cryostat Construction. 4. Wiring and Connections. 5. Temperature Measurement and Control. 6. Properties of Solids at Low Temperatures. - Part II. Electrical Transport Measurements: Sample Holders and Contacts. 7. Sample Holders. 8. Sample Contacts. - Part III. Superconductor Critical-Current Measurements and Data Analysis. 9. Critical-Current Measurements. 10. Critical-Current Data Analysis. - Appendixes ER -