Cryocourse 2007

CRYOCOURSE 2007:

Basics

-Thermodynamics
-Statistical Physics
-Condensed Matter at low temperatures

Cryophysics

-Properties of solids (Cv)
-Properties of solids (Kth)
-Properties of solids
(thermal expansion, magnetostriction)
-Properties of metals (resistivity, Hall effect)
-Superconductivity
-Disordered Solids
-Quantum Fluids and Solids
-Superfluid ³He

Cryogenics: general

-Technical properties of materials
-Heat transfer:
Thermal isolation and thermal contact
-Properties of Cryogenic fluids
-Storage and transfer of Cryofluids
-Liquefactors
-Safety and good practice in handling Cryofluids
-Cryostat design
-Refrigeration
-⁴He and ³He cryostats
-Cryocoolers: principles
-Cryocoolers: industrial approach
-Dilution refrigerators: principles
-Dilution refrigerators: design and operation
-Dilution refrigerators: industrial design
-Adiabatic demagnetisation
-Micro-coolers

Topics

-Superconducting technology
-Superconducting Magnets: theory and design
-Superconducting engineering
-Thermometry
-Thermometry: principles and temperature scale
-Thermometry: practical thermometry 1
-Thermometry: practical thermometry 2
-Temperature control
-Low temperature toolbox
-Vacuum and low temperatures
-Electronics and low temperatures
-Low temperature techniques and tricks
-Measurements at low temperatures
-Neutrons and low temperatures
-Photons and low temperatures
-NMR at low temperatures
-High pressures and low temperatures
-SQUIDs
-Micromechanical resonators; Pressure sensors
-Cryogenic space applications
-Low temperature astrophysical detectors

Hands-on: experimental courses

3 hours courses
(5 groups of 2 x 4 students,
i.e. 40 experiments in parallel)

Course A - Superconducting magnets
Course B - Cryogenic workshop/Vacuum and leak detection
Course C - Electronics workshop
Course D - Handling of cryogenic fluids/
superfluid ⁴He
Course E - Thermometry

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updated 04/09/2007