Low temperature physics Books
Oxford University Press Experimental Techniques for LowTemperature
Book SynopsisThis book presents a highly integrated, step-by-step approach to the design and construction of low-temperature measurement apparatus. It is effectively two books in one: A textbook on cryostat design techniques and an appendix data handbook that provides materials-property data for carrying out that design. The main text encompasses a wide range of information, written for specialists, without leaving beginning students behind. After summarizing cooling methods, Part I provides core information in an accessible style on techniques for cryostat design and fabrication - including heat-transfer design, selection of materials, construction, wiring, and thermometry, accompanied by many graphs, data, and clear examples. Part II gives a practical user''s perspective of sample mounting techniques and contact technology. Part III applies the information from Parts I and II to the measurement and analysis of superconductor critical currents, including in-depth measurement techniques and the latest developments in data analysis and scaling theory. The appendix is a ready reference handbook for cryostat design, encompassing seventy tables compiled from the contributions of experts and over fifty years of literature.Trade ReviewThis book presents a highly integrated, step-by-step approach to the design and construction of low-temperature measurement apparatus. * Bulletin of the Institute of Refrigeration *Overall, I highly recommend Ekin's book. It is informative and well written, for beginners who are starting research at low temperatures and for veterans who will benefit from the author's experience. George O. Zimmerman, Physics Today, May 2007, page 67This extensively illustrated book presents a step-by-step approach to the design and constuction of low-temperature measurement apparatus. Many recent developments in the field not previously published are covered in this volume. * CERN Courier *I could not wait for this book to appear in print. I will make it required reading for anyone designing cryogenic probes for use in our laboratory. * Bruce Brandt, U.S.National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, Florida *I am very impressed with the mixture of rigour and practicality that the book offers.[...] The charts are a treasure trove of practical information. * Mark Colclough, University of Birmingham *Beginners as well as [specialists] should have such a text, including the copious data on cryogenics ... * Hisayasu Kobayashi, University of Tokyo *I really liked the example calculations [...] If you don't find the information in the text, one can be sure that it's in the Appendix. This makes the text a 'stand-alone' book on cryostat design. * Karsten Guth, Universität Göttingen *Table of ContentsPART I ; PART II ; PART III
£121.12
IOP Publishing Ltd A Journey into Reciprocal Space Second Edition
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£108.00
Oxford University Press Quantum Optics
Book SynopsisQuantum optics: an introduction is a modern textbook written primarily for advanced undergraduate and masters level students in physics. In addition to standard topics, the text includes a broad range of topics in applied quantum optics such as laser cooling, Bose-Einstein condensation and quantum information processing.Trade Review'Fox has done a remarkable job at picking the key topics from a broad field. A genuinely interesting experiment in undergraduate education could be put together on the basis of Fox's textbook.' Physics Today, September 2007This is a modern text on quantum optics for advanced undergraduate students. It provides explanations based primarily on intuitive physical understanding, rather than mathematical derivations. The book also includes worked examples and exercises. * CERN Courier *Table of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; PART II: PHOTONS; PART III: ATOM-PHOTON INTERACTIONS; PART IV: QUANTUM INFORMATION PROCESSING; APPENDICES
£37.04
Oxford University Press Atomic Physics
Book SynopsisThis book provides a bridge between the basic principles of physics learned as an undergraduate and the skills and knowledge required for advanced study and research in the exciting field of atomic physics. The text is organized in a unique and versatile format --- as a collection of problems, hints, detailed solutions, and in-depth tutorials. This enables the reader to open the book at any page and get a solid introduction to subjects on the cutting edge of atomic physics, such as frequency comb metrology, tests of fundamental symmetries with atoms, atomic magnetometers, atom trapping and cooling, and Bose-Einstein condensates. The text also includes problems and tutorials on important basics that every practicing atomic physicist should know, but approached from the perspective of experimentalists: formal calculations are avoided where possible in favor of ''back-of-the-envelope'' estimates, symmetry arguments, and physical analogies. The 2nd edition contains over 10 new problems, anTrade Review'A remarkable book, indeed, greatly exceeding our expectations. [...] The authors are truly taken by the logic, beauty, and harmonious diversity of atomic-physics phenomena and are offering to share their knowledge and insights with the reader.' From Preface to the Russian edition, by V.S. Zapaskii (translator) and E.B. Alexandrov (editor)Table of Contents1. Atomic Structure ; 2. Atoms in External Fields ; 3. Interaction of Atoms with Light ; 4. Interaction of Light with Atoms in External Fields ; 5. Atomic Collisions ; 6. Cold Atoms ; 7. Molecules ; 8. Experimental Methods ; 9. Miscellaneous Topics ; A. Units, conversion factors, and typical values ; B. Reference data for hydrogen and alkali atoms ; C. Spectroscopic notation for atoms and diatomic molecules ; D. Description of polarization states of light ; E. Euler angles and rotation matrices ; F. The Wigner-Eckart theorem and irreducible tensors ; G. The density matrix ; H. Elements of the Feynman diagram technique ; APPENDIX I: THE 3-J AND 6-J SYMBOLS
£45.12
Institute of Physics Publishing Simple Atomic and Molecular Systems
Book SynopsisSimple Atomic and Molecular Systems is devoted to simple atomic and molecular systems. It bridges the gapbetween the textbook descriptions of the systems and the state-of-the-artresearch, revealing counterintuitive phenomena involving these systems, theirfundamental importance and practical applications.
£108.00
Royal Society of Chemistry Physics and Chemistry of Ice
Book SynopsisPhysics and Chemistry of Ice is an authoritative summary of state-of the-art research contributions from the world''s leading scientists. A key selection of submissions from the 11th International Conference on the Physics and Chemistry of Ice, 2006 are presented here with a foreword by Werner F. Kuhs. An invaluable resource, this book provides researchers and professionals with up-to-date coverage on a wide range of areas in ice science including: *Spectroscopic and diffraction studies *Molecular dynamics simulations *Studies of Ice Mechanics *Quantum mechanical ab initio calculations *Ice and hydrate crystal growth and inhibition studies *Bulk and surface properties of ice and gas hydrates *Snow physics and chemistry This insight into topical aspects of ice research is a key point of reference for physicists, chemists, glaciologists, cryo-biologists and professionals working in the fields of ice and hydrogen bonding.Table of ContentsInvited Papers: MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS OF GAS HYDRATE NUCLEATION; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ICE WITH EMPHASIS ON AGGREGATION/ INTERACTION WITH ORGANIC MATTER: COLLISIONAL AND ACCRETIONAL PROPERTIES OF MODEL PARTICLES; INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SNOW METAMORPHISM AND CLIMATE: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ASPECTS; ICE ADHESION AND ICE FRICTION MODIFICATION USING PULSED THERMAL POWER; IMPROVING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF GAS HYDRATE FORMATION PROCESSES: THE IMPORTANCE OF MULTI-TECHNIQUE APPROACHES; FAST THERMAL DESORPTION SPECTROSCOPY AND MICROCALORIMETRY: NEW TOOLS TO UNCOVER MYSTERIES OF ICE; SELECTION FOR 'ICE RESISTANCE', ANTIFREEZE PROTEINS AND ICE OR HYDRATE INHIBITION; Contributed Papers: RAMAN SCATTERING STUDY OF PROTON ORDERED ICE-XI SINGLE CRYSTAL; ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SIMPLE PLANAR MODELS OF WATER IN THE VAPOR AND THE ICE PHASES; PHASES OF SUPERCOOLED LIQUID WATER; USING GAUSSIAN CURVATURE FOR THE 3D SEGMENTATION OF SNOW GRAINS FROM MICROTOMOGRAPHIC DATA; ETHANOL HYDRATES FORMED BY GAS CONDENSATION: INVESTIGATIONS BY RAMAN SCATTERING AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION; DISLOCATION PATTERNING AND DEFORMATION PROCESSES IN ICE SINGLE CRYSTALS DEFORMED BY TORSION;FORMATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE GAS HYDRATES IN FREEZING SEDIMENTS AND DECOMPOSITION KINETICS OF THE HYDRATES FORMED; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY OF BJERRUM DEFECTS IN ICE Ih: AN ANALYSIS OF FORMATION AND MIGRATION PROPERTIES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY OF MOLECULAR POINT DEFECTS IN ICE Ih: INTERSTITIAL VS. VACANCY; FROM ICE TO CO2 HYDRATES AND BACK - STUDY OF NUCLEATION AND INITIAL GROWTH USING SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT METAMORPHISM OF SNOW: MODEL AND FIRST VALIDATIONS USING X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES; SUM FREQUENCY GENERATION ON SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE ICE Ih; MODELLING ICE Ic OF DIFFERENT ORIGIN AND STACKING-FAULTED HEXAGONAL ICE USING NEUTRON POWDER DIFFRACTION DATA; FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES FOR A NEW H2 SEPARATION METHOD USING GAS HYDRATES; SEGREGATION OF SALT IONS AT AMORPHOUS SOLID AND LIQUID SURFACES; THEORETICAL STUDY ON GASES IN HEXAGONAL ICE INVESTIGATED BY THE MOLECULAR ORBITAL METHOD; DEVELOPMENT OF IN SITU LOW TEMPERATURE INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY FOR A STUDY OF METHANE HYDRATE; A MECHANISM FOR PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS IN THE QUASI-LIQUID LAYER OF SNOW CRYSTALS IN POLAR REGIONS; TOPOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS BETWEEN ICE PHASES; THE IMPORTANCE OF O-O BONDING INTERACTIONS IN VARIOUS PHASES OF ICE; THE CHEMICAL CHARACTER OF VERY HIGH PRESSURE ICE PHASES; REAL-SPACE STUDY OF MECHANICAL INSTABILITY OF ICE XI ON A 'BOND-BY-BOND' BASIS; WATER-VAPOR TRANSPORT IN SNOW WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; EXPERIMENTAL GEOSCIENCE IN A FREEZER: ICE AND ICY COMPOUNDS AS USEFUL EDUCATIONAL ANALOGUES FOR TEACHING EARTH AND PLANETARY MATERIALS SCIENCE AND THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES; CLASSIFICATION OF LOW-ENERGY CONFIGURATIONS OF POLYHEDRAL WATER CLUSTERS FROM CUBE UP TO BACKMINSTERFULLERENE; ENERGY OPTIMIZATION OF GAS HYDRATE FRAMEWORKS ON THE BASIS OF DISCRETE MODELS OF INTER-MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE OF GAS HYDRATES IN POROUS MEDIA; TACKLING THE PROBLEM OF HYDROGEN BOND ORDER AND DISORDER IN ICE; THEORETICAL STUDY OF A HYDROXIDE ION WITHIN THE ICE-Ih LATTICE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY OF REARRANGING ICE SURFACES; IONISATION OF HCl ON ICE AT VERY LOW TEMPERATURE; EFFECTS OF LARGE GUEST SPECIES ON THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF STRUCTURE-H HYDRATES; PREDICTION OF THE CELLULAR MICROSTRUCTURE OF SEA ICE BY MORPHOLOGICAL STABILITY THEORY; THE PLANAR-CELLULAR TRANSITION DURING FREEZING OF NATURAL WATERS; CRYSTAL GROWTH OF ICE-I/HYDRATE EUTECTIC BINARY SOLUTIONS; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERIZATION OF IMPURITIES IN POLYCRYSTALLINE ICE; EFFECTS OF ADDITIVES AND COOLING RATES ON CRYOPRESERVATION PROCESS OF RAT CORTICAL CELLS; LABORATORY STUDIES OF THE FORMATION OF CUBIC ICE IN AQUEOUS DROPLETS; HYDRATE PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS IMPOSED BY GAS EXCHANGE; MECHANISM OF CAGE FORMATION DURING GROWTH OF CH4 AND Xe CLATHRATE HYDRATES: A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY; GROWTH KINETICS ON INTERFACE BETWEEN { } PLANE OF ICE AND WATER INVESTIGATED BY A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; CHOOSING AN APPROPRIATE WATER MODEL FOR USE IN BIOMOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; MICRO-RAMAN STUDY OF AIR CLATHRATE HYDRATES IN POLAR ICE FROM DOME FUJI, ANTARCTICA; HIGH PRESSURE NMR OF HYDROGEN-FILLED ICES BY DIAMOND ANVIL CELL; ON THE USE OF THE KIHARA POTENTIAL FOR HYDRATE EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATIONS; A NEW STRUCTURE OF AMORPHOUS ICE PROMOTED BY RADIATIONS; THE RADICAL CHEMISTRY IN IRRADIATED ICE; SPEEDSKATE ICE FRICTION: REVIEW AND NUMERICAL MODEL - FAST 1.0; FIRST PRINCIPLES COMPUTATIONAL STUDY OF HYDROGEN BONDS IN ICE Ih; FREEZING OF WATER ON ?-Al2O3 SURFACES; NEW HYDROGEN ORDERED PHASES OF ICE; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATION AND IN-SITU RAMAN STUDIES ON SOME SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE GAS HYDRATES UNDER HIGH PRESSURE; CLATHRATE HYDRATE FORMATION AND GROWTH: EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS VERSUS PREDICTED BEHAVIOUR; EFFECT OF SNOW ACCRETION TO THE GPS ANTENNA ON POSITIONING PERFORMANCE; GAS HYDRATES IN THE SYSTEM H2-CH4 - H2O AT PRESSURES OF 4.5 TO 220 ??? AND CONCENTRATIONS OF 0 TO 70 MOL % ?2; CHEMISTRY INDUCED BY IMPLANTATION OF REACTIVE IONS IN WATER ICE; STRUCTURE H HYDRATE KINETICS STUDIED BY NMR SPECTROSCOPY; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION OF ICE SAMPLES GROWN FROM VAPOR-PHASE OR LIQUID-PHASE WATER; ESR OBSERVATION OF SELF-PRESERVATION EFFECT OF METHANE HYDRATE; INVESTIGATION OF THE STRUCTURAL DISORDER IN ICE Ih USING NEUTRON DIFFRACTION AND REVERSE MONTE CARLO MODELLING; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION OF STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICAL PROPERTIES OF ORIENTATIONAL DEFECTS IN ICE; EFFECTS OF ADDITIVES ON FORMATION RATES OF CO2 HYDRATE FILMS; RIPPLE FORMATION MECHANISM ON ICICLES UNDER A THIN SHEAR FLOW; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS OF WATER FREEZING: BRINE REJECTION AND HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION; IMPLICATIONS FOR AND FINDINGS FROM DEEP ICE CORE DRILLINGS - AN EXAMPLE: THE ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH OF ICE AT HIGH STRAIN RATES; ISOTHERMAL AMORPHOUS-AMORPHOUS-AMORPHOUS TRANSITIONS IN WATER; MECHANICAL STRENGTH AND FLOW PROPERTIES OF ICE-SILICATE MIXTURE DEPENDING ON THE SILICATE CONTENTS AND THE SILICATE PARTICLE SIZES; ADSORPTION OF ANTIFREEZE PROTEIN AND A COMMERCIAL LOW DOSAGE HYDRATE INHIBITIOR ON HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; DIFFUSION, INCORPORATION, AND SEGREGATION OF ANTIFREEZE GLYCOPROTEINS AT THE ICE/SOLUTION INTERFACE; Subject Index
£94.05
Nova Science Publishers Inc Recent Developments in Cryogenics Research
Book SynopsisCryogenics, a term commonly used to refer to very low temperatures, had its beginning in the latter half of the 19th century. Traditionally, this field is separated from Cryogenic Engineering and Low Temperature Physics (LTP). Cryogenic engineering is concerned with the design and development of low-temperature systems and components, while low temperature physics is more related to the fundamental research of material or fluid properties. This book discusses some recent findings and developments as well as gives an outlook on the fields of helium cryogenics and LTP. The main focus will be given to the helium cryogenics, though a smaller review is also presented for the fields of cryogenic energy storage facilities. Some future trends and R&D activities are also discussed. To orient the reader, the first four chapters are related to LTP, while the major part of the book is then devoted to helium cryogenics, for example, refrigeration techniques, cryostats, low temperature electronics, safety, etc.It should be particularly suited for advanced students, young researchers or engineers, who are intending to proceed with careers in helium cryogenics or LTP. However, the authors believe that the book will also be of value to experienced scientists, since it describes several very recent advances in experimental low temperature physics and technology, for example, ultra-low temperature technique and thermometry, as well as progress in helium cryogenics, such as heat transfer, cryostat designs for large facilities, and refrigerator developments. Extensive references are provided for the readers interested in the details of the cryogenic engineering advances. And last but not least, the authors hope that this book will widen the horizons of many without a solid state background, but with a general interest in low temperature physics and helium cryogenics.In attempting to cover such a wide field, a large degree of selection has been necessary, as complete volumes have been written on many topics which here have had to be covered in very few pages or less. It is inevitable that not everyone will agree with the present choice, especially if it is their own subject which has been discussed very briefly or not mentioned at all, and the editor accepts full responsibility for the selections made. The book is written at a level which should be followed by a university graduate in science or engineering, although, if their background has not included a course in cryogenic engineering, general or solid-state physics, some groundwork may be lacking.
£163.19
Amy Newton Temperature Log: Record Book, Monitor Details,
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£15.19
Imperial College Press Specific Heat Of Matter At Low Temperatures, The
Book SynopsisRecent discoveries of new materials and improvements in calorimetric techniques have given new impetus to the subject of specific heat. Nevertheless, there is a serious lack of literature on the subject. This invaluable book, which goes some way towards remedying that, is concerned mainly with the specific heat of matter at ordinary temperatures. It discusses the principles that underlie the theory of specific heat and considers a number of theoretical models in some detail. The subject matter ranges from traditional materials to those recently discovered — heavy fermion compounds, high temperature superconductors, spin glasses and so on — and includes a large number of figures, tables and references. The book will be particularly useful for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as academics and researchers.Table of ContentsBasic Concepts and Relations; Lattice Specific Heat; Electronic Specific Heat; Specific Heat of Cryogenic Liquids; Specific Heat Anomalies; Magnetic Specific Heat; Experimental Methods.
£110.70
