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Gatewood, J.
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High-Resolution Frequency Control and Thermometry for Precise Measurements of Helium Density
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Precision Clocks Using Superconducting Niobium Cavities
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Surface crystalline carbon temperature sensor
The described sensor has been used to measure small temperature changes in investigations related to the study of the properties of superfluid helium under zero-gravity conditions. The sensor requirements included high sensitivity, rapid response, small size, reproducibility, and ease of application to a test surface. In the preparation of the sensor a thin film of a commercially available carbon colloidal suspension is deposited on a substrate which must be electrically insulated or be covered with an insulating layer.
Sensor for distinguishing liquid-vapor phases of superfluid helium
A small, high-accuracy, rapid-response, low-power-dissipation sensor used in determining the distribution of the liquid and vapor phases of helium in a rocket-borne cryogenic cooler is described. The device, which consists of a 6 mm constantan wire coated for about two-thirds of its length with a superconductor alloy, operates on the basis of the coating's alternation between superconductivity (during immersion in the fluid) and a normal resistive state (during immersion in the vapor). The sensor's response time upon shift from one environment to the other is found to be less than 10 milliseconds. Details of design criteria, and installation of an array of sensors in a flight dewar are also given.