NIST sub-K thermometers (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST sub-K thermometers

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Two of NIST's superconducting thermometers for measuring cryogenic temperatures are glued to the lower left and upper right of this amplifier. The miniature thermometers, made of niobium on a layer of silicon dioxide, measure the temperature of the amplifier or other device based on a frequency signal.

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