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Title: Thermal conductivity of solid argon

Abstract

A cryogenic apparatus was designed and constructed to form large-grained essentially free-standing samples of crystalline Argon. Subsequent in situ measurements of the thermal conductivity K(T) were made by a linear flow method, covering a temperature range from the triple point, 83.8 K, to liquid He temperatures.

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  1. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
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Research Org.:
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
OSTI Identifier:
4234979
Report Number(s):
COO-1574-39
NSA Number:
NSA-31-013533
Resource Type:
Thesis/Dissertation
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Thesis. Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-75
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
N80730* -General & Miscellaneous-Materials; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; *ARGON- THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; CRYOGENICS; LOW TEMPERATURE; SIMULATION; SOLIDS; THERMAL EXPANSION; ULTRALOW TEMPERATURE; VERY LOW TEMPERATURE

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Christen, David Kent. Thermal conductivity of solid argon. United States: N. p., 1974. Web. doi:10.2172/4234979.
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title = {Thermal conductivity of solid argon},
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abstractNote = {A cryogenic apparatus was designed and constructed to form large-grained essentially free-standing samples of crystalline Argon. Subsequent in situ measurements of the thermal conductivity K(T) were made by a linear flow method, covering a temperature range from the triple point, 83.8 K, to liquid He temperatures.},
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