Relative acoustic gas thermometry setup for low temperature range from 4,2 to 80 K

Abstract

Relative acoustic gas thermometry setup is described. Described setup was developed and tested in VNIIFTRI. The setup is designed for the measurement of thermodynamic temperature in low temperature range down to 4,2 K. Main part of the setup is resonator with reduced cavity diameter. Reduction of resonator dimension lead to several times reduction of cooled parts of the setup with respect to the setup previously developed in VNIIFTRI. This decreases liquid nitrogen and liquid helium consumption required for cooling of resonator. Moreover, reduction of the mass of cooling parts reduces time required for temperature stabilization and thus measurement time. In the work the tests’ results of operation of main parts of the setup are presented.