adiabatic demagnetization

From: A Dictionary of Physics | Date: 2000| Author: ALAN ISAACS | Copyright information

adiabatic demagnetization A technique for cooling a paramagnetic salt, such as potassium chrome alum, to a temperature near absolute zero. The salt is placed between the poles of an electromagnet and the heat produced during magnetization is removed by liquid helium. The salt is th...

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