Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory in Low Temperature Physics

自容式非循环稀释式冰箱是适合本科生使用的现代化低温实验设施的枢纽。该冰箱使学生能够进行戏剧性的实验，涉及许多当代研究课题，如量子力学隧道效应、量子霍尔效应、准粒子动力学和介观系统的行为。此外，机器实验装置的设计允许学生使用正式课程中介绍的物理概念：温度和温度计、热容、黑体辐射和导热系数。这些设备的主要用户是参加高级实验室项目的三年级优等生和高年级物理学生。通过为学生提供丰富的、最新的研究实验室体验，该项目扩大了他们对当代主题和实验技术的接触，从而为他们更好地为研究生学习和/或行业做好准备。冰箱还吸引了年轻的物理专业学生的兴趣，因此为他们及早参与物理研究和进一步学习提供了强大的激励。该学院正在用等额的资金来匹配这一奖项。

A self-contained non-recirculating dilution refrigerator is the hub of a modern low temperature laboratory facility suitable for undergraduates. The refrigerator gives students the ability to perform dramatic experiments dealing with many contemporary research topics, such as quantum mechanical tunneling, quantum Hall effect, quasiparticle dynamics, and the behavior of mesoscopic systems. In addition, the design of experimental apparatus for the machine allows students to use the physical concepts introduced in formal coursework: temperature and thermometry, heat capacity, blackbody radiation, and thermal conductivity. The principal users of the equipment are junior-year honors students and senior-year physics students participating in an advanced laboratory program. By providing a rich, up-to-date research laboratory experience for students, the project is broadening their exposure to contemporary topics and experimental techniques, thereby preparing them better for graduate study and/or industry. The refrigerator also captures the interest of younger physics majors, and so provide a powerful incentive for early participation in research and further study in physics. The college is matching the award with an equal amount of funds.