CARBON RESISTANCE THERMOMETERS AND VARIABLE-RANGE HOPPING.

Author(s) : SULLIVAN N. S., EDWARDS C. M.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE OBSERVED TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF A WIDE VARIETY OF CARBON RESISTANCE THERMOMETERS IS COMPARED WITH THE SIMPLE MODELS OF VARIABLE-RANGE HOPPING. IT IS SHOWN THAT FOR SOME RESISTORS AT VERY LOW TEMPERATURES, THE 1/3-POWER LAW (FOR HOPPING IN 2 D) PROVIDES A SLIGHTLY MORE ACCURATE FIT THAN THE 1/4-POWER LAW (FOR HOPPING IN 3 D). IN OTHER CASES, THE TWO POWER LAWS ARE INDISTINGUISHABLE WITHIN THE ACCURACY OF THE DATA.

Details

  • Original title: CARBON RESISTANCE THERMOMETERS AND VARIABLE-RANGE HOPPING.
  • Record ID : 1986-2210
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryogenics - vol. 26 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1986

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