Precise Calorimetry of Small Metal Samples Using Noise Thermometry

Knapp, Jan; Levitin, Lev V.; Nyéki, Ján; Brando, Manuel; Saunders, John

doi:10.1007/s10909-024-03207-w

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Precise Calorimetry of Small Metal Samples Using Noise Thermometry

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Brando, Manuel
Manuel Brando, Physics of Quantum Materials, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Max Planck Society;

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Knapp, J., Levitin, L. V., Nyéki, J., Brando, M., & Saunders, J. (2024). Precise Calorimetry of Small Metal Samples Using Noise Thermometry. Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 1-18. doi:10.1007/s10909-024-03207-w.

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We describe a compact calorimeter that opens ultra-low-temperature heat capacity studies of small metal crystals in moderate magnetic fields. The performance is demonstrated on the canonical heavy fermion metal YbRh2Si2. Thermometry is provided by a fast current sensing noise thermometer. This single thermometer enables us to cover a wide temperature range of interest from 175 µK to 90 mK with temperature-independent relative precision. Temperatures are tied to the international temperature scale with a single-point calibration. A superconducting solenoid surrounding the cell provides the sample field for tuning its properties and operates a superconducting heat switch. Both adiabatic and relaxation calorimetry techniques, as well as magnetic field sweeps, are employed. The design of the calorimeter results in an addendum heat capacity which is negligible for the study reported. The keys to sample and thermometer thermalisation are the lack of dissipation in the temperature measurement and the steps taken to reduce the parasitic heat leak into the cell to the tens of fW level. © The Author(s) 2024.