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cryostat Definition

cryo·stat (krī′ō stat′, -ə-)

noun

a regulator for maintaining a constant, low temperature

Etymology: cryo- + -stat

cryostat Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: The researchers can cool a beam of hydrogen atoms using a helium cryostat to just 10 degrees above absolute zero.

Adjective modifier

  • liquid: Thirdly, and most significantly, a variable temperature liquid nitrogen cryostat has been successfully commissioned.
  • closed: The Phenix is a unique closed cycle helium cryostat specifically designed for powder diffraction.

Modifies a noun

  • window: This is done by driving the birefringent half-wave plate that is mounted in the polarimetry slide in front of the cryostat window.

Noun used with modifier

  • helium: The researchers can cool a beam of hydrogen atoms using a helium cryostat to just 10 degrees above absolute zero.
  • nitrogen: Thirdly, and most significantly, a variable temperature liquid nitrogen cryostat has been successfully commissioned.