Phase boundary detection for dilution refrigerators

E. ter Haar, R. V. Martin
2004 Review of Scientific Instruments  
We describe a device to conveniently measure the positions of the phase boundaries in a dilution refrigerator. We show how a simple modification of a standard capacitive level gauge (segmentation of one of the electrodes) permits a direct calibration of the capacitance versus phase boundary position. We compare this direct calibration with the indirect procedure that must be adopted for a conventional capacitive level gauge. The device facilitates the correct adjustment of the 3He/4He fraction in the dilution refrigerator.
doi:10.1063/1.1784568 fatcat:kdzpjrel6bb25lbtjr7vuixkoe