PHYS 498LTQ :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Week Date Lecture Reading Homework
1 01/23/2026 Introduction & Cryogenic I
U of I History in Low Temperature
Cryogenic Liquids
Storage and Transfer
Helium Liquefier Facility Improvements at Physics
Milestones in Superconductivity at the University of Illinois
An Introduction to Cryogenics, by Ph. Lebrun
 
2 01/30/2026 Vacuum I
Vacuum Fundamentals
Pumps
Introduction to Vacuum Technology by Kurt J. Lesker Company
Edwards nXDS Scroll Pump Tip Seal Change Video
Service:HiPace® 400/700/800-Operating Fluid Reservoir Replacement
HW1
Due: 11:59 PM Feb 15, 2026
3 02/06/2026 Vacuum II
Fittings
Vacuum Measurements
Leak Detection
Flanges and Fittings: KF and CF
Guide to Regulators | Matheson
Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety | Division of Research Safety | Illinois
Demountable Cryogenic Seal Options
Introduction to Vacuum Pressure Measurement
Knowledge Hub for Leak Detection | Pfeiffer
 
4 02/13/2026 Cryogenics II
Low Temperature Thermometry
Low Temperature Thermometry by Pobell
Cryogenic temperature sensors | Lakeshore
 
5 02/20/2026 Cryogenics III
Practical Low Temperature Properties
Properties of Solids at Low Temperatures by Ekin
Solid Matter at Low Temperatures by Pobell
HW2
Due: 11:59 PM Mar 8, 2026
6 02/27/2026 Refrigeration I
J-T Cooler
Cryocoolers
Basics of Joule-Thomson Liquefaction and JT Cooling by A. T. A. M. de Waele
Joule-Thomson Cooler by Zuyu Zhao
4K Regenerative Cryocoolers by Chao Wang
Differences Between Pulse Tube and Gifford-McMahon Cryocoolers - Bluefors
 
7 03/06/2026 Refrigeration II
He-4 and He-3 Refrigeration
Dilution Refrigeration
Dilutiion Refrigerator | CryoTools | EMP  
8 03/13/2026 Cryogenic Controls
Temperature Control
Heat Exchangers
Vibrations
Magnetic Shields
Incremental PID
Passive Gas-Gap Heat Switches for use in Low-Temperature Cryogenic Systems - IOPscience
 
9 03/20/2026 Spring Break    
10 03/27/2026 Magnets
resistive & superconducting
The Current Status and Future Direction of High-Magnetic-Field Science and Technology in the United States
National MagLab - MagLab
HW3
Due: 11:59 PM April 12, 2026
11 04/03/2026 Measurements I
Electrical and Thermal transport

Electronic Transport in Mesoscopic Systems
Noise suppression at the NHMFL | by Jan Jaroszynski
Thermal conductivity measurement from 30 to 750 K: the 3ω method | Review of Scientific Instruments | AIP Publishing
Nanoscale thermal transport | by David Cahill et al.

 
12 04/10/2026 Measurement II
Scanning Probe and Spectroscopy
   
13 04/17/2026 Measurements III
Optical Spectroscopy
   
14 04/24/2026 Measurements IV
Guest Lecture: Wolfgang Pfaff (UIUC)
rf techniques
   
15 05/01/2026 Refrigeration III
Guest Lecture: Xi Lin (PKU)
Advanced Refrigerations
   

 

Extensitve Reading Materials

1. Cryogenics for Quantum Applications | QED-C - PDF