Oxford Instruments MicrostatHe - System Description; The Cryostats

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Microstat He Manual

System Description

This manual is intended for use with the MicrostatHe (standard), MicrostatHe-R (rectangular tail option) and OptistatCF-V cryostats. They

are described in the same manual because the procedure for operation is identical for each cryostat.

Figure 4.1: Microstat He cryostat

Microstat He-R cryostat

Optistat CF-V cryostat

4.1 The Cryostats

Both the MicrostatHe and MicrostatHe-R are continuous flow cryostats designed principally to allow a sample to be cooled to a low

temperature and studied with an optical microscope. The window arrangement for the standard MicrostatHe allows the sample to be

brought close to the objective lens of a microscope. The MicrostatHe-R has a rectangular-shaped tail to provide a short working distance

through four windows.