Institute of Scientific
Instruments, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i.
Group of Cryogenics and Superconductivity
Laboratory of cryogenics was established as a part of „Nuclear Magnetic Resonance" department at the Institute of Scientific Instruments in 1967
Group of Cryogenics and Superconductivity
Laboratory of cryogenics was established as a part of „Nuclear Magnetic Resonance" department at the Institute of Scientific Instruments in 1967
Research
- Cryogenic Rayleigh-Bénard convection at Rayleigh numbers above 1e11
- Microscale radiative heat transfer at low temperatures
- Cryogenic helium
classical turbulence
- Study of the thermo-physical properties of multilayer insulation components
- Low temperature radiative
properties of materials used in cryogenics
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- Helium bath cryopump for electronoptical devices
Collaboration
Universities and R&D Institutions
Department
of Low-Temperature Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles
University
Dept. Physical Engineering, Faculty Mech. Eng., Brno Univ. of Technology - low temperature STM
CERN, Compass Experiment
Dept. Physical Engineering, Faculty Mech. Eng., Brno Univ. of Technology - low temperature STM
CERN, Compass Experiment
Industry
Chart Ferox - heat flow analysis in cryogenic vessels
Prvni brnenska strojirna Velka Bites, a.s. (The 1st Brno Machine works) - low temperature expansion turbines
Prvni brnenska strojirna Velka Bites, a.s. (The 1st Brno Machine works) - low temperature expansion turbines
Groups at ISI
Microlithography
Laboratory - AFM microscopy, lithography
Special Technologies Laboratory - electron beam welding, vacuum soldering, magnetron sputtering
Laboratories of Electron Microscopy and Image Analysis - SEM, EDAX (in Czech)
Lasers and interferometry - thin layers evaporation (partly in Czech)
Mechanical workshops
Special Technologies Laboratory - electron beam welding, vacuum soldering, magnetron sputtering
Laboratories of Electron Microscopy and Image Analysis - SEM, EDAX (in Czech)
Lasers and interferometry - thin layers evaporation (partly in Czech)
Mechanical workshops
Memberships
IIR -
Vicepresidency of the commision
A1 (Dr.A.Srnka) of the International Institute of
Refrigeration
EVITHERM - Virtual Institute for Thermal Metrology
EVITHERM - Virtual Institute for Thermal Metrology
Measurement of low temperature
radiative properties of materials
Measurement of heat conductivity at low temperatures (materials, contacts,...) Superconducting magnets, magnetic field calibration, homogeneity mapping and time stability measurement Support of cryogenic design, calculations using software Kryom 3.3, Cryocomp, Gaspack, Hepack, etc. Consulting, education Cryostats maintenance Storage vessels for liquid nitrogen / fomed polystyrene |
