Rorschach, Harold E.2018-12-182018-12-181973Loftin, Richard Bowen. "Construction of a simple dilution refrigerator." (1973) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103919">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103919</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103919Text includes handwritten formulasA simple He^3-He^4 refrigerator has been designed and constructed. A brief introduction to low temperature physics in general and to dilution refrigeration in particular is given. The properties and theory of He^3-He^4 solutions as they pertain to the design of the refrigerator are discussed. A thermodynamic analysis of the dilution refrigerator is included. The construction of each part of the refrigerator is described in detail. The current status of the dilution refrigerator is presented and future experiments with it are discussed.58 ppengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.ThesisRICE1545reformatted digitalThesis Phys. 1973 Loftin