(in Polish) Vaccuum and Cryogenics 1100-VAC

This course is aimed to be an introductory course to vacuum and cryogenics, dealing with the most common techniques encountered on a regular basis in-lab.
During this course, we shall review experimental techniques associated with vacuum and cryogenic technology, presenting the relevant theories and phenomenology associated with it. In particular, we shall review the inner workings and operation protocols of fundamental components employed in vacuum and cryogenics.
The course shall also have a practical element, associated with the handling of cryogenic liquids and vacuum instrumentation. This will be done in conjunction with the very capable technical body of the faculty of physics, in particular in what concerns instrumentation.
The following topics are expected to be covered during the course:
1 – Theory of perfect gases
2 – Gas flow and glow discharge
3 – Adsorption-related phenomena and molecular gasification in vacuum
4 – Vacuum pumping
5 – Mass spectroscopy
6 – Vacuum pumps
7 – Vacuum tools (detectors, manometers, fluxometers, traps, valves, …)
8 – Gas liquefaction
9 – Cooling methods
10 – Low-temperature thermometry
11 – Heat transfer
12 – Dewars and cryostats
13 – Phenomenology of superconductivity and liquid Helium
14 – Dilution refrigeration
15 – Recent developments on microkelvin techniques
16 – Hazards and Applications
The following activities are planned during the course (depending on availability of the technical body):
- Assembly/disassembly of vacuum systems
- Leak detection through mass spectroscopy
- Thin films, and glow discharge
- Cryopumping with activated charcoal
- Cryostat design considerations