| Alcohol |
We use either ethanol or
iso-propanol for cleaning purposes. |
| Bath
cryostat |
Dewar to cool CCDs which contains
a few liters of liquid nitrogen and can be operated 20 to 50 hours without
refilling. |
| CFC |
Continuous
Flow Cryostat.
Cryostat type which doesn't contain a vessel with liquid nitrogen,
but it is cooled with a small amount of continuously passing through of liquid
nitrogen. |
| Fiberglass |
Epoxy material filled with fibres. |
| PCBs |
Printed
Circuit Boards.
Electronic boards used for internal cryostat wiring and filtering. |
| Tank |
Vessel inside the dewar which contains
liquid nitrogen. |
| Ultrasonic
bath |
Metal box for cleaning instruments
in a solvent with ultrasonic waves and heating. |
| VITON
O-ring |
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List of Materials |
| ZIF-Socket |
Zero Inforce
Socket.
Socket used for CCDs in order not to apply forces to CCD pins. |
| Zeolite |
Crystalline porous
aluminosilicate, hydrated and with alkali and alkaline-earth metals.
It forms a tetrahedral framework. |
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