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Predicting the thermal conductivity of aluminium alloys at cryogenic temperatures
An introduction to semiconductor bolometer modelling

Papers

Adam Woodcraft's publication list

Flow pattern dynamics in convecting liquid helium
Thermal modelling and characterisation of semiconductor bolometers
Silicon nitride micromesh bolometer array for submillimeter astrophysics
Predicting the thermal conductivity of aluminium alloys in the cryogenic to room temperature range
Recommended values for the thermal conductivity of aluminium ofdifferent purities in the cryogenic to room temperature range, and a comparison with copper
The thermal conductivity of C17510 beryllium-copper alloy below 1 K.
High precision characterisation of semiconductor bolometers
Thermal conductance measurements of bolted copper to copper joints at sub-Kelvin temperatures
Comment on `thermal boundary resistance of mechanical contacts between solids at sub-ambient temperatures'
Thermal conductance measurements of a silicon nitride membrane at low temperatures
A replacement for AGOT graphite?
Using experimental data to constrain theories of hopping conduction in NTD germanium
First tests of prototype SCUBA-2 superconducting bolometer array
Hopping conduction in NTD germanium: comparison between measurement and theory.
Thermal design of the SCUBA-2 instrument detector stage and enclosure
Predicting the response of a sub-mm bolometer to cosmic rays.
Zirconium copper - a new material for use at low temperatures?
Characterization of a prototype SCUBA-2 1280-pixel submillimetre superconducting bolometer array
Electrical and optical measurements on the first SCUBA-2 prototype 1280 pixel submillimetre superconducting bolometer array
Thermal design and performance of the SCUBA-2 instrument 1-K and mK systems
Comparison of the temperature dependence of the mechanical dissipation in thin films of Ta2O5 and Ta2O5 doped with TiO2
Proposed designs for a ``dry'' dilution refrigerator with a 1K condenser
Thermal conductivity measurements of pitch-bonded graphites at millikelvin temperatures: finding a replacement for AGOT graphite.
Detectors for sub-millimetre continuum astronomy
Materials for Cutting-Edge Experiments in Astronomy and Particle Physics
Millikelvin thermal conductance measurements of compact rigid thermal isolation joints using sapphire-sapphire contacts, and of copper and beryllium-copper demountable thermal contacts
Lessons learned from SCUBA-2 for future cryogenic instrumentation in space
Understanding the Herschel-SPIRE bolometers
Herschel-SPIRE: design, ground test results, and predicted performance
Performance of the SCUBA-2 dilution refrigerator
Cryogenic magnetic shielding for SCUBA-2
SCUBA-2: a 10 000-pixel submillimetre camera for astronomy
Detectors for the 10000 Pixel SCUBA-2 Superconducting Sub-mm Camera for Astronomy

Talks

Adam Woodcraft's recent talks

A method for predicting the thermal conductivity of aluminium alloys at cryogenic temperatures
Sub-mm astronomy at millikelvin temperatures: from 1 to 10 000 pixels in ten years
Bolometry using high sensitivity NTD germanium thermometers
First tests of prototype SCUBA-2 array
Characterization of a prototype SCUBA-2 1280 pixel submillimeter superconducting bolometer array
A cryogenic material property database - why bother?
Detectors for the 10 000 pixel SCUBA-2 superconducting sub-mm camera for astronomy
Direct detectors for low background far infrared space telescopes
From the birth of stars to measuring the neutrino mass: Applied condensed matter physics in space, on mountains, and under them
Thermal design issues for FIRI
Terahertz detectors for astronomy
Material property needs for cryogenic instruments
An introduction to cryogenics
Instrumentation for sub-mm astronomy
Characterizing the SCUBA-2 superconducting bolometer arrays
Lessons learned from SCUBA-2 for future cryogenic instrumentation in space
Understanding the Herschel-SPIRE bolometers
SCUBA-2 and Planck Surveyor: How to get 36 000 SQUIDS into a cryostat and put a dilution fridge into space.

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