[time-nuts] homebrew H maser

[J. Forster]

I used to read Strong's book as bedtime reading.

WARNING: There are few things more addictive than collecting:

Conflat Vacuum Fittings
Standard Taper Glassware
and worst:
Linos (Spindler & Hoyer) MicroBench and NanoBench optical breadboarding.

BE WARNED!

-John

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> J. Forster wrote:
>> If you took a "modern" approach by using factory built test equipment as
>> building blocks (microwave synthesizer, lock-in amp, power supplies,
>> etc)
>> and commercial vacuum components (pumps, valves, fittings, controllers,
>> etc. in Conflat or something like it), you could likely build up most of
>> a
>> system pretty easily.
>>
>>
>
> You definitely need a copy of this book
> http://www.amazon.com/Building-Scientific-Apparatus-John-Moore/dp/0813340063/ref=tmm_pap_title_0/182-2347235-0798235
>
> "Building Scientific Apparatus" by Moore, Davies, and Coplan
>
> How to build that ion gun, or cobble together the high vacuum system,
> etc. Lots of useful references..
>
> You'd also do well to get a catalog from Kurt.J.Lesker Company
> (http://www.lesker.com/)  and from several of the vacuum equipment
> companies.  Vacuum stuff is available used quite widely.
>
>
> Between the book and the catalog(s), you've got plenty of reading and
> dreaming material for months.
>
>
> Be aware, though, that high vacuum is like amateur telescope mirror
> making.. frustrating, tedious, and gratifying when it works.  There's a
> surprising amount of craft in it.  (and entirely in keeping with
> time-nuttery)
>
>