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Nuclear refrigeration properties of PrNi5

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Properties of the metallic Van Vleck paramagnet PrNi5 which are relevant for its use as a nuclear refrigerant (particularly its nuclear entropy) have been measured, and are discussed in comparison to the relevant properties of Cu. By demagnetizing it, a minimum equilibrium temperature of 0.2 mK has been obtained; no deviation from ideal reversible behavior of the demagnetization has been observed down to 0.5 mK.

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  1. Institut für Festkörperforschung, Kernforschungsanlage Jülich, Postfach 1913, D-5170, Jülich 1, Federal Republic of Germany

    H. R. Folle, M. Kubota, Ch. Buchal, R. M. Mueller & F. Pobell

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Folle, H.R., Kubota, M., Buchal, C. et al. Nuclear refrigeration properties of PrNi5 . Z. Physik B - Condensed Matter 41, 223–228 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01294426

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