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 Sensor Performance

 
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 Lake Shore Germanium GR-200A-30
Sensor properties Excitation and instrumentation
Temperature
Resistance
dR/dT
Thermal
resistance
Resistance
range
Excitation
voltage limit
Excitation
current
Power
0.05 K
25 kW
-3.5 MW/K
200 mK/nW
63.2 kW
63.2 µV
1 nA
25 fW
0.1 K
2 kW
-60 kW/K
20 mK/nW
6.32 kW
63.2 µV
10 nA
200 fW
0.3 K
172 kW
-890 W/k
4 mK/nW
632 kW
200 µV
316 nA
17 pW
1 K
42 kW
-36 W/k
0.1 mK/nW
200 kW
200 µV
1 µA
42 pW
Instrument Performance Overall performance
Temperature
Measurement
resolution
Electronic
accuracy
Calibration
accuracy
Self-heating
errors
Interpolation
error
Overall
accuracy
0.05 K
6 W (1.7 µK)
±13.8 W (1.7 µK)
±5 mK
5 µK
±0.2 mK
±5.2 mK
0.1 K
300 mW (5 µK)
±1.13 W (19 µK)
±5 mK
4 µK
±0.2 mK
±5.2 mK
0.3 K
10 mW (11 µK)
±64.2 mW (72 µK)
±5 mK
68 µK
±0.2 mK
±5.3 mK
1 K
3 mW (83 µK)
±16.6 mW (461 µK)
±5 mK
5 µK
±0.2 mK
±5.7 mK
  
 Lake Shore 1000 W Ruthenium Oxide RX-102A
Sensor properties Excitation and instrumentation
Temperature
Resistance
dR/dT
Thermal
resistance
Resistance
range
Excitation
voltage limit
Excitation
current
Power
0.05 K
70 kW
-5.0 MW/K
700 mK/nW
200 kW
63.2 µV
316 pA
7 fW
0.1 K
19.3 kW
-266 kW/K
800 mK/nW
20 kW
63.2 µV
3.16 nA
193 fW
0.3 K
5.6 kW
-16.6 kW/k
50 mK/nW
6.32 kW
200 µV
31.6 nA
5.6 fW
1 K
2.3 kW
-1.2 kW/k
8 mK/nW
6.32 kW
200 µV
31.6 nA
2.3 pW
Instrument Performance Overall performance
Temperature
Measurement
resolution
Electronic
accuracy
Calibration
accuracy
Self-heating
errors
Interpolation
error
Overall
accuracy
0.05 K
40 W (8 µK)
35 W (7 µK)
±5 mK
49 µK
±0.2 mK
±5.2 mK
0.1 K
1 W (3.8 µK)
9.7 W (36 µK)
±5 mK
155 µK
±0.2 mK
±5.2 mK
0.3 K
0.1 W (6 µK)
2.8 W (170 µK)
±5 mK
280 µK
±0.2 mK
±5.4 mK
1 K
0.1 W (83 µK)
0.7 W (580 µK)
±5 mK
18 µK
±0.2 mK
±5.8 mK
NOTES:
  • Recommended operating range of GA-200A-30 is 50 mK to 1 K, but it can be used beyond this range
  • Excitation chosen to minimize sensor self-heating
  • Typical thermal resistance with minimal heat sinking; can be improved with permanent installation
  • Typical sensor characteristics; individual sensors vary in resistance and sensitivity
The Lake Shore
GR-200A-30
germanium RTD is the best choice for high accuracy and sensitivity from 0.05 K to 1 K with the Model 370 AC resistance bridge.
Excitation Power = Actual Current2 × Measured Resistance
Resolution (Temperature) = Resolution (Resistance) / dR/dT
Electronic Accuracy (Temperature) = Electronic Accuracy (Resistance) / dR/dT
Self-Heating = Excitation Power × Thermal Resistance
 
 370/3716 Performance Specification Table
     
     ±0.03%
     
     ±0.05% 
      
     ±0.1% 
     
     ±0.3% 
     
     ±0.5% 
     
       ±1.0% 
     
  Accuracy:
  % reading +
0.005% of range
     
*
Range not available
 ** Range available, not
specified
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
63.2 kW
resistance range
600 mW
resolution
3.2 pW
power
Resistance range: Full scale resistance range, nominal 20% over range
 
Resolution: RMS noise with 18 s filter settling time (approximates 3 s analog time constant)
 
Power: Excitation power at one-half full scale resistance
 
Precision: Dominated by measurement temperature coefficient (±0.0015% of reading ±0.0002% of range)/°C
 
 Voltage Range
 
632 mV
200 mV
63.2 mV
20 mV
6.32 mV
2.0 mV
632 µV
200 µV
63.2 µV
20 µV
6.32 µV
2.0 µV
31.6 mA
20 W
6.32 W
2.0 W
632 mW
200 mW
63.2 mW
20 mW
6.32 mW
2.0 mW
*
*
*
 
20 µW
6.0 µW
2.0 µW
1.3 µW
400 nW
130 nW
100 nW
100 nW
100 nW
 
 
 
 
10 mW
3.2 mW
1.0 mW
320 µW
100 µW
32 µW
10 µW
3.2 µW
1.0 µW
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10 mA
63.2 W
20 W
6.32 W
2.0 W
632 mW
200 mW
63.2 mW
20 mW
6.32 mW
2.0 mW
*
*
 
60 µW
20 µW
6.0 µW
4.0 µW
1.3 µW
400 nW
300 nW
300 nW
300 nW
300 nW
 
 
 
3.2 mW
1.0 mW
320 µW
100 µW
32 µW
10 µW
3.2 µW
1 µW
320 nW
100 nW
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.16 mA
200 W
63.2 W
20 W
6.32 W
2.0 W
632 mW
200 mW
63.2 mW
20 mW
6.32 mW
2.0 mW
*
 
200 µW
60 µW
20 µW
13 µW
4.0 µW
1.3 µW
1.0 µW
1.0 µW
1.0 µW
1.0 µW
1.0 µW
 
 
1 mW
320 µW
100 µW
32 µW
10 µW
3.2 µW
1.0 µW
320 nW
100 nW
32 nW
10 nW
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.0 mA
632 W
200 W
63.2 W
20 W
6.32 W
2.0 W
632 mW
200 mW
63.2 mW
20 mW
6.32 mW
2.0 mW
 
600 µW
200 µW
60 µW
40 µW
13 µW
4.0 µW
3.0 µW
3.0 µW
3.0 µW
3.0 µW
3.0 µW
3.0 µW
 
320 µW
100 µW
32 µW
10 µW
3.2 µW
1.0 µW
320 nW
100 nW
32 nW
10 nW
3.2 nW
1.0 nW
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
316 µA
2.0 kW
632 W
200 W
63.2 W
20 W
6.32 W
2.0 W
632 mW
200 mW
63.2 mW
20 mW
6.32 mW
 
2.0 mW
600 µW
200 µW
130 µW
40 µW
13 µW
10 µW
10 µW
10 µW
10 µW
10 µW
10 µW
 
100 µW
32 µW
10 µW
3.2 µW
1.0 µW
320 nW
100 nW
32 nW
10 nW
3.2 nW
1.0 nW
320 pW
                         
100 µA
6.32 kW
2.0 kW
632 W
200 W
63.2 W
20 W
6.32 W
2.0 W
632 mW
200 mW
63.2 mW
20 mW
 
6.0 mW
2.0 mW
600 µW
400 µW
130 µW
40 µW
30 µW
30 µW
30 µW
30 µW
30 µW
30 µW
 
32 µW
10 µW
3.2 µW
1.0 µW
320 nW
100 nW
32 nW
10 nW
3.2 nW
1.0 nW
320 pW
100 pW
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31.6 µA
20 kW
6.32 kW
2.0 kW
632 W
200 W
63.2 W
20 W
6.32 W
2.0 W
632 mW
200 mW
63.2 mW
 
20 mW
6.0 mW
2.0 mW
1.3 mW
400 µW
130 µW
100 µW
100 µW
100 µW
100 µW
100 µW
100 µW
 
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