Reliability in scientific research : improving the dependability of measurements, calculations, equipment, and software /
"Covering many techniques widely used in research, this book will help researchers in the physical sciences and engineering solve troublesome, and potentially very time consuming, problems in their work. The book deals with technical difficulties that often arise unexpectedly during the use of...
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2011.
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Table of Contents:
- Basic principles of reliability, human error, and other general issues
- Mathematical calculations
- Basic issues concerning hardware systems
- Obtaining items from commercial sources
- General points regarding the design and construction of apparatus
- Vacuum-system leaks and related problems
- Vacuum pumps and gauges, and other vacuum-system concerns
- Mechanical devices and systems
- Cryogenic systems
- Visible and near-visible optics
- Electronic systems
- Interconnecting, wiring, and cabling for electronics
- Computer hardware and software, and stored information
- Experimental method.