The Coolest Thermometer
Optics & Photonics Focus
Volume 9 Story 2 - 3/5/2010

Oil-water Illustration of spin gradient thermometry

At low temperatures, oil and water do not mix and form clearly separated phases with a tiny interface (left). At higher temperatures, the interface region is considerably larger, allowing one to deduce the temperature of the fluids (right).
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Oil-water Illustration of spin gradient thermometry. At low temperatures, oil and water do not mix and form clearly separated phases with a tiny interface (left). At higher temperatures, the interface region is considerably larger, allowing one to deduce the temperature of the fluids (right).