The direct measurement of temperature changes within freeze-fracture specimens during rapid quenching in liquid coolants.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
We have evaluated the cooling rates of specimens mounted in a variety of freeze-fracture holders when plunged into a series of liquid coolants. these rates were measured using miniature thermocouples placed within the mounted specimens. The most rapid cooling rates were obtained using propane at 83 K as the coolant. When mounted on a newly devised 'copper sandwich' holder, specimen cooling rates in excess of 4500 K/s have been recorded. A simple guillotine-like device for quenching freeze-fracture specimens under reproducible conditions is presented.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Costello, MJ; Corless, JM
Published Date
- January 1, 1978
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 112 / 1
Start / End Page
- 17 - 37
PubMed ID
- 641984
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0022-2720
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1978.tb01151.x
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England