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Literature useful for designing experiments

Free Books

 These books are available free to instructors.  They are each comprehensive, valuable references that each lab should have.
 Low-level measurements handbook Keithley Instruments
 -> How do you measure a nanoamp? A gigaohm?   Get this free book on measurement theory and technique.
 Photomultiplier Handbook Burle
 -> A free, comprehensive book on photomultiplier tubes. Must request by phone.
 Experiments in Nuclear Science EG&G Ortec
 -> Describes a range of experiments in nuclear physics suitable for the advanced lab.  Read it online or request a copy.
 Lock-in Amplifiers Anthology EG&G Sig. Recovery
 -> An overview of lock-in amplifiers and a collection of detailed experiments in engineering and physics based on the lock-in.
 Free Giant Posters Omega Engineering, Inc.
 -> Four awesome posters, available free: Space Shuttle Patches, Rockets of the World, Chart of Dimensionless Numbers, Radio Frequencies.   Also get a Dilbert pack.

Application Notes

 This is a collection of what I have found to be the best on-line references and application notes on measurement and measurement devices. 
 Temperature Sensor Handbook National Semiconductor
 Measuring Temperature with Thermocouples National Instruments
 Measuring Temperature with Thermistors National Instruments
 Measuring Temperature with RTDs National Instruments
 Data Acquisition Fundamentals National Instruments
 Field Wiring and Noise Considerations National Instruments
 Signal Enhancement Techniques Stanford Research Sys.
 -> An excellent introduction to noise sources and signal detection.
 About Lock-in Amplifiers Stanford Research Sys.
 About FFT Spectrum Analyzers Stanford Research Sys.
 XYZs of Oscilloscopes Tektronix
 Differential Oscilloscope Measurements Tektronix
 

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