UTModPhy: References: Building Experiments

	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