Two-axis piezo rotator for orienting samples in magnetic fields at millikelvin temperatures

ORAL

Abstract

The ability to apply large magnetic fields in any arbitrarily-chosen direction with angular precision at the millikelvin temperature scale enables a range of condensed matter experiments. Here we report on the integration of a custom attocube 2-axis rotary stepper positioner, with the ability to rotate a sample over the full 3D sphere with milli-degree precision, into a cryogen-free, top-loading dilution refrigerator with a single-axis 14 T magnet. We discuss technical details of the rotator unit, refrigerator probe wiring and construction, and proof-of-principle measurements demonstrating precise closed loop control of magnetic field orientation.

Authors

  • Eli Fox

    • Stanford University
  • Andrew Bestwick

    • Stanford University
  • Aaron Sharpe

    • Stanford University
  • David Goldhaber-Gordon

    • Stanford University
    • Stanford Univ
    • Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
  • Tobias Lindenberg

    • attocube
  • Thomas Pickert

    • attocube
  • Florian Otto

    • attocube