Model 331 Typical Sensor Performance
Sample calculations of typical sensor performance
Example Lake Shore sensor | Temp | Nominal resistance/voltage | Typical sensor sensitivity7 | Measurement resolution: temperature equivalents | Electronic accuracy: temperature equivalents | Temperature accuracy including electronic accuracy, CalCurve™, and calibrated sensor | Electronic control stability8: temperature equivalents | |
Silicon diode | DT-670-SD-13 with 1.4H calibration | 1.4 K | 1.644 V | -12.49 mV/K | 0.8 mK | ±13 mK | ±25 mK | ±1.6 mK |
77 K | 1.028 V | -1.73 mV/K | 5.8 mK | ±76 mK | ±98 mK | ±11.6 mK | ||
300 K | 0.5597 V | -2.3 mV/K | 4.4 mK | ±47 mK | ±79 mK | ±8.8 mK | ||
500 K | 0.0907 V | -2.12 mV/K | 4.8 mK | ±40 mK | ±90 mK | ±9.6 mK | ||
Silicon diode | DT-470-SD-13 with 1.4H calibration | 1.4 K | 1.6981 V | -13.1 mV/K | 0.8 mK | ±13 mK | ±25 mK | ±1.6 mK |
77 K | 1.0203 V | -1.92 mV/K | 5.2 mK | ±69 mK | ±91 mK | ±10.4 mK | ||
300 K | 0.5189 V | -2.4 mV/K | 4.2 mK | ±45 mK | ±77 mK | ±8.4 mK | ||
475 K | 0.0906 V | -2.22 mV/K | 4.6 mK | ±39 mK | ±89 mK | ±9.2 mK | ||
GaAlAs diode | TG-120-SD with 1.4H calibration | 1.4 K | 5.391 V | -97.5 mV/K | 0.2 mK | ±7 mK | ±19 mK | ±0.4 mK |
77 K | 1.422 V | -1.24 mV/K | 16.2 mK | ±180 mK | ±202 mK | ±32.4 mK | ||
300 K | 0.8978 V | -2.85 mV/K | 7 mK | ±60 mK | ±92 mK | ±14 mK | ||
475 K | 0.3778 V | -3.15 mV/K | 6.4 mK | ±38 mK | ±88 mK | ±12.8 mK | ||
100 Ω platinum RTD 500 Ω full scale | PT-103 with 1.4J calibration | 30 K | 3.660 Ω | 0.191 Ω/K | 10.5 mK | ±23 mK | ±33 mK | ±21 mK |
77 K | 20.38 Ω | 0.423 Ω/K | 4.8 mK | ±15 mK | ±27 mK | ±9.6 mK | ||
300 K | 110.35 Ω | 0.387 Ω/K | 5.2 mK | ±39 mK | ±62 mK | ±10.4 mK | ||
500 K | 185.668 Ω | 0.378 Ω/K | 5.3 mK | ±60 mK | ±106 mK | ±10.6 mK | ||
Cernox® | CX-1050-SD-HT9 with 4M calibration | 4.2 K | 3507.2 Ω | -1120.8 Ω/K | 36 µK | ±1.4 mK | ±6.4 mK | ±72 µK |
77 K | 205.67 Ω | -2.4116 Ω/K | 16.6 mK | ±76 mK | ±92 mK | ±33.2 mK | ||
300 K | 59.467 Ω | -0.1727 Ω/K | 232 mK | ±717 mK | ±757 mK | ±464 mK | ||
420 K | 45.030 Ω | -0.0829 Ω/K | 483 mK | ±1.42 K | ±1.49 K | ±966 mK | ||
Germanium | GR-300-AA with 0.3D calibration | 1.2 K | 600 Ω | -987 Ω/K | 51 µK | ±345 µK | ±4.5 mK | ±101 µK |
1.4 K | 449 Ω | -581 Ω/K | 86 µK | ±481 µK | ±4.7 mK | ±172 µK | ||
4.2 K | 94 Ω | -27 Ω/K | 1.9 mK | ±5.2 mK | ±10.2 mK | ±3.8 mK | ||
100 K | 3 Ω | -0.024 Ω/K | 2.1 K | ±4.25 K | ±4.27 K | ±4.20 K | ||
Germanium | GR-1400-AA with 1.4D calibration | 4 K | 1873 Ω | -1008 Ω/K | 50 µK | ±842 µK | ±5.0 mK | ±99 µK |
4.2 K | 1689 Ω | -862 Ω/K | 58 µK | ±900 µK | ±5.1 mK | ±116 µK | ||
10 K | 253 Ω | -62 Ω/K | 807 µK | ±3.2 mK | ±8.2 mK | ±1.64 mK | ||
100 K | 3 Ω | -0.021 Ω/K | 2.4 K | ±4.86 K | ±4.884 K | ±4.81 K | ||
Carbon-glass | CGR-1-2000 with 4L calibration | 4.2 K | 2260 Ω | -2060 Ω/K | 20 µK | ±0.5 mK | ±4.5 mK | ±40 µK |
77 K | 21.65 Ω | -0.157 Ω/K | 255 mK | ±692 mK | ±717 mK | ±510 mK | ||
300 K | 11.99 Ω | -0.015 Ω/K | 2.667 K | ±7 K | ±7.1 K | ±5.334 K | ||
Thermocouple 50 mV | Type K | 75 K | -5862.9 µV | 15.6 µV/K | 26 mK | ±0.25 K10 | Calibration not available from Lake Shore | ±52 mK |
300 K | 1075.3 µV | 40.6 µV/K | 10 mK | ±0.038 K10 | ±20 mK | |||
600 K | 13325 µV | 41.7 µV/K | 10 mK | ±0.184 K10 | ±20 mK | |||
1505 K | 49998.3 µV | 36.006 µV/K | 12 mK | ±0.73 K10 | ±24 mK |
5 Typical sensor sensitivities were taken from representative calibrations for the sensor listed
6 Control stability of the electronics only, in an ideal thermal system
7 Non-HT version maximum temperature: 325 K
10 Accuracy specification does not include errors from room temperature compensation