The standard reference for anyone who has to build their own lab instrument.
Building scientific apparatus
Now in its fourth edition (Cambridge University Press, 2009), Moore, Davis and Coplan's guide — with a chapter by Sandra Greer — covers both the physics behind an instrument's mechanical, optical and electronic parts and the workshop skills needed to actually make one. It is written for scientists and engineers who need apparatus that cannot simply be bought, and it goes into enough detail that you rarely have to reach for another book.
What sets it apart is the hands-on half: step-by-step instruction, supported by hundreds of hand-drawn figures, for things like soldering, glassblowing, brazing and polishing, plus frank guidance on when to fabricate a part yourself and when to send it out to a specialist shop. Tables of material properties and component specifications run throughout.
Chapters
- Mechanical design and fabrication
- Working with glass
- Vacuum technology
- Optical systems
- Charged-particle optics
- Electronics
- Detectors
- Measurement and control of temperature
This edition adds sections on detectors, low-temperature measurement and high-pressure apparatus, with updated engineering specifications and around 400 new figures and tables.
Details
- Authors: John H. Moore, Christopher C. Davis, Michael A. Coplan, with Sandra C. Greer
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 4th edition, June 2009
- 647 pages, hardcover, English
- ISBN: 9780521878586