microcalorimeter
noun
mi·cro·cal·o·rim·e·ter
ˌmī-krō-ˌka-lə-ˈri-mə-tər 
: an instrument for measuring very small quantities of heat
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Physicists from Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz (JGU) and other German scientists used an extremely tiny instrument—a magnetic microcalorimeter named maXs30—to measure movement within the nucleus of the isotope thorium-229.
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Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2020
The soft X-ray Spectrometer's detector array (a microcalorimeter, the gray-and-gold square at the center) measures just half a centimeter across.
—Liz Kruesi, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2016
But this time, the German researchers used their magnetic microcalorimeter to measure the radiation more precisely, and their efforts bore fruit.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2020
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Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2020
The soft X-ray Spectrometer's detector array (a microcalorimeter, the gray-and-gold square at the center) measures just half a centimeter across.
—Liz Kruesi, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2016
But this time, the German researchers used their magnetic microcalorimeter to measure the radiation more precisely, and their efforts bore fruit.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2020
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microcalorimeter
noun
mi·cro·cal·o·rim·e·ter
ˌmī-krō-ˌkal-ə-ˈrim-ət-ər
: an instrument for measuring very small quantities of heat
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