Advances in Cryogenic Engineering

The 1987 joint Cryogenic Engineering Conference/International Cryogenic Materials Conference was held at the Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, lliinois from June 14 to 18. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, located a few kilometers from Pheasant Run, was the host for this conference. There is a great deal of cryogenic research and development underway at Fermilab and many applications of cryogenic materials and systems are in rou­ tine, daily use at the Tevatron. The technical program for the joint conference had over 300 invited and contributed papers from many different countries. The CEC board and I have tried to dramatically shorten the publication time of this volume of Advances in Cryogenic Engineering. In order to help meet the goal of the February publication, I asked the reviewers to complete their reviews before leaving Pheasant Run, after the conference. I would like to thank all of the reviewers for their prompt and throughtful reviews. I very much appreciate the authors following the prescribed format and responding quickly to my requests for revisions.

about previous volumes:
`The Advances in Cryogenic Engineering series provides a timely and authoritative entrée to the field for the outsider. For the insider, it is a must.'
Materials Science and Engineering
`Provides in-depth coverage of current research on technical materials of primary interest in the cryogenic engineering community, reviews important breakthroughs of the past, and outlines directions for future research.'
Cryogenic Information Report
`An interdisciplinary review of all areas of low-temperature technology, this significant series annually updates existing knowledge of cryogenic processes, equipment, instrumentation, properties, and applications....The literature source for many important new discoveries in the field.'
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