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. 2017 Apr 4;24(Pt 3):636–645. doi: 10.1107/S1600577517003484

Table 1. Characteristics of investigated sample mounts and results of temperature measurements using the BGO sensor.

      Thermal conductivity (W mK−1)  
Mount material Product (manufacturer) Thickness (µm) 40–100 K 300 K Sensor temperature (K)
Glassy carbon Sigradur (HTW) 20 0.3–0.7 (Balandin, 2011) 4.6 60
Polyimide Litholoop (Molecular Dimension) 25 0.2–0.6 (Benford et al., 1999)   68
0.1–0.2 (Ekin, 2006)
Polyimide Kapton (Dupont) 12 0.2–0.6 (Benford et al., 1999) 0.2–0.4 93
0.1–0.2 (Ekin, 2006)
Polyimide MicroMount (Mitegen) 10 (loop) 0.2–0.6 (Benford et al., 1999)   110
25 (stem) 0.1–0.2 (Ekin, 2006)