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down to temperatures around 4 K. The final temperature is reached using the<br />

cooling power <strong>of</strong> the randomization process <strong>of</strong> magnetic spins. Once the refrigerator<br />

reaches 4 K, a superconducting magnet is energized to generate a strong<br />

field (∼ 4 T) through a gadolinium-gallium garnet (GGG) crystal and a ferric<br />

ammonium alum (FAA) salt pill. The magnetic spins inside the GGG and FAA<br />

align with the applied field, releasing heat that is absorbed by the closed cycle<br />

cooler. After the system equilibrates, the stages are thermally disconnected and<br />

the magnetic field is slowly relaxed back to zero. This causes the magnetic spins<br />

to randomize and absorb heat to facilitate the increase in entropy. This effect<br />

cools the GGG crystal to about 1 K and the FAA to around 100 mK until the<br />

randomization is complete. These temperatures are cold enough to perform initial<br />

electrical tests on the qubits as described in Chapter 8 (Squid I/Vs and Squid<br />

Steps). But due to the short duration <strong>of</strong> the cold period, the amount <strong>of</strong> electrical<br />

and vibrational noise <strong>of</strong> the refrigerator, and the limited wiring possibilities due<br />

to the low cooling power, more involved qubit experiments are not possible.<br />

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