Order of liquid helium

User registration

1. You can login to the liquid helium order system using your password. If you are a new user, please download the registration form below.
Registration Form of L.Heorder system (excel)
Registration Form of L.Heorder system (pdf)
2. Fill out the form, and then send it by e-mail or FAX.
ltcenter@imr.(※)   FAX Ext. (91)2168
 (※ Please put "tohoku.ac.jp" at the end of the e-mail address)
3. After you get the reply mail for the confirmation of password, you can use this system.
4. In case that you would like to modify or delete the registration, please notify us using the same form above.


Receiving the container

Faculties/Institutes Time How to receive
Institute for Materials Research
(IMR, KINKEN)
 9:00 - 12:00
13:00 - 16:30
Please come to the building of the Center for Low TemperatureScience (Low Temperature Science Division) and make a contact with one of the operators.

Before and after you use the liquid helium, please write down your name, date, time and container number on the white board in Room-109 of IMR 1st building.
The other laboratories in KatahiraCampus In the morning The staffs deliver the container to the appointed place. When you finish to use helium, please inform us immediately.
helium@imr.(※) Ext. (91)2807
(※ Please put "tohoku.ac.jp" at the end of the e-mail address)
Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization Please make an appointment to receive the liquid helium with the operators in advance.
helium@imr.(※)  Ext. (91)2807
(※ Please put "tohoku.ac.jp" at the end of the e-mail address)


User fees

1. The amount of liquid helium you used is measured by the level meter attached to the container.
2. User fees of liquid helium are calculated using the unit price which is decided by the formula based on the recovery rate in the building you belong to. You can see the formula in the web page for the order of liquid helium.
3. If your laboratory does not have the recovery pipe lines for the helium gas, an extra fee is charged for the use of liquid helium without recovering.


Payment of the fee

1. If you plan to use Management Grants for the payment, no special office procedure is necessary. The fee is charged through the accountant in your department or institute.
2. If you plan to use the external funds, such as "KAKENHI" for the payment of the liquid helium, you must submit the application form to Center for Low Temperature Science using the template file below before starting the experiments with liquid helium. It should be also noted that in principle you can not pay for the use of the liquid helium after February 25thof the fiscal year (till March 31st) using the external funds.
Application form for payment with external funds (word)
Application form for payment with external funds (pdf)
An example to complete the application form (pdf)
3. For the time of the requests for the payments in detail, please ask the staffs of Center for Low Temperature Science.


Notice

1. Please leave 15% liquid helium after the use, in order to prevent the container warming up. Nevertheless, if the helium level of the container becomes below 15%, please inform the operators as soon as possible.
2. Be sure to fill in an attached card with data before and after the use.
3. When you return the container, please conneact the rubber tube of the gas outlet to the one way valve which is attached to the container.
4. There might be a case that we cannot supply the liquid helium as you demand. In that case we will inform you of it until the day before.
5. If you have any questions or uneasy points, please contact a staff of center.
Ext. (91)2807    helium@imr.(※)
※ Please put "tohoku.ac.jp" at the end of the e-mail address.