From: mirza@vxcrna.cern.ch (MIRZA,I./EP)
Subject: A Request for Help!
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Organization: European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 09:53:00 GMT

        A Request for Help:

        Recently I received an e-mail from one of my teachers at 
        Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad (via ICTP). I will paste that 
        as well, but first an introduction. The idea is that some big 
        european institutes do have old equipment which they do not want 
        to use any more. However quite often these instruments are still 
        very useful for countries like us and especially in the teaching 
        laboratories of a university. Prof. Salam at ICTP personally 
        took initiative to convince some of the big institutes here to 
        send the old equipment to the needy third world countries.
                 This has also become very important for Pakistani 
        Universities since the research grants already feeble have been
        continously reduced in the last 10-15 years and only source
        of forein exchange is the occasional grants from the rich
        countries.
                 The Quai-i-Azam University which was meant to be 
        a centre of excellence is in a situation that People in the
        Physics Department do not even have a direct call tellephone
        to call outside Islamabad (There used to be more than one when I was
        a student there from 1973-1980).
                 In this situation even a little which we can do from here
        can make a big difference there.
                 Dr. Syed Khurshid Husnain is a young Physicist at QUI
        and is trying to survive . He is looking for certain type of 
        instruments. A list is included in the mail. 
                 I thought may be some of us are working at places from
        where some help can be given. In case you have a special
        questions you can send me an e-mail. If you are in a position to
        do something you can make a direct contact with Dr. Husnain at the 
        address given below. I think as far as transportation cost is 
        concerned may be ICTP can do something. Please do help if you can.

Mirza Ilyas

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From:	DXMINT::"nayyar@itsictp.bitnet" "Nayyar Abdul" 28-JUL-1992 09:33:12.31
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	Dear Ilyas,

	Just remembered, after having sent the letter, that Khurshid
	wanted this list to be mailed to you. He had prepared it for
	Ahmed Ali. I am pasting that list below. It may turn out 
	helpful in your search.
					Nayyar


			LIST OF EQUIPMENT

	(Specifications given are desirable - not essential)


1.	Helium Displex System (Closed cycle Helium system) with 
	minimum temperature = 4K.

2.	Electromagnet, 40 KOe, with regulated power supply.
	30 mm pole gap (or larger).

3.	Vacuum pump system (Rotary and diffusion) + vacuum system 
	accessories (moderate vacuum valves, leak valves, relief valves,
	flexible tubing).

4.	Constant current sources, DC(1  A - 100 mA)

5.	Lock-in amplifier (Two phase: 0.1  V sensitivity, 
	0.5Hz - 100kHz range).

6.	Digital multimeters (10nV resolution).

7.	Hall probes (AC and DC)

8.	Signal generator (sine, square waves: e.g., DS345 Stanford Research)

9.	Liquid Nitrogen Storage Dewars.

10.	Thin film evaporation system.

11.	Low-noise Pre-amplifiers (e.g., 4nV/ Hz input noise; 1MHz bandwidth)

12.	DC high current supplies (regulated): 30 amp; 60 V


			Submitted by:

					Syed Khurshid Hasanain
					Dept. of Physics,
					Quaid-i-Azam University,
					Islamabad 45320,
					Pakistan.
					Phone: 92-51-829472
					Fax: 92-51-210256


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