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A simple experimental setup for the production of cold samples for spectroscopy is described. The samples are deposited under vacuum on a cold metallic surface whose temperature is controlled between 80 and 323 K by varying the heat flow balance between a liquid nitrogen reservoir and a power transistor. Tests of temperature stability and thermal inertia, as well as a set of reflection–absorption infrared and thermal desorption spectra, are reported as a demonstration of the performance of the system.
Carrasco et al. (2002) studied this question.