A Uniaxial Stress Apparatus

Abstract
A detailed description is given of the design and construction of a new type of uniaxial stress apparatus that is based on the use of a rotating cam to transmit the stress to the sample. The apparatus can be used at low temperatures and in large magnetic fields. Some preliminary data (for stress values up to ∼7.6 kilobar, the highest value yet reported for InSb) on the effect of stress on the frequency of magnetophonon oscillations in n‐InSb at 77 K are presented.