A three-stage helium sorption refrigerator for cooling of infrared detectors to 280 mK

R. S. Bhatia; S. T. Chase; S. F. Edgington; J. Glenn; W. C. Jones; A. E. Lange; B. Maffei; A. K. Mainzer; P. D. Mauskopf; B. J. Philhour; B. K. Rownd

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A three-stage helium sorption refrigerator for cooling of infrared detectors to 280 mK

R. S. Bhatia, S. T. Chase, S. F. Edgington, J. Glenn, W. C. Jones, A. E. Lange, B. Maffei, A. K. Mainzer, P. D. Mauskopf, B. J. Philhour, B. K. Rownd

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We review some of the applications of submillimetre instruments for astronomy and Earth atmospheric sciences where helium sorption refrigerators have been used. We describe a three-stage helium refrigerator which uses a ⁴He-³He double-stage refrigerator to precool and intercept the parasitic heatload on a final ³He single-stage refrigerator. This multi-stage configuration permits operation of the refrigerator system without externally pumping on a ⁴He bath. This results in simpler integration with the instrument and allows scientific observations to be more easily made. We have achieved a base temperature of 234 mK for a hold time of 20.4 h. The heat lift at 280 mK is 15 μW.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	685-691
Number of pages	7
Journal	Cryogenics
Volume	40
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0011-2275(00)00072-2
State	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes

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General Materials Science
General Physics and Astronomy

Keywords

Cryostats (F)
He systems (E)
Infrared detectors (D)
Sorption coolers (E)

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