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

Cryogenics

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 685-691

  Bhatia, R S ^a   Chase, S T ^b   Edgington, S F ^a   Glenn, J ^c   Jones, W C ^a   Lange, A E ^a   Maffei, B ^d   Mainzer, A K ^a   Mauskopf, P D ^e   Philhour, B J ^a   Rownd, B K ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Chase Research   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3He systems (E); Cryostats (F); Infrared detectors (D); Sorption coolers (E)

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CRYOSTATS; HELIUM; INFRARED DETECTORS; SORPTION; THERMAL LOAD;

THREE STAGE HELIUM SORPTION REFRIGERATORS;

REFRIGERATORS;

EID: 0035070191     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-2275(00)00072-2     Document Type: Article

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