Performance modeling of optical refrigerators

Cryogenics

Volumn 46, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 176-182

  Mills, Gary ^a   Mord, Allan ^a  

^a BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryogenics; Laser; Modeling; Optical refrigeration

Indexed keywords

COSTS; CRYOGENICS; GLASS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; YTTERBIUM;

OPTICAL REFRIGERATION; OPTICAL REFRIGERATORS; PERFORMANCE MODELING;

REFRIGERATORS;

EID: 33244491527     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2005.11.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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