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superfluid liquid helium cryostat [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cryogenics
  • Scientific Research Facilities
CONT

The superfluid liquid helium cryostat is based on ISO technology, providing temperatures down to 1.7 K for the payload.

OBS

The FIRST [Far InfraRed and Submillimetre Telescope] payload is housed inside the cryostat, which contains 2560 l of superfluid helium at 1.65 K, giving a predicted cryostat lifetime of 4.5 years in the L2 orbit.

Key term(s)
  • super-fluid liquid helium cryostat
  • super fluid liquid helium cryostat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cryogénie
  • Installations de recherche scientifique
OBS

Grâce à un cryostat d'hélium liquide de type ISO, FIRST/Herschel pourra embarquer des récepteurs supraconducteurs à l'hélium, bolomètres ou jonctions SIS.

Spanish

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