CRYOGENIC SYSTEM OF THE ROME GROUP GRAVITATIONAL WAVE EXPERIMENT.

Author(s) : BRONZINI F.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF A LARGE CRYOSTAT CONSTRUCTED BY THE GRAVITATIONAL WAVE GROUP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ROME, TO COOL DOWN TO LIQUID HELIUM TEMPERATURE WEBER-TYPE GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ANTENNAS, 3 METRE LONG AND WEIGHING UP TO 5,000 KG, ARE PRESENTED. THE CRYOGENIC SYSTEM HAS THE FOLLOWING FEATURES: CONTINUOUS OPERATION TIME WITH AN INTERVAL OF 1 DAY EVERY 54 DAYS TO REFILL THE CRYOSTAT ; SMALL TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS IN THE EXPERIMENTAL CHAMBER WHERE THE ANTENNA IS LOCATED, AND VERY HIGH ACOUSTIC AND SEISMIC INSULATION GIVING ATTENUATION OF 250 DECIBEL AT THE ANTENNA DETECTION FREQUENCY OF 900 HERTZ.

Details

  • Original title: CRYOGENIC SYSTEM OF THE ROME GROUP GRAVITATIONAL WAVE EXPERIMENT.
  • Record ID : 1986-0020
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryogenics - vol. 25 - n. 5
  • Publication date: 1985

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