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Flight performance of a rocket-borne helium 3 refrigerator.

Author(s) : DUBAND L., AISOP D., LANGE A., HAYATA S., MATSUMOTO T., SATO S.

Type of article: Article

Summary

A self-contained, recyclable helium 3 refrigerator suitable for use in zero-gravity has been developed. This refrigerator successfully flew on 5 September 1989, as part of an S-520 sounding rocket payload designed to measure the spectrum of the cosmic submillimetre background. The paper presents the cryogenic performance of the refrigerator during flight.

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  • Original title: Flight performance of a rocket-borne helium 3 refrigerator.
  • Record ID : 1993-3032
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryogenics - vol. 31 - n. 5
  • Publication date: 1991/05

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