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Northrop Grumman aerospace systems cryocooler overview.

Author(s) : RAAB J., TWARD E.

Summary

Mechanical long life cryocoolers are an enabling technology used to cool a wide variety of detectors in space applications. These coolers provide cooling over a range of temperatures from 2 to 200 K, cooling powers from tens of mW to tens of watts. Typical applications are missile warning, Earth and climate sciences, astronomy and cryogenic propellant management. Northrop Grumman aerospace systems (NGAS) has delivered many of the US flight cooler systems and has 12 long life pulse tube and Stirling coolers on orbit with two having over 11 years of continuous operation. This paper provides an overview of the NGAS cryocooler capabilities. [Reprinted with permission from Elsevier. Copyright, 2010].

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  • Original title: Northrop Grumman aerospace systems cryocooler overview.
  • Record ID : 2010-1723
  • Languages: English
  • Source: 2009 Space Cryogenics Workshop, Arcadia, USA, June 23-25.
  • Publication date: 2010/09
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cryogenics.2010.02.009

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