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The fast alternative cryogenic experiment testbed.

Author(s) : NASH A., SHIELDS P., ABBOTT R., et al.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Subsystems for a "proof of concept" cryogenic payload have been developed to demonstrate the ability to accommodate low temperature science investigations within the constraints of the Hitchhiker siderail (HH-S) carrier on the Space Shuttle. These subsystems include: a hybrid solid neon - superfluid helium cryostat, a multi-channel Versa Modular European (VME) architecture Germanium Resistance Thermometer (GRT) readout and heater control servo system, and a multiple thermal isolation stage "probe" for thermal control of helium samples. The analysis and tests of these subsystems have proven the feasibility of a cryogenic HH-S carrier payload.

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  • Original title: The fast alternative cryogenic experiment testbed.
  • Record ID : 2001-2631
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryogenics - vol. 39 - n. 12
  • Publication date: 1999

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