Design Trade-Offs In Miniature Cryogenic Refrigerators

Stephen F. Malaker

doi:10.1117/12.948370

27 April 1988 Design Trade-Offs In Miniature Cryogenic Refrigerators

Stephen F. Malaker

Proceedings Volume 0973, Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments III; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948370
Event: 32nd Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1988, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Many advanced electro-optical systems require cryogenic temperatures for optimum performance of their sensors. This cooling requirement makes the cryogenic refrigerator a critical component of the sophisticated system. Too frequently an expensive system is completely designed without adequate provision for the power, space and performance requirements of the refrigerator. There are more than 20 trade-offs an experienced cryogenic cooler design team can make for the system designers if the interface is discussed at an early stage. The important cooler design and interface parameters together with the associated weighting factors will be presented on a pragmatic basis.

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Stephen F. Malaker "Design Trade-Offs In Miniature Cryogenic Refrigerators", Proc. SPIE 0973, Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments III, (27 April 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948370

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