Abstract
The ideal cryogenic refrigerator (“cryocooler” or “cooler”) for cooling superconducting RF components should have a cooling power of a few Watts at the desired operating temperature, with an input power of also only a few Watts. Furthermore, it would be nice if it had infinite operating lifetime and costs only a few dollars. More wishes can be made, but it is obviously clear that such an ideal cooler, unfortunately, does not exist. Therefore, in the design of the complete system, a trade-off has to be made to compromise these wishes or requirements. In this trade-off process, device design and cryopackaging design have to interact. For example, a lower operating temperature may be desirable from the point of view of device performance while a lower temperature will necessitate a cooler that is bigger, heavier and more expensive. In this chapter, the cryopackaging aspects are considered. The main questions to be answered are:
How do available coolers work?
What are trends in cooling
What are the important aspects in packaging?
How do available coolers work?
What are trends in cooling
What are the important aspects in packaging?
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Microwave Superconductivity |
Editors | Harold Weinstock, Martin Nisenoff |
Place of Publication | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Publisher | Kluwer Academic Publishers |
Pages | 271-304 |
Number of pages | 34 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-94-010-0450-3 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4020-0446-9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2001 |
Event | NATO Advanced Study Institute on Microwave Superconductivity 1999 - Millau, France Duration: 29 Aug 1999 → 10 Sept 1999 |
Publication series
Name | NATO Science Series E: Applied Sciences |
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Publisher | Kluwer Academic Publishers |
Volume | 375 |
ISSN (Print) | 0168-132X |
Conference
Conference | NATO Advanced Study Institute on Microwave Superconductivity 1999 |
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Country/Territory | France |
City | Millau |
Period | 29/08/99 → 10/09/99 |
Keywords
- METIS-284849