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Abstract

The superconducting receivers planned for Deep Space Network (DSN) optical communications require a cryogenic system to cool the detector to 1 K. Some implementations require the detector to tilt with the telescope main reflector. The cryostats currently used are not designed to tip. The article describes a system that will provide cooling at 1 K in a tipping installation for as long as 12 hours with a regeneration time of slightly more than an hour.

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Volume
42-214
Published
August 15, 2018
Pages
1–7
File Size
476.1 KB