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A single stage adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator for testing x-ray microcalorimeters
Salvo VariscoMarco BarberaAlfonso ColluraEric H. SilverGaspare Di CiccaManlio SerioMaria Antonella ArtaleRoberto CandiaSalvatore SerioSimon R. BandlerEmanuele Perinatisubject
PhysicsX-ray astronomyPhysics::Instrumentation and DetectorsInstrumentationNuclear engineeringX-Ray Astronomy Instrumentation Cryogenics MicrocalorimetersAstrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsRefrigerator carX-ray detectorCryogenicsAstrophysicsOperating temperatureComputer Science::Computational Engineering Finance and ScienceCalibrationAdiabatic processdescription
A single stage Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator (ADR), has been set-up at the X-ray Astronomy Calibration and Testing (XACT) facility of INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo G.S. Vaiana, for the development and testing of cryogenic X-ray detectors for laboratory and astrophysical applications. The ADR allows to cool detectors at temperatures below 40 mK and to maintain them at constant operating temperature for many hours. We describe the design and construction of the ADR and present test results and performances.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-09-29 | High-Energy Detectors in Astronomy |