Title :
Design, manufacture, and test of an adiabatic demagnetization Refrigerator Magnet for use in space
Author :
Milward, Steve ; Harrison, Stephen ; Allen, Robin Stafford ; Hepburn, Ian D. ; Brockley-Blatt, Christine
Author_Institution :
El Culham Sci. Centre, Space Cryomagnetics Ltd, Abingdon, UK
fDate :
6/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The proposed European Space Agency (ESA) XEUS mission will use an adiabatic demagnetization refrigeration (ADR) system to cool X-ray detectors to a temperature of less than 0.1 K. The superconducting magnet for the flight standard prototype is currently under construction by Space Cryomagnetics Ltd of Culham, England. The magnet is subject to tight constraints on its mass, stray field, and power consumption. This paper describes the design, manufacture and test of the magnet.
Keywords :
X-ray detection; aerospace instrumentation; cryogenics; magnetic cooling; prototypes; refrigeration; superconducting magnets; European Space Agency XEUS mission; Space Cryomagnetics Ltd; X-ray detector cooling; adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator magnet; cryogenics; prototype; refrigerator magnet design; refrigerator magnet manufacture; refrigerator magnet testing; space technology; superconducting magnet; Demagnetization; Manufacturing; Prototypes; Refrigeration; Space cooling; Space missions; Superconducting magnets; Temperature; Testing; X-ray detectors; Cooling; cryogenics; space technology; superconducting magnets;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2005.849133
