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

Volume

15

Issue

2

fYear

2005

fDate

6/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1477

Lastpage

1479

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;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2005.849133

Filename

1439923