FLIGHT PERFORMANCE OF A ROCKET-BORNE HE-3 REFRIGERATOR

被引:6
作者
DUBAND, L [1 ]
ALSOP, D [1 ]
LANGE, A [1 ]
HAYATA, S [1 ]
MATSUMOTO, T [1 ]
SATO, S [1 ]
机构
[1] NAGOYA UNIV,DEPT PHYS,NAGOYA 46401,JAPAN
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
SPACE CRYOGENICS; HE-3; REFRIGERATOR; FLIGHT PERFORMANCE;
D O I
10.1016/0011-2275(91)90106-7
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
A self-contained, recyclable He-3 refrigerator suitable for use in zero-gravity has been developed. This refrigerator successfully flew on 5 September 1989, as part of an S-520 sounding rocket payload designed to measure the spectrum of the cosmic submillimetre background. This paper presents the cryogenic performance of the refrigerator during flight.
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页码:338 / 340
页数:3
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