We developed a cryogenic system on a rotating table that achieves sub-Kelvin conditions. The cryogenic system consists of a helium sorption cooler and a pulse tube cooler in a cryostat mounted on a rotating table. Two rotary-joint connectors for electricity and helium gas circulation enable the coolers to be operated and maintained with ease. We performed cool-down tests under a condition of continuous rotation at 20 rpm. We obtained a temperature of 0.23 K with a holding time of more than 24 hours, thus complying with catalog specifications. We monitored the system's performance for four weeks; two weeks with and without rotation. A few-percent difference in conditions was observed between these two states. Most applications can tolerate such a slight difference. The technology developed is useful for various scientific applications requiring sub-Kelvin conditions on rotating platforms.
@article{arxiv.1405.7576,
title = {Sub-Kelvin refrigeration with dry-coolers on a rotating system},
author = {S. Oguri and H. Ishitsuka and J. Choi and M. Kawai and O. Tajima},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.7576},
year = {2014}
}
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3pages, 4 figures, to appear in Review of Scientific Instruments