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Title: Characteristics of a liquid-helium-free calibration apparatus for cryogenic thermometers

Abstract

Closed-cycle Joule-Thomson (JT) cryocoolers have been developed at National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ)/National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) with the aim of realizing a liquid-helium-free calibration apparatus for cryogenic thermometers between 0.65 K and 25 K. The latest JT cryocooler at NMIJ/AIST consists of a {sup 3}He JT cooling circuit and a pulse tube mechanical refrigerator. The characteristics of the apparatus including a residual gas analysis of the JT cooling circuit are presented in this paper. Currently the initial cool-down is performed using a heat-exchange gas. It normally takes about 30 h to reduce the temperature from room temperature to 5 K at the thermometer comparison block of the apparatus. The correct timing of the removal of the heatexchange gas is important for the efficient operation of the apparatus. Incomplete removal of the heat-exchange gas induces excess heat load on the apparatus and thermal disturbances. Some examples of abrupt temperature bursts are discussed in this paper. Mechanical refrigerators generate cyclic mechanical vibrations, and precision resistance thermometers are usually very sensitive to a mechanical vibration. The measured vibration level of the developed apparatus is reported. The damage to the apparatus due to the magnitude 9.0 earthquake onmore » March 11, 2011, and possible countermeasures in the case of future earthquakes are also discussed.« less

Authors:
 [1]
  1. National Metrology Institute of Japan, AIST, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8563 (Japan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22218014
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1552; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: 9. international temperature symposium, Los Angeles, CA (United States), 19-23 Mar 2012; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; ACCURACY; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COOLING; CRYOGENICS; GAS ANALYSIS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING LOAD; HELIUM; HELIUM 3; LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS; PULSES; REFRIGERATORS; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOMETERS

Citation Formats

Shimazaki, T. Characteristics of a liquid-helium-free calibration apparatus for cryogenic thermometers. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4819533.
Shimazaki, T. Characteristics of a liquid-helium-free calibration apparatus for cryogenic thermometers. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4819533
Shimazaki, T. 2013. "Characteristics of a liquid-helium-free calibration apparatus for cryogenic thermometers". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4819533.
@article{osti_22218014,
title = {Characteristics of a liquid-helium-free calibration apparatus for cryogenic thermometers},
author = {Shimazaki, T.},
abstractNote = {Closed-cycle Joule-Thomson (JT) cryocoolers have been developed at National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ)/National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) with the aim of realizing a liquid-helium-free calibration apparatus for cryogenic thermometers between 0.65 K and 25 K. The latest JT cryocooler at NMIJ/AIST consists of a {sup 3}He JT cooling circuit and a pulse tube mechanical refrigerator. The characteristics of the apparatus including a residual gas analysis of the JT cooling circuit are presented in this paper. Currently the initial cool-down is performed using a heat-exchange gas. It normally takes about 30 h to reduce the temperature from room temperature to 5 K at the thermometer comparison block of the apparatus. The correct timing of the removal of the heatexchange gas is important for the efficient operation of the apparatus. Incomplete removal of the heat-exchange gas induces excess heat load on the apparatus and thermal disturbances. Some examples of abrupt temperature bursts are discussed in this paper. Mechanical refrigerators generate cyclic mechanical vibrations, and precision resistance thermometers are usually very sensitive to a mechanical vibration. The measured vibration level of the developed apparatus is reported. The damage to the apparatus due to the magnitude 9.0 earthquake on March 11, 2011, and possible countermeasures in the case of future earthquakes are also discussed.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4819533},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22218014}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1552,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Sep 11 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Wed Sep 11 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}