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A 6 kW at 4.5 K helium refrigerator for CERN's cryogenic test station

Gistau et al., 1994

Document ID
14243350121262749995
Author
Gistau G
Bonneton M
Publication year
Publication venue
Advances in cryogenic engineering

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For purposes of testing the present LEP superconducting resonant cavities and the future LHC magnets, CERN built a test station the cryogenic power of which is presently supplied by a dedicated 6 kW at 4.5 K helium refrigerator. The thermodynamic cycle is discussed and …
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