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Development of Pulse Tube Cryocoolers for HTS Satellite Communications

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Cryocoolers 10

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The Advanced Technology Center of Lockheed Martin is developing high-capacity (10 W @ 77 K) and low-capacity (0.5 W @ 77 K) pulse tube cryocoolers as part of a program to develop reduced weight satellite communications payloads utilizing high-temperature superconducting (HTS) microwave circuits. A consortium of Com Dev, DuPont, and Lockheed Martin is working together with NASA Lewis Research Center to develop this technology under a DARPA program.

The cooling performance and system characteristics of both the high-power and low power cryocooler systems are described in this paper.

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  1. Kotsubo, V., Olson, J, R., and Nast, T. C., “Development of a 2 W @ 60 K Pulse Tube Cryocooler for Spacebome Operation,” these proceedings.

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  1. Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304-1191

    V. Kotsubo, J.R. Olson, P. Champagne, B. Williams, B. Clappier & T. C. Nast

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  1. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California

    R. G. Ross Jr.

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Kotsubo, V., Olson, J., Champagne, P., Williams, B., Clappier, B., Nast, T.C. (2002). Development of Pulse Tube Cryocoolers for HTS Satellite Communications. In: Ross, R.G. (eds) Cryocoolers 10. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47090-X_19

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47090-X_19

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