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Schmelzel, M.

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NASA NTRS2002

Initial test performance of a closed-cycle continuous hydrogen sorption cooler, the Planck sorption breadboard cooler

JPL is developing a continuous hydrogen sorption cryocooler for the ESA Planck mission, which will measure the anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background.

sorption cooler hydrogen cryocooler↗

NASA NTRS2000

Characterization and lifecycle testing of hydride compressor elements for the Planck Sorption Cryocooler

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sorption crycoolers thermal analysis metal hydride↗

NASA NTRS2000

PLANCK Sorption Cooler Initial Compressor Element Performance

PLANCK is an ESA-led mission to map the cosmic microwave background using bolometric and hetrodyne instruments; both instruments require cooling, one to ~20K, the other to 0.1K.

Cryocooler PLANCK hydrogen sorption↗