Hot Disk Continuous-Flow Cryostat (78 K to RT)

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Continuous-Flow Cryostat

-195°C (78 K) to Room Temperature

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This floor-standing cryostat uses a continuous flow of liquid nitrogen from a storage dewar for cooling, and a resistive wire element for heating. The system consists of four separated parts: a cylindrically shaped vacuum chamber, with a liquid nitrogen vessel on top, both integrated into a floor-stand; a temperature control unit; a turbomolecular pump; and a self-pressurized dewar.

The exterior of the vacuum chamber is made of stainless steel, while the interior is made of copper. The inside of the vacuum chamber, which contains the wire heating element and a tailored sensor fixture and sample holder, is accessed via releasing the bolt-connections on its top side, and thereafter pulling the cylindrical chamber wall downwards. The sensor cable feedthrough is on the top side, bypassing the liquid nitrogen vessel, and terminating via a hermetic feedthrough. The temperature of the vacuum chamber can reach down to -195°C (78 K), while the temperature stability is ±0.1°C (±0.1 K).

The cryostat is intended to be used with our Kapton- or Teflon-insulated Hot Disk® or Hot Strip sensors with our thin-diameter silicone-clad cables, to minimize heat leaking into the vacuum chamber through the sensor leads.

The initial vacuum pumping of the vacuum chamber, followed by turning on the nitrogen flow from the dewar to the nitrogen vessel, is done manually. The temperature of the vacuum chamber is thereafter controlled by the wire heating element, which is done automatically by the Hot Disk Desktop App over USB communication. The Hot Disk Desktop App can be programmed to automatically perform a series of measurements with the Hot Disk instrument at multiple chamber temperatures.

Vacuum Chamber
Size
Volume 5 liters
Height 205 mm
Diameter 245 mm
Maximum sample size
Thickness 35 mm (one of two identical pieces)
Width 80 mm
Length 80 mm
Vacuum level 0.07 mbar
Cooling system Liquid nitrogen, continuous flow
Heating system Wire heating element
Temperature
Minimum -195°C (78 K)
Maximum Room temperature
Stability ±0.1°C (±0.1 K)
General
Dewar
Volume 30 liters
Pressure 1.5 bar
Supply voltage
Temperature control unit 230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 1 Phase
Turbomolecular pump 100-230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 1 Phase
Power rating
Temperature control unit
Temperature control unit 1.7/0.85 A
Input/output
Temperature control unit USB type B connector (female)
Dimensions (height x width x depth)
Vacuum chamber (with floor-stand) 820 mm x 600 mm x 450 mmm
Temperature control unit 100 mm x 220 mm x 380 mmm
Turbomolecular pump 320 mm x 400 mm x 350 mmm
Dewar 1150 mm x 450 mm x 450 mmm
Weight
Temperature chamber (with floor-stand) 44 kg
Temperature control unit 3 kg
Turbomolecular pump 17 kg
Dewar 29 kg
CE marking In progress
Hot Disk Continuous-Flow Cryostat (78 K to RT)

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