Development of hydrogen-filling techniques for the SPIRIT III cryostat

Greg A. Bell; Scott H. Schick

doi:10.1117/12.178606

23 June 1994 Development of hydrogen-filling techniques for the SPIRIT III cryostat

Greg A. Bell, Scott H. Schick

Proceedings Volume 2227, Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments VI; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.178606
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1994, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

SPIRIT III, the primary sensor to be flown aboard the BMDO midcourse space experiment, will be cooled using a 9 K solid-hydrogen cryostat. Laboratory cold tests of SPIRIT III have relied on helium as the cryogen because of the inherent risks associated with hydrogen.

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Greg A. Bell and Scott H. Schick "Development of hydrogen-filling techniques for the SPIRIT III cryostat", Proc. SPIE 2227, Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments VI, (23 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.178606

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