Cryogenic Systems and Ultra Low Temperature Cryostats  
  The engineers at Scientific Magnetics have wide experience in the design and manufacture of cryogenic systems for a wide range of large and complex superconducting magnet projects. These include a superfluid helium system to operate in zero gravity, cryogen-free cooling systems for LTS and HTS superconducting magnets, and frozen nitrogen systems for cooling magnesium diboride superconductors.
In addition, we design and manufacture a wide range of low and ultra-low temperature inserts.
 
     
 
Cryogenic inserts
Scientific Magnetics offers a wide range of cryogenic inserts designed to interface easily with our superconducting magnet systems. Standard variable temperature inserts, special inserts (for example, for UHV compatibility) and ultra low temperature inserts can all be provided and fully systemised.  These are available in normal (helium-cooled) or cryogen free versions.





 
 
     
 
Helium-3 refrigerator inserts
The Scientific Magnetics compact helium-3 insert features a base temperature below 0.3 K and a hold time of more than 36 hours.  As an option, it can be supplied with an integrated 4 T superconducting magnet.
Please click here for a data sheet on the compact helium-3 insert.


 
 
     
 
Cryogen-free dilution refrigerators
Scientific Magnetics works with BlueFors Cryogenics Oy of Finland to supply cryogen-free (pulse-tube driven) dilution refrigerators.  Features of these systems include: fast turnaround time; no low temperature vacuum seals (including measurement wiring); fully automated cool down from room to base temperature; and a mechanically decoupled pulse tube to assure low vibration levels.
BlueFors Cryogenics and Scientific Magnetics have combined their expertise to offer integrated cryogen-free dilution refrigerators and cryogen-free superconducting magnets, all operating from a single cooler.
 
 
     
 
Special cryostats
Scientific Magnetics has the engineering and instrumentation skills to design and build equipment for cryogenic testing of components and systems.  The illustrated cryostat system was designed and manufactured by Scientific Magnetics to test fault current limiters manufactured from magnesium diboride (MgB2) superconductor. It is suitable for cryogenic operations at temperatures down to 25 K and although primarily designed for use with frozen nitrogen, other cryogenic fluids may also be used with the system. It is cooled using a mechanical cryocooler and so can also be operated with no cryogenic fluid at all (cryogen free).






 
 
     
 
Vapour-cooled current leads
We have extensive experience in designing and building vapour cooled current leads for existing or new cryostats. Leads are available to carry currents up to 20kA.
Please click here for a data sheet on vapour-cooled current leads.





 
 
     
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