Lionel Jacques , Morgane Zeoli , Anthony Amorosi , Alessandro Bertolini , Christophe Collette , Robin Cornelissen , Chiara Di Fronzo , Serge Habraken , Joris V. van Heijningen , Gino Hoft , Robert Joppe , Tim J. Kuhlbusch , Mouhamad Haidar Lakkis , Bao Long Levan , Cédric Lenaerts , Jérôme Loicq , Benoit Marquet , Enrico Porcelli , Ameer Sider , Matteo Tacca
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Abstract
Third-generation gravitational wave detectors will use large mirrors isolated from seismic motion at low frequency, and also cooled down to cryogenic temperatures. To fulfil these two specifications, the E-TEST project explores the possibility of using a purely non-contact radiative cooling strategy. Based on cooling predictions, the paper includes a detailed design of the cryostat and the assembly procedure. A test campaign demonstrated that the proposed strategy succeeded in bringing the temperature of a dummy mirror down to in 19 days. These encouraging results are paving the way toward a fully radiative approach for cooling the mirrors of the future Einstein Telescope.
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Cryogenics is the world''s leading journal focusing on all aspects of cryoengineering and cryogenics. Papers published in Cryogenics cover a wide variety of subjects in low temperature engineering and research. Among the areas covered are:
- Applications of superconductivity: magnets, electronics, devices
- Superconductors and their properties
- Properties of materials: metals, alloys, composites, polymers, insulations
- New applications of cryogenic technology to processes, devices, machinery
- Refrigeration and liquefaction technology
- Thermodynamics
- Fluid properties and fluid mechanics
- Heat transfer
- Thermometry and measurement science
- Cryogenics in medicine
- Cryoelectronics