Vibration analysis of cryocoolers

Jan, 2004
15 pages
Published in:
  • Cryogenics 44 (2004) 309-317
Report number:
  • KEK-PREPRINT-2003-117

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
The vibrations of Gifford-McMahon (GM) and pulse-tube (PT) cryocoolers were measured and analyzed. The vibrations of the cold-stage and cold-head were measured separately to investigate their vibration mechanisms. The measurements were performed while maintaining the thermal conditions of the cryocoolers at a steady state. We found that the vibration of the cold-head for the 4 K PT cryocooler was two orders of magnitude smaller than that of the 4 K GM cryocooler. On the other hand, the vibration of the cold-stages for both cryocoolers was of the same order of magnitude. From a spectral analysis of the vibrations and a simulation, we concluded that the vibration of the cold-stage is caused by an elastic deformation of the pulse tubes (or cylinders) due to the pressure oscillation of the working gas.
  • Cryocooler
  • Vibration
  • Pulse-tube
  • Gifford-McMahon
  • gravitational radiation detector
  • optics: interference
  • optics: reflection
  • mirror: fluctuation
  • cryogenics
  • oscillation