Statistics – Applications
Scientific paper
Jan 2000
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL FORUM - 2000. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 504, pp. 674-678 (2000).
Statistics
Applications
Sensors, Remote Sensing, Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices, Boson Degeneracy And Superfluidity Of 4He, Testing In Microgravity Environments
Scientific paper
We have developed a high resolution superconducting pressure gauge and controller system capable of stabilizing pressure to within +/-10-8 bar in the range 0-30 bars at temperatures below about 6K. The system consists of two parts: a transducer and a pressure actuator. The transducer is based on the inductive sensing of the position of a diaphragm using superconducting techniques. A rod attached to the center of the diaphragm supports a superconducting plate which is in close proximity to a flat, spiral superconducting coil. A persistent current of about 1 A is trapped in the coil and is coupled to a dc SQUID magnetometer. The magnetometer produces a partially digitized dc output proportional to the change of pressure applied to the diaphragm. Because of the ability of the magnetometer to count magnetic flux quanta, an extremely wide dynamic range can be achieved with high sensitivity and repeatability. The transducer was used to control the pressure of a sample of liquid helium at temperatures near 2 K and pressures from 1-25 bars. The actuator consisted of two parts: a thermally isolated chamber filled with 3He that could be heated and cooled as desired over the range 1.5 to 10 K, and a beryllium-copper diaphragm assembly. This diaphragm had the 3He on one side and the sample helium on the other. A simple servomechanism was used to convert the output signal from the magnetometer to heat applied to the 3He chamber. The system has been operated routinely over the full range of pressures and so far no significant drift has been detected. It is somewhat sensitive to vibration and EMI, but otherwise appears quite robust. Plans have been made to improve the shielding to reduce the EMI susceptibility. The vibration sensitivity can be reduced by making use of a pair of pressure sensing diaphragms acting in opposite directions. .
Geng Z. K.
Lipa John A.
Nissen J. A.
Swanson D. R.
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