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    Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization Detector with High Efficiency, Broad Bandwidth, and Highly Symmetric Coupling to Transition Edge Sensor Bolometers

    We describe a prototype detector system designed for precise measurements of Cosmic Microwave Background polarization. The design combines a quasi-optical polarization modulator, a metal feedhorn, a supercond...

    T. Stevenson, D. Benford, C. Bennett, N. Cao in Journal of Low Temperature Physics (2008)

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    A Continuous Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator for Use with Mechanical Coolers

    Sub-kelvin refrigeration is an increasingly vital technology for space missions. Future missions are pushing the development of refrigerators with high cooling power, low operating temperature, and, as always,...

    P. Shirron, N. Abbondante, E. Canavan, M. Di Pirro, M. Grabowski in Cryocoolers 11 (2002)