Vacuum Pressure Effect on Thermal Loading of ALMA Cryostat Abstract

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ALMA Memo # 554

Effect of Vacuum Pressure on the Thermal Loading of the ALMA Cryostat

G.A. Ediss

2006-06-25

Following a discussion of memo #547 [1], a comment was made that the thermal conductivity of the remaining gas in the cryostat would cause the cryostat hold time to be significantly less than predicted in the memo. This memo shows that this is not the case.

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