US 11,674,738 B2
Testing environment for cryogenic chamber
Adam G. Dally, Champlin, MN (US); Chad J. Langness, Robbinsdale, MN (US); Charles Spencer Nichols, Marietta, GA (US); and Stephan F. Furlich, Minnetonka, MN (US)
Assigned to Quantinuum LLC, Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed by Quantinuum LLC, Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed on Apr. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/856,719.
Prior Publication US 2021/0333038 A1, Oct. 28, 2021
Int. Cl. F25D 19/00 (2006.01); F25D 11/04 (2006.01); G01N 1/42 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 19/006 (2013.01) [F25D 11/04 (2013.01); G01N 1/42 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An experimental payload configured for a cryocooler, the experimental payload comprising:
a cryogenic chamber comprising:
an action chamber configured to be cryogenically cooled to an action temperature;
an interior housing cooled via an internal braiding system, wherein the interior housing is configured to operate at a first temperature and the interior housing defines the action chamber; and
an outer housing in thermal communication with the interior housing, wherein the outer housing is configured to absorb heat from the experimental payload, wherein the outer housing defines a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature;
one or more thermal braids, wherein the one or more thermal braids are configured to be the only source of suspension of the cryogenic chamber from a base of a cryocooler; and
a plurality of legs operably coupled to the cryogenic chamber at a top end of each leg, wherein the legs are characterized by a low thermal conductivity.