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SuperTran cryostat specifications

ST-100 Series cryostat specifications

 ST-100ST-100-H
Cooling typeLHe
Temperature range2 K to 500 K2 K to 800 K
Temperature stability1±50 mK
Sample environmentVacuum
Sample typeConductive, solid
Cooldown15 min (to 5 K)
Orientation2Any
System weight (without transfer line)~4.6 kg (10 lb)
Cryogen consumption (LHe room to base temp)0.4 L
Cryogen consumption (LHe at 5 K)0.6 L/h
Cryogen consumption (LN2 at 80 K)0.1 L/h
Initial vacuum level requirement3~10-3 Torr
Typical base pressure during operation~10-5 Torr
1Measured with temperature controller
2Cryogen consumption may be higher during non-vertical operation
3Pressure measured at room temperature prior to adding cryogen

ST-300 Series cryostat specifications

 ST-300/ST-300-C
Cooling typeLHe
Temperature range~2 K to 420 K
Temperature stability1±50 mK
Sample environmentVacuum
Sample typeConductive, solid
Cooldown15 min (to 5 K)
Orientation2Any
System weight (without transfer line)~4.6 kg (10 lb)
Cryogen consumption (LHe room to base temp)0.4 L
Cryogen consumption (LHe at 5 K)0.6 L/h
Cryogen consumption (LN2 at 80 K)0.1 L/h
Initial vacuum level requirement3~10-3 Torr
Typical base pressure during operation~10-5 Torr
1Measured with temperature controller
2Cryogen consumption may be higher during non-vertical operation
3Pressure measured at room temperature prior to adding cryogen

ST-400 Series cryostat specifications

 ST-400ST-400-H
Cooling typeLHe
Temperature range2 K to 500 K2 K to 800 K
Temperature stability1±50 mK
Sample environmentVacuum
Sample typeConductive, solid
Cooldown15 min (to 5 K)
Orientation2Any
System weight (without transfer line)~4.6 kg (10 lb)
Cryogen consumption (LHe room to base temp)0.4 L
Cryogen consumption (LHe at 5 K)0.6 L/h
Cryogen consumption (LN2 at 80 K)0.1 L/h
Initial vacuum level requirement3~10-3 Torr
Typical base pressure during operation~10-11 Torr
1Measured with temperature controller
2Cryogen consumption may be higher during non-vertical operation
3Pressure measured at room temperature prior to adding cryogen

ST-500 Series cryostat specifications

 ST-500ST-500-CST-500-LGV
Cooling typeLHe
Temperature range3.5 K to 475 K6 K to 475 K3.5 K to 475 K
Temperature stability1±50 mK
Sample environmentVacuum
Sample typeConductive, solid
Cooldown~30 min to 5 K~30 min to 5 K~30 min to 10 K
OrientationAny
System weight (without transfer line)~3.2 kg (7 lb)~2.3 kg (5 lb)Varies
Cryogen consumption (LHe room to base temp)~1 L
Cryogen consumption (LHe at 5 K)1.1 L/h2.5 L/h (at 6 K)1.1 L/h
Cryogen consumption (LHe at 10 K)0.5 L/h0.8 L/h0.5 L/h
Cryogen consumption (LHe at 20 K)0.2 L/h0.4 L/h0.2 L/h
Cryogen consumption (LN2 at 80 K)0.1 L/h
Initial vacuum level requirement2~10-4 Torr
Typical base pressure during operation~10-5 Torr
Nominal vibration amplitude3<12 nm
Typical positional drift at 4 K (averaged over 2 h)2 nm/min
1Measured with temperature controller
2Pressure measured at room temperature prior to adding cryogen
3Measured with cryostat on a vibration isolation table