Cryostat selection guide
CCR | ||||||||||||
Cooling type | Cryogen-free | |||||||||||
Minimum temperature | 1.5 K to 12 K | |||||||||||
Maximum temperature | 325 K; options to 800 K | |||||||||||
Vibration | Low-vibration options | |||||||||||
Cryocooler | Gifford-McMahon | |||||||||||
CCR part number | Optical | Size | Application | Vibration | Cold head location | Sample environment | Cooldown time | Sample change | Rotatable sample | Maximum temperature | Minimum temperature | |
CCS-100 | ✔ | Any | Vacuum | 1 h to 2 h | 325 K | <4 K to 12 K, model-dependent | ||||||
CCS-300S | ✔ | Compact | Magnetotransport | Any | Vacuum | 1 h to 2.5 h | 325 K | |||||
CCS-300ST | Compact | Magnetotransport | Any | Vacuum | 1 h to 2.5 h | 325 K | ||||||
CCS-400 | ✔ | Any | Vacuum | 1.5 h to 3 h | 500 K | |||||||
CCS-400H | ✔ | Any | Vacuum | 2 h to 2.5 h | 800 K | |||||||
CCS-XG | ✔ | 40 nm | Top | Vacuum | 2 h to 3 h | 325 K | ||||||
CCS-XG-UHV | N/A* | N/A* | UHV | 40 nm | Top | Vacuum | 2 h to 3 h | 325 K | ||||
CCS-TRAP | Noble gas trapping | Bottom | Vacuum | 1 h to 1.5 h | 500 K | |||||||
CCS-800 | ✔ | Mössbauer | Bottom | Exchange gas | 2 h to 2.5 h | <10 min | ✔ | 300 K | ||||
CCS-900 | ✔ | Top | Exchange gas | 3 h to 3.5 h | <10 min | ✔ | 800 K | |||||
CCS-900T | Top | Exchange gas | 3 h to 4 h | <10 min | ✔ | 800 K | ||||||
SHI-950-LT | ✔ | Top | Exchange gas | 9 h | <10 min | ✔ | 800 K | 1.5 K | ||||
SHI-950T-LT | Top | Exchange gas | 8 h to 9 h | <10 min | ✔ | 800 K | ||||||
*Only includes cold finger, no vacuum shroud |
STVP | VNF | ST | VPF | ||||||||
Cooling type | LHe, LN2 | LN2 | LHe, LN2 | LN2 | |||||||
Minimum temperature | <2 K | 65 K | 2 K to 6 K | 65 K | |||||||
Maximum temperature | 420 K | 500 K | 800 K | 800 K | |||||||
Vibration | — | — | Low-vibration options | — | |||||||
Sample environment | Flowing vapor | Flowing vapor | Vacuum | Vacuum | |||||||
Sample type | All | All | Conductive, solid | Conductive, solid | |||||||
Cooldown | 30 min (to 5 K) | 30 min (to 77 K) | 15 min (to 5 K) | 15 min (to 77 K) | |||||||
Sample change | <10 min | <10 min | — | — | |||||||
STVP part number | VNF part number | ST part number | VPF part number | Optical | Size | Specific application | Vibration | Rotatable sample | Maximum temperature | Minimum temperature | |
ST-100 | ✔ | 500 K | 2 K | ||||||||
ST-100-H | ✔ | 800 K | 2 K | ||||||||
VPF-100 | ✔ | 500 K | 65 K | ||||||||
VPF-100-H | ✔ | 800 K | 65 K | ||||||||
STVP-100 | ✔ | ✔ | 325 K | <2 K | |||||||
STVP-100-TH | ✔ | 420 K | <2 K | ||||||||
VNF-100 | ✔ | ✔ | 325 K | 65 K | |||||||
VNF-100-TH | ✔ | 500 K | 65 K | ||||||||
ST-300 | ✔ | Magnetotransport | 500 K | 2 K | |||||||
ST-300-C | ✔ | Compact | Magnetotransport | 500 K | 2 K | ||||||
ST-400 | N/A* | UHV | 500 K | 2 K | |||||||
ST-400-H | N/A* | UHV | 800 K | 2 K | |||||||
ST-500 | ✔ | Microscopy | 12 nm | 475 K | 3.5 K | ||||||
ST-500-C | ✔ | Compact | Microscopy | 12 nm | 475 K | 6 K | |||||
STVP-NMR | NMR | 325 K | <2 K | ||||||||
ST-FTIR | ✔ | FTIR | 500 K | 2.5 K | |||||||
VPF-FTIR | ✔ | FTIR | 500 K | 65 K | |||||||
STVP-FTIR | ✔ | FTIR | ✔ | 325 K | <2 K |
*Only includes cold finger, no vacuum shroud