Supply of Dilution Refrigerator and Magnet System for Dark Matter Research at University of Sheffield
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · Awarded contract
AwardedSupply of Dilution Refrigerator and Magnet System for Dark Matter Research at University of Sheffield
Awarded 05 Dec 2022
Awarded05 Dec 2022
Value£700,628.00
AgencyUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
RegionYorkshire and The Humber
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 3y 11mo ago1d term
Awarded 5 Dec 2022Expired 6 Dec 2022
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The University of Sheffield awarded a contract to Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Ltd (T/A Oxford Instruments) for the supply of a dilution refrigerator and magnet system for use in a search for hidden sector dark matter.
The system is required to cool a two-component payload consisting of an electromagnetic resonator and ultra-low-noise readout electronics, with the resonator threaded by a static magnetic field of nominal magnitude 8T and the readout electronics in a magnetic-field-free region.
The refrigerator must achieve a base temperature of not more than 10mK at the mixing chamber plate, with cooling power of at least 12 microwatts at 20mK and at least 400 microwatts at 100mK, and must operate for at least 6 months without warm-up.
The contract value is £700,628.
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