An apparatus includes: a getter material disposed within a vacuum chamber to absorb stray molecules within the vacuum chamber; a thermal mass disposed adjacent the getter material and in thermal communication with the getter material; a cold station disposed within the vacuum chamber above the thermal mass; and a convective cooling loop connected between the thermal mass and the cold station and configured to convectively cool the thermal mass when the cold station is at a lower temperature than the thermal mass, and to thermally isolate the thermal mass from the cold station when the cold station is at a higher temperature than the thermal mass. The thermal mass may be water ice and may be thermally isolated from the walls of vacuum chamber by low loss support links and/or thermal reflective shielding.

A low vibration cryostat includes a cryocooler with a cold head having a flange and a cooling body extending from the flange. A housing is coupled to the cold head, with the housing having an opening receiving at least a portion of the cooling body. A first bellows extends between the housing and the flange to mitigate the transfer of vibrational forces between the housing and the flange. The first bellows, the flange, and the housing collectively define a first chamber. A force balancing assembly containing a second bellows is coupled to the housing and includes a second chamber spaced from the first chamber. The two chambers are arranged to create a net zero force on the cold head when the pressure in the bellows changes. A viscous damping assembly mitigates bouncing of the cold head on support springs.

An International Organization for Standardization (ISO) shipping container 10 includes a cryogenic refrigeration system 14 for cryogenically cooling superconducting magnet(s) 12.sub.A, 12.sub.B during transit. The cryogenic refrigeration system 14 monitors the temperature and/or pressure of the superconducting magnet(s) and circulates a refrigerant to the superconducting magnet(s) to maintain cryogenic temperatures in superconducting coils. A power supply 16, provided by a transportation vehicle, connects to the cryogenic refrigeration system via a power inlet 20 which is accessible from the exterior of the shipping container. The superconducting magnet(s) are suspended within the shipping container which is then loaded onto the transportation vehicle. The external power supply is connected to the cryogenic refrigeration system such that refrigerant is circulated to a cold head 22.sub.A, 22.sub.B of each superconducting magnet. Maintaining cryogenic temperatures during transit minimizes losses to any liquid cryogen or gaseous cryogen installed in the superconducting prior to transit.

An apparatus includes: a getter material disposed within a vacuum chamber to absorb stray molecules within the vacuum chamber; a thermal mass disposed adjacent the getter material and in thermal communication with the getter material; a cold station disposed within the vacuum chamber above the thermal mass; and a convective cooling loop connected between the thermal mass and the cold station and configured to convectively cool the thermal mass when the cold station is at a lower temperature than the thermal mass, and to thermally isolate the thermal mass from the cold station when the cold station is at a higher temperature than the thermal mass. The thermal mass may be water ice and may be thermally isolated from the walls of vacuum chamber by low loss support links and/or thermal reflective shielding.

A device for providing a liquid helium forced flow cooling fluid is provided, including a liquid helium vessel system for heat load, a liquid helium vessel system for circulation pump, a liquid helium vessel system for subcooled helium, and a cold box. The liquid helium vessel system for heat load absorbs the heat load of a cryogenic user; the liquid helium vessel system for circulation pump absorbs the heat load of a circulation pump; the liquid helium vessel system for subcooled helium absorbs the heat load of subcooled helium; the device process pipelines and the cold box achieve a pre-cooling process of a cryogenic user, a pre-cooling and liquid storage process of liquid helium vessels, and a pre-cooling and starting-up process of rotating machines, and provide the liquid helium forced flow cooling fluid to accomplish the operations of a cryogenic user. The device for providing a liquid helium forced flow cooling fluid of the present disclosure can effectively reduce the heat load of the liquid helium forced flow cooling device by optimizing the liquid helium forced flow cooling loops and managing the cryogenic heat loads base on the energy level gradient, thereby reducing the investment size and operating cost of a helium cryogenic system.

A cryostat for a superconducting magnet system is provided. The cryostat may include an outer vessel and an inner vessel suspended within the outer vessel. A space may be defined by the outer vessel and the inner vessel. The cryostat may include multiple first support elements and one or more second support elements. The strength of the first supporting element may be larger than that of the second support elements. The inner vessel and the outer vessel may be connected by two opposite ends of a first support element and two opposite ends of a second support element, respectively. The number of the first support elements in the lower part of the space is different from the number of the first support elements in the upper part of the space.

An apparatus includes: a getter material (310) disposed within a vacuum chamber (210) to absorb stray molecules within the vacuum chamber; a thermal mass (340) disposed adjacent the getter material and in thermal communication with the getter material; a cold station (312) disposed within the vacuum chamber above the thermal mass; and a convective cooling loop (310) connected between the thermal mass and the cold station and configured to convectively cool the thermal mass when the cold station is at a lower temperature than the thermal mass, and to thermally isolate the thermal mass from the cold station when the cold station is at a higher temperature than the thermal mass. The thermal mass may be water ice and may be thermally isolated from the walls of vacuum chamber by low loss support links (360, 362, 364) and/or thermal reflective shielding.

A cryostat arrangement (1) having a vacuum container (2) and an object (4) to be cooled, which is arranged inside the vacuum container. A neck tube (8) leads to the object, and a cooling arm (10) of a cold head (11), around which a closed cavity (9) is formed, is arranged in the neck tube, which is sealed off fluid-tight in relation to the object and is filled with cryogenic fluid in normal operation. A thermal coupling element (15) couples the cryogenic fluid in the cavity to the object. A pump device (14), to which the cavity is connected via a valve (13) and with which the cavity is pumped out if the cold head fails. A monitoring unit (17) monitors the cooling function of the cold head, and activates the pump device to pump out the cavity if the cooling function of the cold head drops.

A cryostat for a superconducting magnet system is provided. The cryostat may include an outer vessel and an inner vessel suspended within the outer vessel. A space may be defined by the outer vessel and the inner vessel. The cryostat may include multiple first support elements and one or more second support elements. The strength of the first supporting element may be larger than that of the second support elements. The inner vessel and the outer vessel may be connected by two opposite ends of a first support element and two opposite ends of a second support element, respectively. The number of the first support elements in the lower part of the space is different from the number of the first support elements in the upper part of the space.

The disclosure is directed to a quantum processor system. The system includes a first cryogenic chamber, a signal reflector element positioned within the first chamber, a second cryogenic chamber, and a quantum device positioned in the second chamber. The signal reflector element is configured to split an input signal into a first signal component and a second signal component. The system further includes a first signal line and a second signal line. The first signal line is configured to provide the input signal from an external environment to the signal reflector element and to provide the reflected first signal component from the signal reflector element to the external environment. The second signal line is configured to provide the transmitted second signal component from the signal reflector element to the quantum device. The signal reflector element electrically couples the first signal line to the second signal line.