Advanced Cryogenics

The Compact Accelerator Systems Test Stand (COMPASS) at KIT is a unique infrastructure for the development of cryogenic mixed-refrigerant cycles (CMRC)-cooled current leads and other superconducting components for compact accelerators.
CMRCs are based on the Joule-Thomson effect and offer a highly efficient and scalable technology for the cooling of resistive current leads. Micro-structured and compact current leads are developed at KIT as novel super-efficient components for high current applications. Pioneering concepts of cryogenic payload suspensions in 3rd generation gravitational wave detectors are also part of the cryogenics portfolio.