Cool Danaher Cryo updates from a hot summer!
Hello friends and colleagues,
We wanted to let you know about some exciting things we did this summer. Please check it out!
Successful Cryostat Installation at Professor Dmytro Bozhko's UCCS Lab
After a few upgrades were installed at the factory in Boulder, Colorado, the Palomino Cryostat is now officially installed at University of Colorado Colorado Springs !
They say “Many hands make light work.” And so it was for our visit to the laboratory of Professor Dmytro Bozhko, where we completed the installation and training among great company.
Pictured from left to right: Ryan Dunagin (PhD Student), Dmytro Bozhko (Associate Professor, Microwave Magnonics group leader), Charlie Danaher , Olivia Zanoni (PhD Student), Bryan Schiffner , Dario Bueno-Baques (Assistant Professor).
First Renaissance Scientific Actuator Fitted in Danaher Cryostat
We’re thrilled to have received our first set of Renaissance Scientific nanopositioners!
This set is going onto the 300 mK stage plate in our Palomino cryostat that’s destined for Professor Dmytro Bozhko’s laboratory at University of Colorado Colorado Springs.
The test fit went great. Next, we plan to install the 300 mK plate assembly into the cryostat for actuator testing.
We had the great honor of hosting Ryan Murdick for this photo opportunity. Ryan says, “There’s more where that came from!” We’re counting on it since we plan to outfit our cryostats with Ren-Sci products.
Cryo Summer School at CU Boulder
We were honored to participate in the Single Photonic Short Course at CU Boulder in August. We want to especially thank John Lehman of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Boulder and Scott Sternberg with CUbit Quantum Initiative for the invitation.
During the afternoon lab session, University of Colorado Colorado Springs Professor Dmytro Bozhko spoke to the group about how the Danaher Cryo Palomino cryostat will be used in his laboratory, and the science he will pursue.
The DC Palomino Cryostat Gallops to 241mK Milestone
Danaher Cryo celebrated another company milestone: reaching 241 mK in our Palomino Cryostat. ? The Palomino is outfitted with a Chase Research Cryogenics GL7 cooler.
This system will be placed in Professor Dmytro Bozhko's lab at University of Colorado Colorado Springs.
A Smooth Ride for Users with Our New Integrated Rodeo Control System
Danaher Cryo is thrilled to announce that our homegrown control system is up and running! Our proprietary HorsePower software, running on our HorseBox control hardware, together form an elegant, compact, and optimized setup.?
With this user interface, the system operator can conveniently control the cryostat, collect data, and monitor system performance. Integrated into our family of cryostats, this success completes our unique “Chase Research Cryogenics-inside” offering.?
We’re proud to have worked with Boulder Labs and Morning Star Circuits LLC on this exciting and rewarding project.
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Reconnecting with Friends and Colleagues (and History!) at Leiden Cryogenics
In July, I had a wonderful, sunny lunch outing in Leiden with Sasha Usenko, Giorgio Frossati , and Arlette de Waard of Leiden Cryogenics , and Max Kouwenhoven of Onnes Technologies (pictured left to right). Carrying on the great cryogenic work in Leiden, Giorgio Frossati started Leiden Cryogenics about 30 years ago and has been making world-renowned dilution refrigerators for most of that time.
I also took an excursion and found Heike Kamerlingh Onnes’ laboratory on the grounds of 荷兰莱顿大学 . There they have constructed a tribute to Onnes, who discovered superconductivity in 1911 and, in 1908, was the first person to liquefy helium.
On the Road at ?ICC, ICEC, and ASC
It was a busy summer of conferences! In June, we were at the International Cryocooler Conference in Madison, Wisconsin. It was great hanging with old and new friends at the ICC Welcome Reception [1] and Banquet [2].
A little later in the summer, we got the 2024 International Cryogenic Engineering Conference in Geneva started in style with good food and drinks at CERN. I was glad to see my reinforcements show up! George Watkin and Benjamin Steele of Chase Research Cryogenics arrived to give a presentation and to help staff our booth [3]. The help and company are always welcomed!
To wrap up our summer, we attended the American Superconductivity Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was great to catch up with our colleagues Bluefors and reps from Lihan Cryogenics [4] and discuss the future of cryogenics in science!
Pictured Left to Right: [1] Arifin Budihardjo and Matti Manninen of Bluefors and Ray Radebaugh of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) . [2] Peter Bradley of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), his wife Mary, and Zhiyi Jiang of University of Wisconsin-Madison. [3] George Watkin and Benjamin Steele of Chase Research Cryogenics. [4] Reps Haibing Li and Xiaotao Wang from Lihan Cryogenics, Andrew Rathbone and Tauno Knuuttila from Bluefors.
We were blessed this summer with many successes and rewarding interactions with friends from all over the world. And are excited about what lies ahead.?
Talk to you soon,
Charlie