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Modern electro-optic applications often contain a cryogenically cooled infrared imager placed upon a stabilized platform which is further connected to an outer housing by low-friction gimbals. Since the active system of gimbal stabilization is dedicated primarily to maintaining the steady line-of-sight control by eliminating the relatively slow effects of yaw, pitch or roll, it may have insufficient resources to suppress an excessive high-frequency vibration exported from the internal active components such as a cryogenic cooler.
The vibration protective and thermally conductive interface developed allows the use of the split Stirling cryocooler, relying on highly efficient, cheap and durable linear single-piston compressor within the infrared imager mounted upon the gimbaled stabilized platform.
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Veprik, A., Babitsky, V., Riabzev, S., Pundak, N. (2003). A Thermally Conductive and Vibration Protective Interface for Linear Cryogenic Coolers in Applications for Gimbaled Infrared Devices. In: Ross, R.G. (eds) Cryocoolers 12. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47919-2_94
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