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SUMMARY:Advanced Cryogenics for Research Infrastructures
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UID:indico-event-543@events.hpc-portal.eu
CONTACT:d.rabanus@fz-juelich.de
DESCRIPTION:This course takes place on-site at JSC. Online participation i
 s not possible. The course will be held in English.\nCourse Content:\nCryo
 genics – the science of extremely low temperatures – serves as the inv
 isible backbone of modern high-level research. Without the ability to cool
  systems down to near absolute zero\, many of today’s scientific breakth
 roughs would be impossible. From enabling superconductivity in particle ac
 celerators and fusion reactors to stabilising qubits in quantum computers\
 , cryogenics is the "enabling technology" behind many large-scale research
  infrastructures.\nThis course explores the advanced techniques and techno
 logies involved in building\, maintaining and troubleshooting cryogenic sy
 stems\, as well as integrating them with quantum devices.\n\nMillikelvin t
 echniques: dilution refrigerators\, adiabatic demagnetisation\, pulse-tub
 e systems\nAdvanced cryostat design: thermal anchoring\, radiation shield
 ing\, vibration isolation\nVacuum technologies: UHV systems\, leak detect
 ion\, bake-out procedures\, troubleshooting\nCryocooler maintenance: puls
 e tube\, Gifford-McMahon (GM)\, Joule-Thomson (JT) expanders\; reliability
 \, efficiency optimisation\nSystems engineering: integration with quantum
  devices\, sensors and control loops\nFailure analysis: case studies\, ro
 ot cause analysis\, predictive maintenance\; hands-on repairs\n\n \n\n\n\
 n\nContent level\n\n\nIn hours\n\n\nIn %\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBeginner's content:\
 n\n\n0 h\n\n\n0 %\n\n\n\n\nIntermediate content:\n\n\n8 h\n\n\n40 %\n\n\n\
 n\nAdvanced content:\n\n\n12 h\n\n\n60 %\n\n\n\n\nCommunity-targeted conte
 nt:\n\n\n0 h\n\n\n0 %\n\n\n\n\nPrerequisites:\n\nParticipants should have
  hands-on experience with cryogenic or vacuum systems in a lab setting.\n
 If you have a specific project\, please bring its requirements or any eq
 uipment challenges you have encountered for tailored\, hands-on treatment
  and development.\n\nTarget Audience:\nExperienced technicians\, enginee
 rs\, PhD students and postdocs managing cryogenic infrastructures for
  material science\, high-sensitivity detection\, cryogenic electronics\, q
 uantum computing\, etc.\nLanguage:\nThis course is given in English.\nDura
 tion:\n2 full days\nDates:\n11-12 November 2026\, 09:00-17:00 each day\nVe
 nue:\nJülich Supercomputing Centre\, building 16.3\, seminar room 406\nNu
 mber of Participants:\nMinimum 5\, maximum 20\nInstructor:\nDavid Rabanus 
 (JSC)\n\nhttps://events.hpc-portal.eu/event/543/
LOCATION:Seminar room 406 (Jülich Supercomputing Centre\, building 16.3)
URL:https://events.hpc-portal.eu/event/543/
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