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Table 6

Dependencies in the Planck cryosystem.

Component Affected by Affects Trade-off

V-groove 3 temp. .......... Sorption cooler mass flow Efficiency of the sorption cooler system; sorption cooler required mass flow; sorption cooler power & cycle time.
Warm Radiator temp. Sorption cooler power TLVHX1,2
Warm radiator heater power 4He-JT cooler efficiency
4He-JT cooler heat load
Warm Radiator stability Warm radiator heater control TLVHX1,2 stability
Sorption Cooler System V-groove 3 temperature Sorption cooler heat lift
Power Warm radiator temperature Sorption cooler temperature; 4He-JT
Cycle time cooler efficiency; 1.4 K efficiency
TSA power
LPSB
Warm radiator stability Sorption cooler stability
Sorption cooler lifetime
Temperature of 4 K box
Temperature of 4 K loads
Temperature and stability of LFI
4 He-JT Cooler LFI temperature
TLVHX1
V-groove 3 temperature
T, heat lift
Fill pressure..................... 4He-JT cooler efficiency and temperature
Stroke frequency.................... Could affect microphonics if vibration control system off. Small effect on cooling power.
Stroke amplitude.................... Affects gas flow Heat lift, lifetime
PID power.................... Temperature and temperature stability; margin on heat lift (found to be large in thermal balance/thermal vacuum tests). T, T stability
Vibration control system.................... Dilution (via microvibrations if vibration control system off)
Dilution Cooler.................... 4 K and 1.4 K precool temp Instability of 4 K and 1.4 K if 1.4 K too cold (unstable evaporation) Heat lift, T, lifetime
Flow rate
1.4 K PID power
Dilution plate PID
Bolometer plate PID
SVM temperature Changes the isotope flow for a given choice of restrictions T, T stability, margin (long timescale)
T, T stability,  margin (short timescale)

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