ICC 19 San Diego, CA · June 20-23, 2016 P Program and Abstracts CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Conference Chairman Program Committee Dean Johnson Carl Kirkconnell, West Coast Solutions, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA USA - Chair Email: [email protected] Mark Zagarola, Creare, USA, - Deputy Chair Conference Co-Chairmen Tonny Benchop, Thales Cryogenics BV, Netherlands Jose Rodriguez Peter Bradley, NIST, USA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA Ted Conrad, Raytheon, USA Email: [email protected] Gershon Grossman, Technion, Israel Elaine Lim, Aerospace Corporation, USA Sidney Yuan Jennifer Marquardt, Ball Aerospace, Aerospace Corporation, USA USA Jeff Olson, Lockheed Martin, USA Email : [email protected] John Pfotenhauer, University of Wisconsin – Madison, USA Treasurer Alex Veprik, SCD, Israel Ray Radebaugh Sonny Yi, Aerospace Corporation, USA National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA ICC Board Email: [email protected] Dean Johnson, JPL, USA-Chairman Ray Radebaugh, NIST, USA – Treasurer Proceedings Co-editors Ron Ross, JPL, USA – Co-Editor Saul Miller Jeff Raab, Retired, USA – Past Chairman Retired Rich Dausman, Cryomech, Inc., USA - Email: icc [email protected] Past Chairman Paul Bailey, University of Oxford, UK Peter Bradley, NIST, USA Ron Ross Martin Crook, RAL, UK Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA Lionel Duband, CEA, France Email: [email protected] Zhihua Gan, Zhejiang University, China Ali Kashani, Atlas Scientific, USA Takenori Numezawa, National Institute for Program Chair Material Science, Japan Carl Kirkconnell Jeff Olson, Lockheed Martin Space System West Coast Solutions, USA Co., USA Email: [email protected] Limin Qiu, Zhejiang University, China Thierry Trollier, Absolut System SAS, Deputy Program Chair France Mark Zagarola, Creare, USA Mark V. Zagarola, Creare, USA Email: [email protected] WELCOME On behalf of the ICC 19 Organizing and Program Committees, we welcome you to the 19th International Cryocooler Conference (ICC 19) being held June 20- 23, 2016 in San Diego, California, USA. The ICC is held every other year and is the preeminent international conference on the development and usage of cryocoolers. It attracts international participants from all continents representing academia, government laboratories, and industry. At this meeting you will have the opportunity to learn of the latest developments in cryocooler technology and to discuss these developments with authors from around the world. We will have three full days of oral and poster presentations. To assure that you will not miss any of the presentations the program has been arranged so that there are no parallel sessions. As a participant you will receive a copy of the proceedings, Cryocoolers 19, approximately six months after the conference, which includes copies of the papers presented at ICC 19. These papers are peer reviewed by the session chairs to assure the quality of the proceedings. Attendees at ICC 19 include: educators and students, particularly those interested in cryogenics and/or thermal management, cryogenic component manufacturers and suppliers; mechanical, electrical, and software engineers engaged in cryocooler design, manufacture and sales; system engineers responsible for selecting and/or integrating cryocoolers; and commercial and government cryocooler users. We are very pleased to host ICC19 in beautiful San Diego on the serene and picturesque grounds of the Town & Country Resort and Convention Center. Shopping, dining, entertainment and sightseeing options abound close by, throughout the city and the Greater San Diego area. Please join us for our Welcome Reception on Monday, June 20th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the courtyard of the Town & Country Resort. The ICC 19 Conference Dinner will be held on Wednesday evening, June 22nd from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM at the San Diego Natural History Museum, in San Diego’s beautiful Balboa Park. We hope you will find the conference interesting, the venue enjoyable and your time well spent. Welcome to San Diego and ICC 19! Dean Johnson Carl Kirkconnell Conference Chairman Program Chair Jose Rodriguez & Sidney Yuan Mark Zagarola Conference Co-Chairmen Deputy Program Chair i CONFERENCE OVERVIEW The biennial International Cryocooler Conference is the premier international forum for the presentation, discussion, and dissemination of the latest research and development activities related to all aspects of cryogenic cooling. Program topics include developments in commercial, military and space cryocoolers of all types, sizes and temperature ranges as well as recent technology advances in the coolers and the instruments and devices that they cool. The 19th International Cryocooler Conference (ICC 19) will take place on June 20-23, 2016 at the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center in San Diego, California. The oral and poster presentations will be held in the Windsor/Hampton and Sheffield Rooms, respectively, in the Resort’s Regency Ballroom. There are 4 smaller meeting rooms (Ascot, Brittany, Clarendon, and Eaton) across the courtyard that will be available as preparation rooms (bring your own computer) or as private meeting rooms. The Conference begins with an ice breaking Welcome Reception on Monday evening, June 20th at 6:00 PM in the courtyard near the Regency Ballroom. The Technical Program commences at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, June 21st. Approximately 110 papers will be presented in both oral and poster formats during the ensuing three days, concluding on Thursday afternoon, June 12th at 4:30 PM. The papers are being presented in consecutive Oral and Poster Sessions. For your convenience, a complete overview of the Conference Schedule is provided both on the back cover and on the website. POST-CONFERENCE FACILITY TOUR Quantum Design International (member CSA), the world leader of cryogen-free measurement systems is proud to announce a private tour of its world headquarters to the ICC 19 conference attendees. Dr. Martin Kugler, the Chief Operating Officer of Quantum Design, has volunteered to lead the tour of the facility after the last Thursday afternoon session. Quantum Design will provide a private tour bus to transport interested people round trip from the Town & Country Resort to Quantum Design. The bus ride, tour and a social that includes refreshments at Quantum Design will last approximately 90 minutes. Look for a sign-up sheet on the message board in the Sheffield Room near the registration tables. (www.qdusa.com) This tour is not associated with the ICC conference. REGISTRATION Registration will be held in the Sheffield Room of the Regency Ballroom on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. All attendees must register. The ii onsite registration fee is $750, which includes the Technical Program, all of the Social Program events and provided meals, conference materials, and the Conference Proceedings, which will be mailed to each participant approximately 6 months after the event. Companion guest tickets to the Conference Dinner are available for an additional fee of $100. Payments to ICC 19 must be in U.S. currency by credit card. Purchase orders will not be accepted. Registration is available online at www.cryocooler.org and onsite at the conference at the Registration Desk. Oral Presenters please submit the electronic versions of your viewgraphs and papers at the time of registration. Poster presenters please submit your electronic version and hard copy versions of the paper at the time of registration; hold on to your poster presentation so that you can put it up prior to your poster session. Your thumb drive or CD/DVD will be returned to you after successful loading of your documents on the conference computers. Onsite registration hours and locations are as follows: Monday, June 20: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM Sheffield Room Tuesday, June 21: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM Sheffield Room Wednesday, June 22: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM Sheffield Room Thursday, June 23: 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sheffield Room WELCOME RECEPTION and CONFERENCE DINNER The Welcome Reception will be held in the Courtyard behind Charlie’s at the Town & Country Resort on Monday evening, June 20th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. A variety of appetizers, finger foods, desserts and beverages will be served. The Resort has offered to serve complimentary margaritas the first hour of the reception so don’t be late! You will also be supplied with two drink tickets that can be used for soft drinks, wine and beer from the bar. Additional beverages and mixed drinks will be available at the cash bar. This will give us time to unwind after travel, make new friends, catch up with old friends and get settled. On Wednesday evening, June 22nd from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM a beautiful custom, catered dinner awaits you at the San Diego Natural History Museum. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be enjoyed in the historic exhibit galleries starting at 6:30PM. Buffet dinner will be served in the grand, four story atrium. The lower two floors will be open for viewing, with Fossil Mysteries being the permanent exhibition in these galleries. This is an event that you won’t want to miss! iii In addition two drink tickets will be provided that can be used for soft drinks, mixed drinks, wine and beer. Additional beverages and mixed drinks will be available at a cash bar. Additional banquet guest tickets are available for $100 each. Guest tickets can be purchased prior to the event when registering online or at the onsite registration desk. Transportation to and from the Natural History Museum will be provided by motor coach. The drive will take about ten minutes. Buses will depart from the conference hotel beginning at 5:45 PM and begin returning to the conference hotel at 9:30 PM. CONFERENCE MEALS In addition to the Welcome Reception and Banquet Dinner, your registration includes a light breakfast each morning (Tuesday through Thursday) between 7:00 – 8:00 AM in the Sheffield Room prior to the day’s start of the Technical Program.