Honeywell International Inc.

Quantinuum LLC

Chad J Langness

Jennifer S Strabley

Adam G Dally

Karl D Nelson

Kenneth Salit

Christina Marie Schober

Delmer L Smith

Terry Dean Stark

Charles Spencer Nichols

Bernard S Fritz

Chad Fertig

Teresa M Marta

Rodney H Thorland

James Goeders

James A Vescera

C Spencer Nichols

Stephan F Furlich

A shield for a cryogenic chamber and a cryogenic chamber comprising a shield are described. In an example embodiment, a cryogenic chamber comprises an interior housing comprising housing walls that define an action chamber. The action chamber is configured to be cryogenically cooled to an action temperature. The cryogenic chamber further comprises an interior shield at least partially sandwiched within the housing walls. The interior shield is made of a first material that acts as a superconductor at the action temperature.

Superconducting shield for cryogenic chamber

An experimental payload and cryogenic system are provided. An experimental payload including a cryogenic chamber is provided. The cryogenic chamber includes an action chamber configured to be cryogenically cooled to an action temperature. The cryogenic chamber also includes an inner cooling ring cooled via an internal braiding system. The inner cooling ring is configured to operate at a first temperature. The cryogenic chamber further includes an outer ring in communication with the inner cooling ring. The outer ring is configured to absorb heat from the experimental payload. The outer ring defines a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature. The cryogenic chamber also includes a plurality of legs operably coupled to the cryogenic chamber at a top end of each leg. The legs are characterized by a low thermal conductivity and the experimental payload is configured to be attached to a base of a cryocooler.

Testing environment for cryogenic chamber

A cooled system includes an enclosure having an outer surface and an inner surface comprising a cooled enclosed area, multiple cable brackets thermally coupled to the outer surface of the enclosure, each cable bracket including a first surface conforming to the outer surface of the enclosure and an opening therethrough sized to hold a cable and conduct heat from the cable to the outer surface of the enclosure.

Cable management for cryogenic system

Embodiments relate generally to gas detector systems and method, wherein a gas detector system may comprise at least one emitter configured to emit radiation in a beam path; at least one detector configured to receive at least a portion of the emitted radiation, wherein the emitted radiation generates at least two focused spots at the at least one detector; a ring reflector configured to direct the emitted radiation around the ring reflector toward the at least one detector, wherein the ring reflector comprises at least a portion of a spheroid shape, and wherein the ring reflector is configured to allow gas to flow through at least a portion of the beam path; and a processing circuit coupled to the one or more detectors configured to processes an output from the one or more detectors.

Planar reflective ring

One embodiment is directed towards a physics package of an atomic sensor. The physics package includes a frame composed of metal and including a plurality of slender support members extending between one another in a three dimensional structure. The support members define boundaries between adjacent apertures defined in the frame. The plurality of support members include a plurality of mounting surfaces adjacent to the apertures. The physics package also includes a plurality of panes attached to the mounting surfaces of the frame. The plurality of panes cover the apertures such that the frame and the plurality of panes define a vacuum chamber and provide three light paths that cross within the vacuum chamber at 90 degree angles with respect to one another. The physics package also includes a chamber evacuation structure for evacuating the vacuum chamber.

Atomic sensor physics package with metal frame

Systems and methods for a cold atom frequency standard are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a cold atom microwave frequency standard includes a vacuum cell, the vacuum cell comprising a central cylinder, the central cylinder being hollow and having a first open end and a second open end; a first end portion joined to the first open end; and a second end portion joined to the second open end, wherein the first end portion, the central cylinder, and the second end portion enclose a hollow volume containing atoms, the first end portion and the second end portion configured to allow light to enter into the hollow volume. The cold atom microwave frequency standard also includes a cylindrically symmetric resonator encircling the central cylinder, wherein the resonator generates a microwave field in the hollow volume at the resonant frequency of the atoms.

Systems and methods for a cold atom frequency standard

Embodiments of the present invention provide improved systems and methods for providing an atomic sensor device. In one embodiment, the device comprises a sensor body, the sensor body enclosing an atomic sensor, wherein the sensor body contains a gas evacuation site located on the sensor body, the gas evacuation site configured to connect to a gas evacuation device. The device also comprises a getter container coupled to an opening in the sensor body, an opening in the getter container coupled to an opening in the sensor body, such that gas within the sensor body can freely enter the getter container. The device further comprises an evaporable getter enclosed within the getter container, the evaporable getter facing away from the sensor body.

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Robbinsdale, MN, United States of America

Chad J Langness