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Planck instruments ’ reach coldest temperature in outer space .
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Planck instruments’ reach coldest temperature in outer space July 3, 2009 – Planck’s High Frequency Instruments reached an operational temperature of 0.1 K, said to be the coldest temperature in outer space. Planck detectors are equipped with three active, cooling systems (the final-stage cooling by a 0.1 K dilution system) working in succession to lower the operational temperature from 45 K to 0.1 K. (Left: Spacecraft’s three “V-groove”-panels for thermally isolating the payload from high temperatures and improve in radiating excess heat. Right: Planck’s Low and High Frequency Instruments (LFI and HFI, respectively) spacecraft used for imaging the sky in in six frequency channels between 100 and 857 GHz.) Source Article- http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=45133 Left Image- http://planck.cf.ac.uk/files/images/09Feb2009-3120_L.jpg_0.jpeg Right Image- http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/images/planck3.jpg