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OBJECT TYPE: LIQUID-NITROGEN COLD LOAD
DATE: 1965–1982
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0348.001

MANUFACTURER: Advanced Technology Corp.
MODEL: LN-50
LOCATION: Timonium, Maryland, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL EXTERIOR, WAVE GUIDE, PIPES/ SYNTHETIC INSULATION & PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 36.6 cm
Width: 26.6 cm
Height: 25.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Astronomy
Category: Observation equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Advanced
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Maryland
City: Timonium

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: AMERICAN MADE INSTRUMENT USED AT ALGONQUIN RADIO OBSERVATORY SITE 3 WITH 46 M. ANTENNA. ARO WAS ESTABLISHED IN LATE 1950S TO PROVIDE NATIONAL RADIO OBSERVATORY PROVIDING FACILITIESTO CONTINUE TO MONITOR SUN IN COLLABORATION WITH DOMINION RADIO ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY (DRAO) ESTABLISHED IN 1957 IN PENTICTON, BC.
Function: INSTRUMENT USED FOR RADIO TELESCOPE RECEIVER TESTING & CALIBRATION.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF LIQUID NITROGEN COLD LOAD, WITH RECTANGULAR WAVE GUIDE FOR J-BAND SIGNALS, USED WITH 4.8 CM WAVELENGTH RECEIVER AT ARO SITE 3, 46 M. DISH.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABEL READING "ADTEC/ ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY/ CORPORATION/ TIMONIUM, MARYLAND/ LIQUID NITROGEN LOAD/ RG - 50 U/u/ MODEL NO. LN-50"/ LABELS READING "HERZBERG INSTITUTE/ OF ASTROPHYSICS/ HIA-01694/ ASTRONOMY SECTION", "Property of/ Propriete de/ NRCC/CNRC/ 063939"
Missing: UNKNOWN
Finish: PLATED EXTERIOR/ BRASS COLOURED, GOLD YELLOW & GREEN PAINTED PIPES/ BLACK INSULATION/ WHITE FOAM
Decoration: N/A

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Advanced Technology Corp., Dewar, between 1965–1982, Artifact no. 1999.0348, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1999.0348.001/

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