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Purchase of Closed-Cycle Helium Cryogenic System
Heriot-Watt University · £220,000 · closes 23 Feb 2026
£220,000
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23 Jan 2026
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The University is seeking a contractor to supply, deliver and install a closed-cycle helium cryogenic system for quantum-optics experiments,
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Published23 Jan 2026
Submission deadline23 Feb 2026 Add to calendar ↓
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The University is seeking a contractor to supply, deliver and install a closed-cycle helium cryogenic system for quantum-optics experiments capable of cooling small semiconductor chips to a temperature of 4K, which are mounted with on-chip optical and electrical connections.
The chips should be optically addressable using a low working distance
objective.
The system will be used for a range of experiments in quantum optics and
quantum technologies, with particular focus on characterising devices in silicon carbide where solid-state defect spins are coupled to optomechanical microcavities.
The system will be situated in an optics lab at the University’s Edinburgh campusValue not published
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