RADIATION DETECTOR SYSTEM HAVING HEAT PIPE BASED COOLING

摘要

A radiation detector system having a heat pipe (1) based cooling. The radiation detector system includes a radiation detector (3) thermally coupled to a thereto electric cooler (TEC) (2). The TEC (2) cools down the radiation detector (3), whereby heat is generated by the TEC (2). A heat removal device (9) dissipates the heat generated by the TEC (2) to surrounding environment. A heat pipe (1) has a first end (4) thermally coupled to the TEC (2) to receive the heat generated by the TEC (2), and a second end thermally coupled to the heat removal device (9). The heat pipe (1) transfers the heat generated by the TEC (2) from the first end to the second end to be removed by the heat removal device (9).