MC3 Microcooler

The MC3 miniature cryogenic cooling engine from FLIR Systems is designed specifically for small, lightweight, low-power applications. Offering advanced thermodynamic performance combined with superior efficiency, high cooling power, and long life, the MC3 is ideal for systems operating at low cold-tip temperatures and in harsh environments.

Based on FLIR’s field-proven MC microcooler series, MC3 is perfect for mid-format (320x256) Quantum Well Infrared Photoconductor (QWIP) detector arrays operating at less than liquid nitrogen temperatures and in moderate environmental conditions.

Applications:

• Low-power, medium-format infrared imaging systems operating at temperatures as low as 60K
• Cooled MOS technologies
• High-temperature super-conducting (HTSC) devices
• Medium-sized QWIP detectors
• Input power less than 2 watts
• Fast cool-down time