LOW-VIBRATION CRYOGEN DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD

1 . A cooling system comprising:

a conduit configured to carry a cryogenic fluid to a cooling target;

a support supporting the conduit, wherein the support comprises:

a first clamp for clamping the conduit in place; and

a first weight for dampening vibrations in the conduit,

wherein the support dampens nm-scale vibrations.

2 . The cooling system of claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to decrease an amplitude of nm-scale vibrations induced by a coolant supply by greater than 90% before reaching a sample.

3 . The cooling system of claim 2 , wherein the system is configured to decrease the amplitude of nm-scale vibrations induced by the coolant supply by greater than 99% before reaching the sample.

4 . The cooling system of claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to decrease an amplitude of nm-scale vibrations induced by a pump by greater than 80% before reaching a sample.

5 . The cooling system of claim 4 , wherein the system is configured to decrease the amplitude of nm-scale vibrations induced by the pump by greater than 92% before reaching the sample.

6 . The cooling system of claim 1 , wherein the support further comprises:

a second clamp for clamping the conduit in place; and

a second weight for dampening vibrations in the conduit.

7 . The cooling system of claim 6 , wherein the first weight is vibrationally isolated from the second weight.

8 . The cooling system of claim 1 , wherein the first weight is vibrationally isolated from a floor on which the cooling system rests.

9 . The cooling system of claim 1 , wherein the first weight is vibrationally connected to a floor on which the cooling system rests.

10 . The cooling system of claim 6 , wherein the second weight is vibrationally isolated from a floor on which the cooling system rests.

11 . The cooling system of claim 1 , further comprising a sub-system for recycling the cryogenic fluid.

12 . The cooling system of claim 11 , wherein the sub-system comprises a vacuum pump and a line to the vacuum pump.

13 . The cooling system of claim 12 , wherein the line to the vacuum pump is coupled to a mass to dampen vibrations.

14 . The cooling system of claim 13 , wherein the mass is vibrationally de-coupled from the first weight.

15 . The cooling system of claim 14 , wherein the mass is vibrationally de-coupled from any other weights in the cooling system.

16 . The cooling system of claim 1 , wherein the first clamp is 3D printed.

17 . A measurement system comprising the cooling system of claim 1 .

18 . The measurement system of claim 17 comprising an analytical device for performing at least one of Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS or EDX), X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS or ESCA), Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS), X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES), X-ray Emission Spectroscopy (XES), and X-ray Diffraction (XRD).

19 . The measurement system of claim 17 comprising an analytical device for performing at least one of Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES), Photoemission Spectroscopy (PES), Inverse Photoelectron Spectroscopy (IPES), Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (ARPES), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS or ESCA), Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS), and Cathodoluminescence Spectroscopy (CL).

20 . A method of cooling a sample for testing using a cooling system, the method comprising:

supplying a cryogenic fluid to a cooling target via a conduit;

dampening nm-scale vibration in the cooling system via a support supporting the conduit, the support comprising:

a clamp for clamping the conduit in place; and

a weight for dampening vibrations in the conduit.