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A pulse tube refrigeration system wherein the pulse tube working gas is cooled to a defined first stage temperature and is brought to a defined second stage temperature by operation of a regenerator and pulse tube, which are in flow communication through a cold heat exchanger, prior to providing ref

A pulse tube refrigeration system wherein the pulse tube working gas is cooled to a defined first stage temperature and is brought to a defined second stage temperature by operation of a regenerator and pulse tube, which are in flow communication through a cold heat exchanger, prior to providing refrigeration to a high temperature superconductor.

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1. A method for providing refrigeration for high temperature superconductivity comprising: (A) generating an oscillating pulse tube working gas, and cooling the oscillating pulse tube working gas to a first stage temperature within the range of from 50 to 150 K by indirect heat exchange with refr

1. A method for providing refrigeration for high temperature superconductivity comprising: (A) generating an oscillating pulse tube working gas, and cooling the oscillating pulse tube working gas to a first stage temperature within the range of from 50 to 150 K by indirect heat exchange with refrigerant fluid from a refrigeration system; (B) cooling the oscillating pulse tube working gas to a second stage temperature within the range of from 4 to 70 K by direct heat exchange with cold regenerator media to produce cold pulse tube gas; (C) expanding the cold pulse tube working gas in a pulse tube to generate refrigeration for cooling regenerator media; and (D) providing refrigeration from the cold pulse tube working gas for high temperature superconductivity, and wherein the refrigeration system provides refrigeration for another high temperature superconductivity application at a higher temperature than that provided by the cold pulse tube working gas. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the refrigerant fluid is a liquid cryogen. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein cold pulse tube working gas provides refrigeration for high temperature superconductivity by cooling high temperature superconductivity media which is provided to a high temperature superconductor and wherein the high temperature superconductivity media is a fluid which comprises at least 3 mole percent neon. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the oscillating pulse tube working gas is cooled to the first stage temperature by indirect conductive heat exchange means.