February 18, 2025 — Cryostat Cooling Test Conducted

We conducted the first cooling test of the NINJA cryostat. In this test, only the optical bench and the thermal shields were installed inside the cryostat. Using a mechanical cooler, we confirmed that the entire optical bench could be cooled to below 50 K (βˆ’220Β°C), and that it could be maintained at the planned operating temperature of 75 K (βˆ’198Β°C) through temperature control using heaters.