Abstract
A system is described that allows rapid rotation of a sample at speeds up to 103 rps at temperatures less than 2 K in large transverse magnetic fields. It uses an He gas turbine with hydrostatic He gas bearings. A very compact, efficient counterflow heat exchanger was developed to cool the bearing and drive gas to 15 K. The system was developed specifically to produce high proton polarizations using the spin refrigerator technique, but is applicable to other experimental situations requiring high speed rotation at low temperatures in large transverse magnetic fields.

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