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Participation in EddiCam

Participation in EddiCam. What is the IAC?. Public Consortium (1982) Instituto de Astrofísica Observatorio del Teide (Tenerife) Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos (La Palma) European Northern Observatory Astronomical site protected by law. IAC Science.

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Participation in EddiCam

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  1. Participation in EddiCam

  2. What is the IAC? • Public Consortium (1982) • Instituto de Astrofísica • Observatorio del Teide (Tenerife) • Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos (La Palma) • European Northern Observatory • Astronomical site protected by law

  3. IAC Science • A center of scientific research in astrophysics • Cosmology • Galaxies • Stars • The Sun • Solar System • Interstellar matter • Adaptive optics

  4. IAC Technology • A center of advanced technology • Design of telescopes • Astronomical instrumentation • Optical fibres • High spatial resolution • Observation from space • Social applications

  5. IAC Technology Division

  6. IAC Technology Division • Production • Electronics • Mechanics • Project Management • Technology Transfer Unit • Engineering • Optics • Electronics • Mechanics • Software

  7. IAC Technology Division • Laboratories • Optics (Clean Room) • Optical Fibers • Coating & Aluminizing • CAD • Mechanical AIV • Electronic Design & EMC & Calibration • Metrology

  8. Technological Projects • Gran Telescopio Canarias • EMIR • Infrared Camera and Spectrograph for GTC (La Palma) • In Preliminary Design Phase • OSIRIS • Optical Camera and Spectrograph for GTC (La Palma) • In Detail Design Phase • LIRIS • Infrared Camera and Spectrograph for WHT 4,2 m (La Palma) • In Integration Phase

  9. Space Projects • Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) • ISOPHOT-S • Calibration • SOHO • VIRGO • EGSE • GOLF • Mechanical Structure • Several Mechanisms and Electronics subcontracted

  10. Space Projects • PLANCK • LFI (Low Frequency Instrument) • Control Electronics (Hardware et Software) • HERSCHEL • PACS (Photoconductor Array Camera & Spectrograph) • SPIRE (Spectral & Photometric Imaging Receiver) • Signal Processing & Compression Units

  11. Space Projects • Sunrise (Ballon) • IMaX (Imaging Magnetograph eXperiment) • Solar Orbiter • VIM (Visible-light Imager and Magnetograph) • Eddington • EddiCam

  12. IAC Objectives • Primary Interest Astrophysics • Development of Astrophysical Instrumentation • Terrestrial (OT and ORM Observatories) • Space

  13. Technological Development Philosophy • Define the Instrument • Use Industry as Possible • Look For Technical Collaborators • Keep In-House Development to • Critical Technologies or Tasks • Exploit the Know-how • Integration

  14. Technical Personnel • Staff • Project paid Engineers • Summer Grant Program • Placement Program

  15. Known Technologies • Optical Design • Optomechanics • Cryogenics & Vacuum • Mechanical Design • High Precision Mechanisms • Data Acquisition Systems • Low Noise Electronics • On-board Software • Object Oriented Applications in Distributed Hardware Systems Project Management Collaborations & Industry

  16. Technological Perspectives in Space Projects • Software development (EGSE, Control, Data Compression/Processing) • Optical Design • Precision Mechanics • Polarization (Liquid Crystals) • Project Management

  17. Interests on EDDICAM • To apply the carried out technological developments and the experience gained on multi-processor computer systems for PACS & LFI instruments on HERSCHELL & PLANCK: • Spacecraft data handling • On-board data processing and compression • Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) on PACS & LFI

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