---+!! Caltech Optical Observatories Optical/IR Instrumentation TWiki --- You are logged in as: %WIKINAME%. --- ---++ Overview * Caltech Optical Observatories' OIR Instrumentation Group conceives, studies, designs, integrates, and commissions high-impact astronomical instrumentation for Caltech-accessible astronomical observatories including TMT, Keck, Gemini, Subaru, and Palomar. We also support space instrumentation development through partnerships with NASA and !DoE. * The OIR group currently consists of 16 professional engineers and instrument scientists and 3 postdoctoral scholars, located on the Caltech campus in Pasadena, California. * The group is led by Dr. Richard Dekany, Associate Director, COO (626) 395-6798. ---++ Latest News from OIR * Initial P1640 + CAL engineering run marks key step to integration of planet finding AO system (March 22, 2010) * Robo-AO (Dr. Christoph Baranec, PI) awarded $576,782 from NSF ATI program (June 15, 2009) * Gattini-UV South Pole Camera (Dr. Anna Moore, PI) awarded $311,706 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Public Law 111-5) (May 20, 2009) * MOSFIRE Project receives cryogenic slit mask (CSU) mechanism from CSEM, Switzerland (May 13, 2009) * Caltech Optical Observatories Instrumentation Group relocates to new Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (February 2, 2009) * Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) mosaic imaging camera sees first light on the Samuel Oschin Telescope (December 13, 2008) * Oxford's SWIFT visible light integral field spectrograph sees first light with Palomar AO / Palomar LGS AO (October 12, 2008) * [[OlderNews][Older News Items]] ---++ Quick Links * [[COO_All_Hands][COO All Hands Meetings]] * [[http://www.oir.caltech.edu/twiki_oir/bin/view/Keck/NGAO/WebHome][Keck Next Generation Adaptive Optics (NGAO) TWiki]] ---++ Reference * [[CaltechInstNotes][Caltech Instrumentation Notes (CIN's)]] * [[Keck.NGAO.NewKAONs][Keck Next Generation Adaptive Optics Notes (KAON's)]] ---++New User Information * %TWIKIWEB%.WelcomeGuest: for first time visitors * If you want to learn more about TWiki then visit the [[%TWIKIWEB%.WebHome][TWiki web]]. ---++Registration Information * Registration is required to edit, append, modify, or delete OIR TWiki content. Please contact Richard Dekany at COO for details. <!-- * [[%TWIKIWEB%.TWikiRegistration][Registration]]: become a <nop>%WIKITOOLNAME% user --> ---++Search <blockquote> <form action='%SCRIPTURLPATH{"search"}%/%WEB%/'> <input type="text" name="search" size="22" /> <input type="submit" class="twikiSubmit" value="Search" /> <br/> ([[WebSearchAdvanced][advanced search]]) </form> </blockquote>
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