---+!! 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 17 professional engineers and instrument scientists and 4 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 * Gattini-UV South Pole Camera (Dr. Anna Moore, PI) delivered to Amundsen-Scott Station (Jan 18, 2011) * Successful commissioning of [[http://www.astro.caltech.edu/Robo-AO/][Robo-AO's UV laser guide star]] at Palomar Observatory (Sept 25, 2010) * MOSFIRE first light obtained in Caltech laboratory clean room (July 1, 2010) * First release of full PALM-3000 software delivered to Cahill PALM-3000 testbed (April 5, 2010) * Initial P1640 + CAL engineering run marks key step to integration of planet finding AO system (March 22, 2010) * [[http://www.astro.caltech.edu/Robo-AO/][Robo-AO]]'s real-time software to be used in Pomona College’s NGS version of Robo-AO at Table Mountain (Dr. Christoph Baranec, Sub-award PI, $100,000 from NSF MRI-R^2; March 4, 2010) * [[OlderNews][Older News Items]] ---++ Group Meetings * [[COO_All_Hands][COO All Hands Meetings]] ---++ Laboratory Equipment * [[COOMetrology][Metrology Resources]] * [[COOCameras][Laboratory Cameras]] * [[COOChambers][Thermal and Vacuum Chambers]] * [[COOLabNeeds][List of Needed Items]] *[[NEWPAGE][link to new]] ---++ Vendor Information * [[InternalVendorResources][Vendor Contacts and History]] ---++ Reference Documents * [[CaltechInstNotes][Caltech Instrumentation Notes (CIN's)]] * [[Keck.NGAO.NewKAONs][Keck Next Generation Adaptive Optics Notes (KAON's)]] * [[COOInformation][COO Group Information]] ---++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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