Welcome to the PTF Project web
Project Scope: Develop and deploy the data acquisition system for the Palomar Transient Factory on the 48" Diameter Samuel Oschin Telescope
Partners: COO, IPAC, LCGTO, Weissman Institute, LBL, ...
Team Meetings
- 070917 Science Team Mtg #2 (Caltech)
Instrument IPT Minutes
Documentation
- Science Requirements (Science Requirements Document, Observing Scenarios Document (SRD, OSD, etc.)
- Project Plan (Management Plan, WBS, Schedules, Change Requests, etc.)
- Other Management
- Functional Requirements Document and Interface Control Documents (FRD, TICD, etc.)
- Other Systems Engineering
- Laboratory Results
- Commissioning Science (Plans, Performance, and Science Results
Technical Reference
Organized by Product Breakdown Structure
- System Optical Design (notes, .zmx, scattered light analysis, etc.)
- Camera Dewar (notes, thermal analyses, drawings, etc.)
- Camera Controller (notes, drawings, etc.)
- Filter Assembly (notes, drawings, etc.)
- Shutter (notes, drawings, etc.)
- Oschin Telescope Infrastructure Improvements (notes, drawings, etc.)
Related Links
Tutorials