Ten MilliArcsecond (TMAS) camera TWiki

Introduction

TMAS (aka "Thomas") is a simple visible-light imager system to enable high-angular-resolution science with PALM-3000. It consists of a high-speed 2.5k x 2.1k Andor NEO sCMOS camera, with an option of alternatively using a borrowed Andor 888 L3CCD which would provide higher QE but slower frame rate and smaller FoV in one of the arms. Future options include a fiber output port to support precision RV spectroscopy tests, or the addition of a tunable filter for ultra-narrow-band imaging. TMAS integrates an atmospheric dispersion corrector (ADC) and dual filter wheels.

Project Status

TMAS first light happened the nights of September, 28-29, 2012. In October, 2012, TMAS had its second 'first light'. See Run Notes below.

Partnership

TMAS is a Caltech collaboration with scientists from JPL. The co-PI's are Drs. Sergi R. Hildebrandt

(JPL/Caltech) and Richard Dekany (Caltech). Software has been developed by Ms. Jennifer Milburn of COO.

Team Meetings and Reviews

Run Notes

Project Documentation

Science
- SMF Coupling Experiment
- Speckle Holographic Astrometry Experiment
Management
Systems Engineering
Conference and Refereed Publications

Technical Library

*Progress Report*

Organized by Product Breakdown Structure

Optical Design
Optical Bench Subsystem
- Support Structure
- Optics
- Mechanisms
  - Atmospheric Disperson Corrector
  - Filter Wheels
- Enclosure
- CCD21
Electronics
- Instrument Control Electronics
Software
- Instrument Control Software
- Data Reduction Pipeline

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