Caltech Optical Observatories Optical/IR Instrumentation TWiki

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 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)
• 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)
• Older News Items

Group Meetings

• COO All Hands Meetings

Laboratory Equipment

• Metrology Resources
• Laboratory Cameras
• Thermal and Vacuum Chambers
• List of Needed Items

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Vendor Information

• Vendor Contacts and History

Reference Documents

• Caltech Instrumentation Notes (CIN's)
• Keck Next Generation Adaptive Optics Notes (KAON's)
• COO Group Information

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