Palomar Automated Airspace Safety Systems Palomar`s multi tiered airspace safety system consists of an all sky visible camera (ASCAM), a narrow field mid infrared...
AO Cassegrain Cage Setup Wiring diagrams AO wiring diagram: DWG,PDF J. Hickey 6/22/06 Installation Documents AO bench setup and checkout: doc, Chopper...
May 18, 2008 NGS Engineering Goals While basic checkout and calibration of the NGS AO system were successfully accomplished on April 9, 2008, performance tests were...
April 9, 2008 NGS Engineering Goals The Palomar AO system has recently undergone a significant refurbishment. In the 4 months since November 29, 2007, we have:...
August 23 25, 2007 LGS observing run Night logs and results 8/24/07 UT Photometric. Completed BTO setup for 1 hr. Measured LLT imaging performance (1.9` stars...
September 18 21, 2007 LGS observing run Night logs and results 9/19/07 UT Never opened due to high humidity and AO dynamic aperture device (DAD) failure. Laser...
October 22 27, 2007 LGS Observing Run Night logs and results 10/23/07 UT Observing cancelled due to fire danger and high winds. 10/24/07 UT Observing cancelled...
Solidworks Models of the LLT bench LLT FULL ASSEMBLY 18 Inch Diagnostics.EASM: Edrawings file of full LLT model H. Petrie, 2/25/08. Externally supplied SW part...
Zemax Models of the LLT bench Original models of LLT optical path by Chris Shelton (as designed): ZMX: telescope through the FSM, and a star camera. This has...
From C. Shelton, 06/02/06: Here`s a to do list, at least what I can remember. Is there anything else you can think of? Finish the `tasks left for next week` from...
Beam Transfer Optics The beam transfer optics subsystem delivers the 589nm laser beam from the Coude lab to the laser launch telescope located behind the Hale telescope...
September 5 7, 2006 LGS Engineering Run Project schedules and task lists laser upgrade schedule LGS IPT meeting minutes, with task list JPL AO meeting...
Laser IPT Meeting Minutes Laser integrated produce team meetings are held Mondays 9:00 10:00am in 012 Robinson. The call in number is: 866 674 1191 x8203140....
PALMAO bench The PALMAO optical bench is placed onto the Cassegrain focus of the 200` Hale telescope. The system contains (1) the AO science instrument; (2) the deformable...
Error budgets and Performance Models LGS flux analysis v2.1 A. Bouchez Old versions: https://www.oir.caltech.edu/twiki oir/pub/Palomar/PalmLGS/ErrorBudget...
July 23 28, 2007 LGS observing run Night logs and results 7/24/07 UT Clear, excellent seeing. Completed laser and BTO setup for first 4 hrs. Then measured bright...
April 23 27, 2007 LGS observing run Night logs and results 4/24/07 UT Closed due to fog until 2:30am, then opened for NGS engineering due to low laser power...
May 23 26, 2007 LGS observing run Night logs and results 5/24/07 UT Laser and BTO setup until 10:00pm. Then checked LLT boresighting no adjustments necessary...
LGS Diagnostic Benches by Anna Moore on behalf of the LGS team (COO, JPL and Univ. of Chicago) Update ppt 040909 by Anna Moore and Hal Petrie summary SW.ppt:...
Management IPT Meeting Minutes Management integrated produce team meetings are held biweekly, Wednesdays 8:00 10:00am, at JPL. Management Mtg. (v2, edited 6/...
April 2 6, 2007 LGS observing run Safety documents FAA documents: letter of non objection (0 45 deg. zenith angle). Securitas spotters are scheduled...
June 12 14, 2006 LGS Engineering Run Pre run engineering work 6/5 6/6 BTO work schedule laser sched 060606.pdf: CSFL tasks for 6/06 LGS engineering run...
LGS Team Meetings Team meetings are held once per month, on 3:30pm 5:00pm on Thursdays in 023 Robinson on the Caltech campus. A video conference system is available...
PALM LGS High Order Wavefront Sensor AWFS Dynamic Aperture.doc: Two page summary of the Dynamic Aperture Device (Trash.Palomar PalmLGSDAD) RichardDekany...
January 5 7, 2007 LGS engineering run Safety documents Cleared by FAA for laser projection 18:00 05:45 PST. Spotters scheduled to be on site 20:00 06:...
December 6 8, 2006 LGS engineering run Schedules and calendars Dec. engineering run personnel schedule (v3) A. Bouchez 12/05/06 (v2) Safety documents...
August 2006 Laser Move from Coude to AO lab Laser move preparations Pictures taken at Palomar by VNV: JPG: ID of connector 0.155` (may need to be reamed...
October 11 13, 2006 LGS Engineering Run Project schedules and task lists task schedule, v1 A. Bouchez 10/2/06 Oct. engineering run personnel schedule...
Cabling and Data Transfer by Anna Moore and John Henning The following summarises the current cabling installed on the 200inch telescope. We describe how signals from...
Solidworks Models of the LLT bench by Anna Moore and Hal Petrie Externally supplied SW part models of components Newport U100 A2K NL.SLDPRT: Newport 1` kinematic...
PALAO bench subsystem The PALAO bench is placed onto the 200` Hale telescope at the Cassegrain focus and contains (1) the science instrument; (2) the adaptive optics...
LGS AO Library LGS AO system characterization Dam et al. 2006, The W.M. Keck Observatory laser guide star adaptive optics system: Performance characterization...