6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 1 IMACS: Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera and Spectrograph Magellan SAC Status Report 6-7 October 2001 U. Arizona, Tucson, AZ
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 2 Current project team: A. DresslerPrincipal Investigator B. BigelowInstrument Scientist Optical Engineering B. Sutin, H. Epps Mechanical Engineering: B. Bigelow, T. Hare, S. Gunnels, G. Luppino (Consult.) R. Cleary (drafting) Electrical Engineering J. Asa, D. Carr (Consult) Detector Systems: G. Burley, I. Thompson, J. Estrada Software Engineering: C. Birk, K. Clardy Fabrication: V. Kowal, R. Storts, J. Castillo, P. Ramirez
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6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 4 Optics Status: Collimator: C01 (Field lens) Finished, at OCIW C02 - C03Finished, mounted in cells C04 - C05At Spectrum TFL for coating Long Camera: L01 - L06 At Spectrum TFL for coating Short Camera: S01, S08Blanks at REOSC, specifications under revision S02 - S09At TORC for polishing
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 5 Optics Status cont. Filters: Two sets of UBRI filters matching those used by Arlo Landolt have been ordered from Barr. Grisms: Design of the grisms is in progress.
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 6 Current grating selection:
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 7 Mechanical Engineering Status: Guide camera stages (Hare)Assy. IP Mask server (Bigelow)Mods. IP Field Lens (Hare)Done LCAM shutter (Hare)Done Filter servers Done Disperser server (Hare)re-design, draft. IP
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 8 Mechanical Engineering cont. Collimator (Bigelow)Assy. IP Long camera (Bigelow)Ready for Assy. Short camera (Bigelow)Drafting IP Dewar (Luppino)Done Instrument Structure (Gunnels)IP
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6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 11 Center field guide camera assembled and tested
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 12 Principal and SH guide cameras being assembled 10/01
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6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 14 Field lens coated, in shipping fixture
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 15 Field lens cell
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 16 Collimator barrel ready for assembly
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 17 C02 during after final potting operation
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 18 C03 during first potting step
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6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 20 First grating tilt mechanism assembled
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 21 Long camera
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 22 Front and rear barrel stock. Rings for lens cells. LCAM materials at M&T, 5/01
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 23 LCAM scale control system assembled and operated
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 24 Long camera with shutter, FS, and dewar mounted
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6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 30 Convergent/Prima commercial 150W CO2 laser cutting system $270K (2 sec/slit).
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 31 Directed Light laser cutting system
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 32 Electronic Engineering: Dave Carr is providing electronics design for IMACS on a consulting basis. Status of electronics: (3) Motion control (MC) chassis, 1 Done, 1 IP (1) Power supply chassis, Done (1) Shutter control chassisDone (2) PI chassis (flexure & scale control)Done Schematics design (all motion stages)Done
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 33 Detector systems: Guider cameras: - 4 cameras at LCO, 5 more to be fabricated this year - 3 cameras for IMACS by end of 2001? Science arrays: - All CCDs in house - Dewar and detector system mechanics in house - First OCIW science controller (with 1 CCD) operating
6-7 October 2001Inamori-Magellan Areal Camera & Spectrograph 34 Detector systems continued: Five science cameras planned for assembly in 2001: - 2K x 4K lab system - Red and Blue 2K x 4K cameras for MIKE - 4K x 4K camera - IMACS 8K x 8K Jorge Estrada now assisting with electronics assembly of the guiders and eventually, the science arrays.