Documents

Monthly & Quarterly Reports

Various reports from during the construction of the instrument.

Select a document (PDF) 2001 September | 3 Oct 01 2001 October | 12 Nov 01 2001 Sept–Nov | 10 Jan 02 2002 January | 12 Feb 02 2002 February | 11 Mar 02 2002 March–May | 26 June 02 2002 June–Sept | 4 Nov 02 2002 Oct–2003 April | 11 Jun 03 2003 May–June | 26 Aug 03 2003 Aug–Dec | 09 Feb 04 2004 Jan–July | 13 Aug 04

Requirements

Requirements for the design and fabrication of the parts and assemblies.

Select a document (PDF) Electronics | 31 Mar 01 Telescope Interface | 10 Oct 01; 13 Apr 02 Software | 12 Oct 01 Mirror Requirements | 6 Feb 02 Mirror Requisition | 21 Feb 02 Filter Wheel | 17 Dec 01 Window | 18 Jan 02 Field-flattening Lens | 8 Feb 02 Pyramidal Mirror | 8 Feb 02 Tilt of the Instrument Mounting Box | 10 Oct 02 4-Detector Assembly | 9 Feb 03 2-Detector Assembly | 26 Feb 03 Instrument Assembly | 3 Mar 03 Motor Software | 24 Mar 03 Spares | 18 Jun 03 Lyot Stop | 6 Feb 04 Filters | 23 Apr 04

Requests for Quotes

Requests for price quotes for major purchased parts for Spartan.

Select a document (PDF) Mirrors | 19 Sep 01; 4 Feb 02 Window | 14 Jan 02 Field-flattening lens | 8 Feb 02 Hermetic connector for detector cable | 10 May 04

Design Documents

Concepts, analysis, procedures, and test results.

Select a document (PDF) Guide Stars | 26 Mar 01 Detector Metrology | 20 Sep 01 CTIO Telescope Simulator | 10 Dec 01 Assembly and Test Plan .doc (incomplete) | 3 Jan 02 Heating of Trace on PCB | 25 Jan 02 Test of Phytron PRS-110 Rotation Stage | 9 Apr 02 Mirror Distortion due to Torques on the Mounting Feet | 10 Jul 02 Reflectance of Polished Aluminum | 25 Jul 02 Flexure of the Rotation Stage Cradle | 05 Oct 02 Inspection of Mechanical Parts | 29 Nov 02 Inspection of Nitrogen Can | 25 Dec 02 Mount for Fold Mirrors | 26 Dec 02 Alignment of the Instrument & ISB | 08 May 03 Charcoal Getter, Tests of | 18 May 03 Metrology of the Cryo-optical Box | 6 Aug 03 Shipping Container, Design of | 6 May 04 Choice of Capacitors for the Electronics | 12 May 04 Measurement of Rotation stage 02040-075 | 1 Apr 05 Measurement of Rotation stage 02060-097 | 24 Apr 05 Rotation Stages, Acceptance Test of | 12 Jul 05 Pyramidal Mirror, Reflectivity of Stains on | 18 Jul 05 Test of Focus | 27 Aug 05 Aligning the Optics | 6 Sep 05 Using the Flexure Test Jig | 8 Sep 05 Instrument Flexure & Mechanism Repeatability | 1 Jan 06 Cold Test 2 | 20 Oct 06 The Fairly Clean Room | 17 Dec 06 Lifetime Test | 4 Apr 07 Shipping Container, Test of | 29 Dec 06 Cold Test 3, Run 1 | 11 Jan 07 Limit Switches, Problem with | 17 Feb 07 Cold Test 3, Run 2 | 12 June 07 Design of a Drive for the 4-eye mechanism | 20 Sep 07 Recovery after the Accident | 29 Sep 07 Cold Test 3, Run 3 | 7 Oct 07 Does thermal cycling make bad pixels? | 15 Oct 07 Motor Board, Thermal Design of | 17 Apr 08 Cold Test 3, Run 4 | 20 May 08 Cold Test 3, Run 5 | 12 June 08 Preship Acceptance Test | 29 Sept 08 Cold Test 3, Run 6 | 10 Sept 08

Preliminary Design Review

Preliminary review for the design of the instrument.

Select a document (PDF) Prospectus | 01 Oct 08 Presentation (.ppt) | 23 May 01 Optical Design | 10 May 01 Mechanical Design | 16 May 01 Electronics | 10 May 01 Alignment | 15 May 01 Telescope Simulator | 15 May 01 Panel Report | 13 Aug 01 Response to Panel Report | 16 Aug 01

Electronic Drawings

Select a document (PDF) Parts List & Board Fabrication | 13 Aug 04 Schematics | 13 Aug 04

Mechanical eDrawings

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Select a document (EDRW) 0-1 Optical Schematic | 24 Feb 04, 23 Apr 06 0-2 Cryo-optical Box Schematic | 24 Feb 04 1-1 A-frame Strut | 29 Nov 01, 25 Mar 02 2-1 Nitrogen Can | 21 Aug 02, 16 Mar 03 3-1 2-Eye Detector Assembly (defunct) | 17 Apr 03 3-2 Detector & Lens Holder | 17 Mar 03, 07 May 03 3-3 Field-flattening Lens | 14 May 03 4-1 Test Jig for Rotation Stage | 16 Mar 05 5-1 Thermal Reflector | 11 Nov 02 6-1 Cradle for Rotation Stage | 18 Oct 02; 24 Aug 07 6-2 Cradle for Rotation Stages for Mirrors | 18 Oct 02; 16 Jan 04 7-1 Minor Filter Wheel | 6 Feb 04 7-2 Filter Cell | 5 Nov 03, 28 Aug 08 7-3 Lyot Stop | 6 Feb 04, 26 May 04 7-4 Major Filter Wheel | 5 Dec 03, 14 Aug 07 7-5 Dark Slides | 1 Dec 05 9-1 Multilayer Insulating Blanket | 02 Oct 02, 24 June 05 10-1 Mask Wheel | 17 Mar 03; 06 Aug 08 11-1 Cryo-Optical Box | 11 Apr 03, 11 Sep 07 11-2 Cryo-Optical Box, Fabrication of | 10 Apr 03, 23 Aug 03 11-3 Cryo-Optical Box, Shims | 28 Oct 03, 21 Apr 04 11-4 Transition between Cryo-Optical Box & A-Frame | 10 Apr 03 11-5 Standoff for Motor PCB | 10 Jun 03, 28 Apr 08 11-6 Door for Filter Access | 29 Jan 04, 16 Feb 06 11-7 COB Extension for Mask Wheel | 06 Feb 04 11-8 Charcoal Cell | 9 June 08 12-1 Vacuum Enclosure, Lid | 24 Jan 03 12-2 Vacuum Enclosure, Bathtub | 23 Jan 03; 8 Aug 08 12-3 Vacuum Enclosure, Flamant+shim | 29 Jan 03, 14 Mar 03 12-4 Vacuum Enclosure, Motor-N2 Plate | 2 May 02; 23 Nov 04 12-5 Enclosure for Electronics | 12 Feb 04, 08 Aug 08 13-1 Post for f/12 Collimator | 10 Jan 03 14-1 Arm for f/12 Camera Mirror | 16 Dec 03, 11 Sep 07 15 Unused 16 Unused 17 Unused 18-1 Cryo-Optical Box, Lifting Jig | 9 Apr 03 18-2 Cryo-Optical Box, Turning Jig | 14 Sept 06 19-1 Post for Fold Mirror | 15 Dec 02 20 Unused 21-1 Mount for Temperature Sensor | 02 Feb 05 22-1 Post for f/21 Camera Mirror | 17 Apr 03 23-1 Arm for f/21 Collimator | 16 Mar 03, 19 Aug 07 24 Unused 25-1 4-eyed Detector Assembly | 10 Jan 08 26-1 Jig for Testing Flexure | 21 June 05 26-2 Pivot Post for Testing Flexure | 15 Aug 03 27 Unused 28-1 Alignment Tools | 24 Aug 07