| Action | Status | Team members |
| Basic mechanical design | Complete | CDM, NML |
| Basic optical design | Complete | CDM, NML |
| PALMAO/P200 hardware interface | Complete | NML, CDM |
| Polarimetry system | Ordered | MI |
| New PALMAO beamsplitter | Ordered, arrival 1 June | NML |
| AM + Pol. modes mechanical design | Complete | MI, PT, CDM |
| Finalize mechanical details | Complete | CDM, NML |
| Rotating filter | Complete | PT, HW |
| Get software specs for rotating filter | Complete | PT, HW |
| ADC performance modelling | Complete | NML, MI |
| ADC software control & testing | Hardware control complete | NML |
| Select a final main-wheel filter list | In progress | All (talk to NML) |
| AM + polarimetry software control | Design complete | NML, MI, PT |
| Final build & test LAMP | Complete, no problems | CDM,NML |
| Decide schedule & team for run | Complete | All |
| Go to P200, do brilliant science | To do | All |
Schedule
| Date | Schedule |
| Early April | Design fully complete |
| 1 April - 5 May | Parts arrive at Cambridge (most already there) |
| 1 May - 20 May | Build & test at Cambridge (CDM, NML) |
| 25 May (approx) | Ship to Palomar |
| 1 June | New beamsplitter arrives at Palomar |
| 10-15 June | LAMP arrives at Palomar (14 days nominal shipping) |
| 26 June | NML to Palomar, unpack LAMP |
| 29 June | CDM to Palomar |
| 27 June + | Rest of team to Palomar |
| 28-1 July | Alignment & testing on PALMAO (off telescope) |
| 2 July, afternoon | PALMAO + LAMP move to P200 |
| 2-7 July | Observations on P200 |
| 7-8 July | Remove from P200 + PALMAO, pack up |
Confirmed with Pickles 4/4/07
The Team
| Rich Dekany | Caltech | COO liaison |
| Mike Ireland | Caltech | High-contrast polarimetry |
| Nicholas Law | Caltech | PI, software, design |
| Craig Mackay | IOA, Cambridge | L3CCD system, design |
| Anna Moore | Caltech | P200 & PALMAO interface |
| James Lloyd | Cornell | Aperture masking |
| Gordon Robertson | Sydney | Aperture masking |
| Peter Tuthill | Sydney | Aperture masking |
| Henry Woodruff | Sydney | Aperture masking |
E-mail list for whole-team mails | nlaw@astro.caltech.edu, cdm@ast.cam.ac.uk, p.tuthill@physics.usyd.edu.au, h.woodruff@physics.usyd.edu.au, jpl@astro.cornell.edu, g.robertson@physics.usyd.edu.au, mireland@gps.caltech.edu, amoore@astro.caltech.edu, rgd@astro.caltech.edu |
Photos (24 May)
CAD models
| STEP format models: | Full_LuckyCam_Assy_180407.stp (18 April 2007)
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| Full_LuckyCam_Assy_020307.stp (2 March 2007) |
Optical Details
Camera fields
| F | Field of view | mas/pixel | zemax file |
| F/10.45 | 31.7 arcsec | 62.0 | lamp_mag1_noadc_bs.zmx |
| F/15.68 | 21.1 arcsec | 41.3 | |
| F/31.36 | 10.5 arcsec | 20.7 | |
| F/47.04 | 7.07 arcsec | 13.8 | |
| F/62.72 | 5.27 arcsec | 10.3 |
Zemax files include P200, PALMAO & LAMP beamsplitter. ADC to come soon.
Filters
| Filter name | Central WL/nm | Width/nm |
| LuckyCam filters | ||
| 400/10 | 400 | 10 |
| 450/10 | 450 | 10 |
| 450/40 | 450 | 40 |
| 500/10 | 500 | 10 |
| 500/10 | 500 | 10 |
| 530 LP | 530 | Long Pass |
| 550/70 (~V) | 550 | 70 |
| 600/65 | 600 | 65 |
| 610 LP | 610 | Long Pass |
| SDSS r' | 625 | 140 |
| 660/10 | 660 | 10 |
| 665 LP | 665 | Long Pass |
| 670/10 | 670 | 10 |
| 685/10 | 685 | 10 |
| 710/10 | 710 | 10 |
| 715 LP | 715 | Long Pass |
| 715 LP | 715 | Long Pass (AR coated) |
| 730/10 | 730 | 10 |
| 760/10 | 760 | 10 |
| SDSS i' | 770 | 160 |
| 780 LP | 780 | Long Pass |
| SDSS z' | 832 | Long Pass |
| 850 LP | 850 | Long Pass |
| Aperture masking filters | ||
| 611.83 | 10.0 | |
| 656.3 | 0.15 | |
| 656.2 | 0.3 | |
| 655.6 | 1.0 | |
| 657.0 | 1.0 | |
| 749.8 | 18.0 | |
| 950.16 | 40.15 | |
| 1004.4 | 36.2 | |
The LuckyCam SDSS and long-pass filters are high-performance and good quality. The other LuckyCam filters are relatively low cost (fairly low transmission). All filters are 25mm diameter.