The infrared imaging spectrograph (IRIS) for TMT: electronics-cable architecture
Abstract
The InfraRed Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) is a first-light instrument for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). It combines a diffraction limited imager and an integral field spectrograph. This paper focuses on the electrical system of IRIS. With an instrument of the size and complexity of IRIS we face several electrical challenges. Many of the major controllers must be located directly on the cryostat to reduce cable lengths, and others require multiple bulkheads and must pass through a large cable wrap. Cooling and vibration due to the rotation of the instrument are also major challenges. We will present our selection of cables and connectors for both room temperature and cryogenic environments, packaging in the various cabinets and enclosures, and techniques for complex bulkheads including for large detectors at the cryostat wall.
Additional Information
© 2018 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). The TMT Project gratefully acknowledges the support of the TMT collaborating institutions. They are the California Institute of Technology, the University of California, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the National Astronomical Observatories of China and their consortium partners, the Department of Science and Technology of India and their supported institutes, and the National Research Council of Canada. This work was supported as well by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund, the Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy (ACURA), the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), the U.S. National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Natural Sciences of Japan, and the Department of Atomic Energy of India.Attached Files
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- Caltech
- University of California
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC)
- Department of Science and Technology (India)
- National Research Council of Canada
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund
- Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy (ACURA)
- Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)
- NSF
- National Institutes of Natural Sciences of Japan
- Department of Atomic Energy (India)
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2019-01-03Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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2021-11-16Created from EPrint's last_modified field
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- Thirty Meter Telescope
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- Proceedings of SPIE
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- 10702