PFIS Progress Report

SALT SWG, 30 Aug, 2000

K. Nordsieck

Status of definition study

Optical tradeoffs - results
Mechanisms and control
Structure
Budget
 Status of definition study
Develop the structure and electronics concept farther in order to
provide more reliable basic interface requirements (weight,
envelope, power, cabling, etc) for the PFIP.
Still working on it
Study the effects of pupil size and focal ratio on PFIS size/ cost/
performance, for input into decision in September.
Done
Develop a more accurate cost estimate, with margins, for the
design and construction phases.
Still working on it
 Optical Tradeoffs - Pupil and F-Ratio

Effective area peaks

at 12 m

Another figure of
merit: throughput *
resolution
~ area / pupil
peaks < 10.5 m

Suggest 11 m
 Design Updates
Extend wavelength coverage
3400 - 8500 => 3200 - 9000
Decrease field flattener to 8 mm (crystal availability)
Optimize merit function
Put 625 mm length constraint on camera
Remove 3 elements (including one entire doublet) from camera
Images
Mean: 0.25 arcsec
Worst: 0.4 arcsec (~ 10% worse: fix this)
PFIS Optical Design
PFIS Image Quality
 Image quality vs pupil and focal ratio
DD SAC for
F/4.6, D = 10.5,11,11.5m
F/3.85, D = 11m
Optimize PFIS for slit focus
using SAC vignetting
Add SAC aberrations

Little net difference! Prefer larger

pupils

Smallest beam size at filters

11m
F/3.85

Summary:
How about 11m, F/4.2
 Mechanisms and Control
Mechanisms
Software: LabView/ Linux.
Slitmasks, filters, and gratings:
Integrate mechanism and CCD
jukebox selectors
control
7 pneumatics, 8 steppers
I/O: "distributed" - commercial
Component Motion Type
backplane control modules
Slitmask Magazine Linear Medium Stepper multiplexed to single ethernet
Slitmask slide In-Out Pneumatic
Filter Magazine Linear Medium Stepper or serial cable
Filter slide In-Out Pneumatic
Shutter In-Out Solenoid (Prontor E/100) Power: power management to
Waveplate slide (2) In-Out Pneumatic allow multiplexing of motor
Waveplate rotator (2) Balanced Miniature Stepper
Focus Linear Stepper (copy LRS design) controllers and minimize
Etalon Slides (2) In-Out Pneumatic
Grating Magazine Linear Medium Stepper
power dissipation
Grating slide In-Out Pneumatic
Grating rotator Balanced Miniature Stepper
Beamsplitter slide In-Out Pneumatic
Camera Articulation Worm Drive Large Stepper
 PFIS Structure - Stiffness
First attempt at modeling structure. Assume:
same specification as PFP payload mount point: < 6 m
deflection
this is delta over a deg tracker trajectory
total weight (visible beam + structure) < 250 kg
Feasible, but complex, and requires extensive use of composites
(expensive). Mitigation:
relieve spec. Doing detailed optical sensitivity study
look at alternate camera articulation geometry
Configuration: Articulation in-plane
 Configuration: Articulation 45 deg

Visible
beam

IR beam

Focal plane
S CA LE 0 .1 5 0
 Design Tradeoffs
Advantages of out-of-plane design
Very little projection beyond focal plane
More opportunity for truss cross-bracing
Easier to incorporate two beams
More room for collimator mechanisms
Disadvantages
Larger envelope
Harder to draw and model
 Budget Status
Detailed budget (definition phase task) not complete
Funds required to complete definition study and to encumber salaries for
start of preliminary design
Propose: definition phase and preliminary design
Statement of work
Schedule
Budget
Seek approval of UW in-kind contribution, possibly contingent on progress
at March '01 Board meeting
Through March '01: CY$179K
Through PDR: CY$367K
cf concept proposal through PDR: 98$350K ~ 01$382
 Statement of Work: Preliminary Design
General: Tradeoff studies to establish baseline design and specifications,
culminating in Preliminary Design Review at Sept SALT meeting in
Madison
Interface: Complete PFP interface requirements
Mechanical:
Tradeoff alternative truss structure designs
Establish baseline mechanism designs
Optical
Optical design tradeoffs vs science instrument requirements
Perform optical sensitivity analysis to establish optical element
specifications
Control: Establish baseline instrument control/ software requirements
Management: Develop a more accurate cost estimate, with margins, for the
comprehensive design and construction phases.
Partners: SAAO: Detectors; Rutgers: Etalons/Mechanisms; UNC: VPH?
 Schedule
Updated: SALT PFIS Project schedule
29-Aug-2000

Apr-00 Jul-00 Oct-00 Jan-01 Apr-01 Jul-01 Oct-01

Structure/ electronics concept

Optics vs pupil
Cost estimate
Board Approval
Board meeting
PFP interface requirements
Mechanical - truss
Mechanisms - baseline design
Optical specifications
Optics sensitivity
Control requirements
Revise cost estimate
SAAO: Detector
RU/UNC: Etalons/Gratings
PDR