The manufacturing, assembly and acceptance testing of the breadboard cryogenic Optical Delay Line for DARWIN

Dool, T.C. van den; Kamphues, Fred; Gielesen, W.L.M.; Dorrepaal, M.; Doelman, N.J.; Loix, Nicolas; Verschueren, Jean-Philippe; Kooijman, Peter Paul; Visser, Martijn; Velsink, G.; Fleury, K.

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“…For example, cryogenic delay lines have been used in COBE/FIRAS, Cassini/CIRS, and Aura/TES. The Dutch company TNO has developed a precision delay line for the Darwin mission, [15] as well as cryo-mechanisms similar to all the mechanisms SPIRIT requires for beam steering and optical path length control.…”

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The Space Infrared Interferometric Telescope (SPIRIT): the mission design solution space and the art of the possible

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Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter

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Although the Space Infrared Interferometric Telescope (SPIRIT) was studied as a candidate NASA Origins Probe mission, the real world presents a broader set of options, pressures, and constraints. Fundamentally, SPIRIT is a far-IR observatory for high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy designed to address a variety of compelling scientific questions. How do planetary systems form from protostellar disks, dousing some planets in water while leaving others dry? Where do planets form, and why are some ice giants while others are rocky? How did high-redshift galaxies form and merge to form the present-day population of galaxies? This paper takes a pragmatic look at the mission design solution space for SPIRIT, presents Probe-class and facility-class mission scenarios, and describes optional design changes. The costs and benefits of various mission design alternatives are roughly evaluated, giving a basis for further study and to serve as guidance to policy makers.

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Section: The Spirit Origins Probe Mission Conceptmentioning

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The Space Infrared Interferometric Telescope (SPIRIT): the mission design solution space and the art of the possible

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Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter

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“…A comprehensive development tests programme was carried out in 2005, including deep thermal cycling of components and assemblies and operation of the ODL at 100 K in vacuum [6]. …”

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The DARWIN breadboard optical delay line verification programme

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TNO, in co-operation with Micromega-Dynamics, SRON, Dutch Space and CSL, has designed a compact breadboard cryogenic delay line (figure 1) for use in future space interferometry missions. The breadboard (BB) delay line is representative of a flight mechanism. The delay line has a single stage voice coil actuator for Optical Path Difference (OPD) control, driving a two-mirror cat's eye. Magnetic bearings provide frictionless and wear free operation with zerohysteresis. The development test programme, including operation at 100 K has been completed. The verification test programme is currently being carried out by Alcatel Alenia Space (in co-operation with Sageis-CSO) and will include functional testing at 40 K. A short design description and the intermediate results of the verification test programme are reported in this paper.

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The path to far-IR interferometry in space: recent developments, plans, and prospects

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Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave

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The far-IR astrophysics community is eager to follow up Spitzer and Herschel observations with sensitive, highresolution imaging and spectroscopy, for such measurements are needed to understand merger-driven star formation and chemical enrichment in galaxies, star and planetary system formation, and the development and prevalence of waterbearing planets. The community is united in its support for a space-based interferometry mission. Through concerted efforts worldwide, the key enabling technologies are maturing. Two balloon-borne far-IR interferometers are presently under development. This paper reviews recent technological and programmatic developments, summarizes plans, and offers a vision for space-based far-IR interferometry involving international collaboration.

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The manufacturing, assembly and acceptance testing of the breadboard cryogenic Optical Delay Line for DARWIN

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The Space Infrared Interferometric Telescope (SPIRIT): the mission design solution space and the art of the possible

The Space Infrared Interferometric Telescope (SPIRIT): the mission design solution space and the art of the possible

The DARWIN breadboard optical delay line verification programme

The path to far-IR interferometry in space: recent developments, plans, and prospects

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