TEAM: MEETINGS
Heidelberg Calibration Trip
The team traveled to Heidelberg to do preliminary testing and calibration on prototype SDC detectors. Thank you to all of those who made this trip and testing possible.
Date: July 22, 2003
Location: Max-Planck-Institut Dust Accelerator Lab
Comments: The vacuum chamber at the end of the dust accelerator of the Max-Planck-Institut. Installed in the chamber is a prototype detector with a cooling fixture attached to simulate the low temperatures expected during flight.
Date: July 22, 2003
Location: Max-Planck-Institut Dust Accelerator Lab
Comments: Some of the equipment needed to measure the electrical signals produced by the detectors upon impact by dust particles.
Date: July 21, 2003
Location: Max-Planck-Institut Dust Accelerator Lab
Comments: Mihaly Horanyi and Vaughn Hoxie perusing some data at a computer terminal.
Date: July 23, 2003
Location: Heidelberg, Germany
Comments: Mihaly Horanyi and Vaughn Hoxie smiling for the camera while venturing unusually far from the lab.
Date: July 21, 2003
Location: Max-Planck-Institut Dust Accelerator Lab
Comments: Chelsey Bryant and Vaughn Hoxie look on as SDC equipment is installed in the vacuum chamber.
Date: July 21, 2003
Location: Max-Planck-Institut Dust Accelerator Lab
Comments: A motley crew of dust disciples.
Date: August 4, 2003
Location: Max-Planck-Institut Dust Accelerator Lab
Comments: Some proud particle philosophers.
Date: July 21, 2003
Location: Max-Planck-Institut Dust Accelerator Lab
Comments: Installing some cables on the passthrough flange for the vacuum chamber.
Date: August 4, 2003
Location: Max-Planck-Institut Dust Accelerator Lab
Comments: Monitoring a glut of data from the dust accelerator and SDC support equipment.
Date: Unknown
Location: Heidelberg, Germany
Comments: An aerial photo of the Max-Planck-Institut.
Instrument PDR
The team presented the plans for the instrument to a panel in order to begin final design and construction of prototype hardware.
Date: June 10, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Chelsey Bryant describes some dramatic changes to the detectors since the previous concept.
Date: June 10, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Nick Bunch describes the test plan for the analog electronics.
Date: June 10, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: James Mack fields comments from the review team about the mechanical design of the detector.
Date: June 10, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Doug Vincent describes the exceptional quality standards the instrument will be built to.
Date: June 10, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Otto Krauss shows how the entire instrument is built and tested.
Date: June 10, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Tinapan Chanthawanich gets the rapt attention of the review panel as he expertly explains the digital electronics.
Date: June 10, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Vaughn Hoxie explains how we can miraculously fit all those analog electrics into something roughly "this big".
Date: 10, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Working through lunch, the review panel deliberates on the testimony at hand.
Date: June 10, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: The SDC team joins the review panel members for an outside photograph on a beautiful day in Boulder, Colorado.
Instrument CDR
The team presented their findings since the preliminary design review, including the specific details for materials and software, in order to get permission from the panel to begin construction of the instrument.
Date: October 3, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Ervin Krauss poses next to some prototype instrument hardware.
Date: October 2, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Nick Bunch reminds everyone that lasers are our friends.
Date: October 3, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Ervin Krauss convinces the review panel that all the electronics can indeed fit in such a small container.
Date: October 2, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Vaughn Hoxie explains the ins and outs of the analog electronics.
Date: October 3, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Bret Lamprecht explains the extremes of the thermal environment the instrument will see.
Date: October 2, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Chelsey Bryant explains the function and construction of the detector elements.
Date: October 2, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Colin Mitchell describes why the mission is important to us.
Date: October 2, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Anselm Fernandez sets the record straight on the digital electronics.
Date: October 2, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Tinapan Chanthawanich explains why all the digital logic works so well.
Date: October 2, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Mark Lankton assures everyone that is all going to be OK.
Date: October 3, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: A short distraction from the presentation at hand.
Date: October 2, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: The title slide for the CDR presentation.
Date: October 3, 2003
Location: LASP, Boulder CO
Comments: Some of the SDC teams members in the audience.