Dark Energy Camera installation at CTIO - overview

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作者：
Abbott, Timothy M. C. [1 ]
Munoz, Freddy [1 ]
Walker, Alistair R. [1 ]
Chris Smith, R. [1 ]
Montane, Andres [1 ]
Gregory, Brooke [1 ]
Tighe, Roberto [1 ]
Schurter, Patricio [1 ]
van der Bliek, Nicole [1 ]
Schumacher, German [1 ]
机构：
[1] Cerro Tololo Interamer Observ, La Serena, Chile
来源：
GROUND-BASED AND AIRBORNE TELESCOPES IV | 2012年 / 8444卷
关键词：
telescope; instrument; imager; upgrade; infrastructure; installation;
D O I：
10.1117/12.925692
中图分类号：
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
The Dark Energy Camera (DECam) has been installed on the V. M. Blanco telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. This major upgrade to the facility has required numerous modifications to the telescope and improvements in observatory infrastructure. The telescope prime focus assembly has been entirely replaced, and the f/8 secondary change procedure radically changed. The heavier instrument means that telescope balance has been significantly modified. The telescope control system has been upgraded. NOAO has established a data transport system to efficiently move DECam's output to the NCSA for processing. The observatory has integrated the DECam high-pressure, two-phase cryogenic cooling system into its operations and converted the Coude room into an environmentally-controlled instrument handling facility incorporating a high quality cleanroom. New procedures to ensure the safety of personnel and equipment have been introduced.
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