Design of cryomechanisms for infrared astronomy

Philippe Vallee; Rene Doyon; Daniel Nadeau; Loic Albert; Martin Riopel

doi:10.1117/12.461093

7 March 2003 Design of Cryo-mechanisms for Infrared Astronomy

Philippe Vallee, Rene Doyon, Daniel Nadeau, Loic Albert, Martin Riopel

Proceedings Volume 4841, Instrument Design and Performance for Optical/Infrared Ground-based Telescopes; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461093
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

The Laboratoire d'Astrophysique Experimentale (LAE) at the Universite de Montreal has designed and built several near-infrared cameras/spectrometers in the last decade for the Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic (OMM), the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) and the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (HIA). These instruments have required innovative solutions for cryogenic electro-mechanical controls. This paper presents cryogenic motors, bearings, gears, epoxies and positioning/sensing devices at the heart of these cryo-mechanisms. In particular, the paper will focus on a new ball plunger with integrated Hall effect sensor, which can be used both as a mechanical detent and analog position encoder.

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Philippe Vallee, Rene Doyon, Daniel Nadeau, Loic Albert, and Martin Riopel "Design of Cryo-mechanisms for Infrared Astronomy", Proc. SPIE 4841, Instrument Design and Performance for Optical/Infrared Ground-based Telescopes, (7 March 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461093

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