Equipment for ELT instrument development at Durham University

杜伦大学 ELT 仪器开发设备

• 批准号: ST/W005786/1
• 负责人: Simon Morris
• 金额: $ 16.72万
• 依托单位: Durham University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FW005786%2F1
• 关键词: Equipment; ELT; instrument; development; Durham

The Applicants from the Centre for Advanced Instrumentation (CfAI) at Durham University are leading a number of critical work packages funded by PPRP as part of the UK Extremely Large Telescope program. These span the full range of technology readiness levels, from final design, build and of the Adaptive Optics Real Time Controller (RTC) and Low-order Wavefront Sensor (LOWFS) for HARMONI, the first light spectrograph for the ELT, through the conceptual design and prototyping for the AO system for MOSAIC, to the early simulation and breadboard development for a novel ultrafast WFS for extreme Adaptive Optics based on combining super-conducting quantum detectors with a pyramid WFS. All of these research activities are key to delivering ongoing UK leadership in the instrument development for the ELT. We propose to purchase three critical pieces of equipment that will underpin the activities specifically for the low TRL work being led by CfAI. This new equipment will enable us to accelerate the pace of our research and take us to a position where we can lead key aspects of future instrument development, both for the ELT and beyond.

杜伦大学先进仪器中心 (CfAI) 的申请人正在领导一系列由 PPRP 资助的关键工作包，作为英国极大望远镜计划的一部分。这些涵盖了全方位的技术准备水平，从最终设计、构建以及 HARMONI（ELT 的第一台光光谱仪）的自适应光学实时控制器 (RTC) 和低阶波前传感器 (LOWFS)，一直到概念设计以及 MOSAIC 的 AO 系统原型设计，到基于超导量子探测器与金字塔 WFS 相结合的极端自适应光学的新型超快 WFS 的早期模拟和试验板开发。所有这些研究活动对于保持英国在 ELT 仪器开发方面的持续领先地位至关重要。我们建议购买三件关键设备，以支持专门针对 CfAI 领导的低 TRL 工作的活动。这些新设备将使我们能够加快研究步伐，并使我们能够引领未来仪器开发的关键方面，无论是 ELT 还是其他领域。