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The
TopHat Collaboration - constantly growing older *and*
wiser. |
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Members
of the collaboration inspecting the Chicago Thermal
chamber where telescope tests are conducted at temperatures
as low as -28 C. |
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Grant
Wilson, Dave Cottingham, Ed Cheng, and Alex Bier shooting
the breeze in the Indigo dewar construction area. |
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Peter
Timbie doesn't like what he sees. |
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The
"Emerald Readout Electronics", a PC-104 based signal
control and readout system designed to work with TMS. |
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Another
picture of the Thermal Chamber. The belt (shown slack)
is used to measure the torque required to turn TopHat
at various temperatures. |
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The
TopHat primary mirror (with protective cover). |
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Yet
another view of the University of Chicago Thermal
Chamber. If you've read this far you deserve to know
that this is a surplus food refrigerator. |
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The
Chicago Fourier Transform Spectrometer. This device
is used to characterize filters between 90 GHz and
1.2 THz. |
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A
closer look at one of the FTS mirrors and polarizers. |
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The
gold dewar sitting above the FTS contains a 4K bolometer. |
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Another
view of the inner workings of the FTS. |
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The
Chicago "Green Dewar" which is used for 4K bolometer
and optics testing. |
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Indigo
dewar B. The view is into the He3 volume which is
in the process of getting pumped dry of water. |
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The
TopHat optics block. Five channels spanning the frequency
range of 150 GHz to 660 GHz. |
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Another
view of the TopHat optics block. Looking into the
input aperture you can see the first dichroic splitter. |
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The
constant threat of decapitation and subsequent skinning
keeps the Chicago graduate students working hard! |