Paper 13102-122
Paper 13102-122
Assembly and testing of the Terahertz Intensity Mapper's cold optical system
19 June 2024 • 17:30 - 19:00 Japan Standard Time | Room G5, North - 1F
Abstract
The Terahertz Intensity Mapper (TIM) will use far-infrared line intensity mapping to construct a 4-dimensional dataset probing cosmic evolution spanning five billion years. TIM's optical system, featuring a Cassegrain telescope, an Offner relay, and two Czerny-Turner spectrometers, covers distinct short-wave (240-317 μm) and long-wave (317-420 μm) bands. We will present TIM's cold optics designs, assembled systems, and measurements using a coordinate measurement machine (CMM), comparing results to expected design tolerances. This work contributes to advancing observational capabilities for studying cosmic evolution in the far-infrared spectrum.
Presenter
Talia Saeid
Arizona State Univ. (United States)
Talia Saeid holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics (with Honors) from the University of Pennsylvania, with a concentration in Astrophysics. Ms. Saeid is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Astrophysics at Arizona State University. In her research, she is focused on developing, assembling, and testing the cold optics for the Terahertz Intensity Mapper (TIM) experiment. She is also involved in the development of kinetic inductance detectors to be used on TIM.