Paper 13100-115
Paper 13100-115
The MICADO First Light Imager for the ELT: The Detector Positioning System of MICADO
21 June 2024 • 12:00 - 12:15 Japan Standard Time | Room G214, North - 2F
Abstract
The Detector Positioning System (DPS) is a cryogenic mechanism operating at 82 K installed in the cryostat of the Multi-AO Imaging Camera for Deep Observations (MICADO) at the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT).
The DPS mechanism will be exclusively utilized during the alignment and test phase. On the successful completion of the test phase, it will be mechanically locked at a best pre-determined focus so that it cannot be moved anymore during the observation period.
The DPS has been conceptualized as a fixed and reproducible interface to the Main Bench Structure in the cryostat and as an adjustable unit containing the Detector Array mounted on the DPS frame, which is installed on a linear guide mounted on the base plate. The linear guide is further actuated by a cryogenic motor during the alignment phase to bring the focal plane array into focus.
Presenter
Aysun Soenmez
Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)
Aysun Soenmez is currently a development engineer in the Mechanics Department at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics and is involved in two main projects, the Multi-AO Imaging Camera for Deep Observations and the Advances Telescope for High-Energy Astrophysics (ATHENA).
Prior to working on astronomical telescope and instrumentation projects, Aysun spent five years as a mechanical engineer at the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Systems Design (IEM), where she researched and developed intelligent automation solutions in robotics. In the next few years, she looks forward to specializing in developing, simulating, and implementing ground- and space-based instruments.
Aysun earned a Master's and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Paderborn, Germany. She currently lives in Munich, and when she is not working at the Institute, you can find her playing music or improving her fine motor skills, such as pottery forming.