The NIRSpec Demonstration Model Test Campaign
Abstract
The NIRSpec Demonstration Model (DM) has recently completed its cryogenic test campaign. The main objective was to verify the structural and optical integrity of the NIRSpec design, as well as to check the cryo-chamber and the entire suite of optical ground support equipment. The NIRSpec optical train was representative up to the plane of the Microshutter Array, and telescope-like illumination was provided via custom-designed light sources. In this poster, we summarize the set-up, goals, procedures, and initial results from the DM test campaign.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #215
- Pub Date:
- January 2010
- Bibcode:
- 2010AAS...21543906B