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Key Technologies Network
Colin Cunningham
Objectives
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WP5.1: Workshops & Roadmapping:
 Map astronomical science goals onto technologies already
available and those requiring further development
 Identify links to implementation paths and funding sources.
 Investigate how European cooperation can help make significant
advances in these areas.
 bring together teams to develop proposals for technology
development relevant to astronomical telescopes and
instrumentation.
WP5.2: Information Exchange & Networking:
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Encourage interactions to develop European capabilities for
technology development
 e-mail newsletters, web-pages including an interactive WIKI
site
 Develop industrial networks using existing frameworks where
possible.
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Activity Summary
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Core Working Group set up
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First meeting held at SPIE in Glasgow
Second meeting in Grenoble on 13th Oct
Project Manager appointed – also managing
JRA5 (Callum Norrie)
Interactive website (Twiki) in operation
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Document management
Calendar
Action tracking
Discussion area
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Core team Membership
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ColinCunningham (Chair & JRA5)
Norbert Hubin (JRA1)
Philippe Feautrier (JRA2)
Stefan Wagner (JRA3)
Alain Chelli (JRA4)
Filippo Zerbi (JRA6)
Bernhard Brandl (Lieden, Netherlands)
AlanBridger (UK ATC)
Pierre Kern (LOAG, France)
GavinDalton (RAL, UK)
CarlosMartin (IAC, Spain)
Goeran Olofsson (Stockholm, Sweden)
Martin Roth (Potsdam, Germany)
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Associate Team
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Preliminary list of members – to be agreed at
the next core team meeting
We want to have a good balance:
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Countries
Expertise
Industry
Gender!
Want active members who can cycle into core
team
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Roadmapping workshop – this
Wednesday!
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UK ELT Technology Roadmap
Now
Other Drivers
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European Competitiveness
Competing Major Projects
UK EU Presidency
Public Interest
Science
Driver
Terrestrial planets in extra-solar systems
First objects and the re-ionization
Virgo stars
Dark matter and dark energy
Star formation history of the Universe
JWST
2011
US/Canada ELT: TMT
US ELT: GMT
TMT R&D Programme
GMT R&D Programme
Euro 50 Specific Telescope & Systems
OWL Specific Telescope & Systems
Facilities
EU FP6 Design Study
New Science
Direct measurement of deceleration
Generic Telescope & Systems
Generic Instruments
Generic Adaptive Optics
Systems Modelling
Large Optics Manufacturing Study
Sub-mm site testing
8m VLT M1 aluminium mirror
Metrology: Mirrors
Primary Mirror Segments
SiC and ceramic optics
optical finishing
process development
Position/edge sensors
Internal metrology system
Test camera for SALT
Technology
Prototype 1.2m adaptive mirror
4 OWL mechanical modules
7 segment mirror cell prototype
Magneto-strictive actuators
Deformable mirrors for XAO:
MOEMS
& largerengineering
Control & Operations
Software
WEB (Wind Evaluation Breadboard)
Coating studies + samples
Wavefront Sensors
Wind tunnel tests
Real time AO controllers
Enclosure concepts
Fast low noise AO detectors
Prototype Friction drive
Laser beacons for AO
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Magnetic levitation
Active ADC conceptual design
Software (Alma common etc)
Slicers, Fibres, Beam manipulators
Smart Focal Planes
MOEMS shutters etc
Instrument Studies & Tech dev
Large CCD Focal Planes
Near IR detector arrays
Sub-mm detectors
Resources
Basic Tech UP Surfaces
EU FP6 Design Study Funding
UK R&D Programme Funding
EU FP6 Opticon JRAs
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Roadmap Database software
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Strateva
Technology
Roadmap
software
purchased
Funded by
Scottish
Enterprise
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Future development projects
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Plans will follow roadmapping
Need to influence FP7 programme – is it
too late?
Must link to international agency funding
and priorities eg ESO, ESA
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First Workshops
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IR Detectors – with industry
Thermal Modelling
Particle Physics models for instrument
development?
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Other possible topics:
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Large optical devices – gratings, lenses, filters
Dimensional Metrology
Cryogenics
Mechanisms – including cryo
Smart Structures
Composites
Interface between electronics & software, FPGAs –
control
Systems Engineering
Distributed control and integrated systems
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Websites
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Twiki in operation
External website requirements not yet
defined
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Future activities:
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Industry Club
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Knowledge Base
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Seen as important, but needs funding
Could get industry and national agencies to fund
We want to help development groups know what
knowledge exists in Europe – both research and
industrial groups
Both activities lower priority – will be started
once the network has really become productive
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Issues for the Opticon Board
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What is the scope of Technology in Opticon?
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Waveband – 0.4 to 100 micron?
Ground based and Space
What do we mean by Technology
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What should we concentrate on?
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Include systems, software, facilities….
My bias is technology for ELT instruments
What timescale?
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5-15 years?
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