Illustrated descriptions of local work
Links to other sites related to NOTCam
Using a cold trap to examine contamination.
Contamination of cold parts of the vessel after baking.
Contamination found after baking stepper motors and focus unit.
Contamination found after the so far longest and warmest baking.
Very little contamination found in most recent bakings.
First spectra from the Residual gas Analyzer.
An Iwatani cooler is to be used for the camera. Here are some test data .
Results from the second cooling.
Here are some pictures of the tube connectors of the Iwatani cooler, possibly showing that oil has entered the circuit.
The optics being installed, and detector cooling braid.
Temperature and pressure graphs from a cooling cycle in April 2000
First images from the bare-mux .
Images of the cracked engineering grade array .
An image of the modified detector flange .
The second engineering grade array being installed .
First images with the new engineering grade array .
Tests with the 2nd engineering grade array .
Measurement of the aperture wheel transfer function .
And finally, on May 22, 2001, NOTCam is leaving CUO and heading for La Palma .
Investigating the properties of anodised surfaces. by Benjamin Noel, 1999.
NOTCam: Vacuum and cryogenic characterization. by Anton N. Sørensen, 2000.
Last updated May 22, 2001 by norup@astro.ku.dk