APOLLO To Do List

Created April 23, 2004

Last updated April 23, 2004

Status column added May 25, 2005

This list is in no particular order, and I will be adding links as time permits to describe the nature and requirements of each of the tasks. The goal is to have APOLLO-ites scan the list and pick out things they're interested in working on, so that they can be self-paced and productive. D&B means "design and build".


Task Description Task Type Location Undergrad-Suitable? Status
D&B quaternary mirror mount Mech - - Done; install May 2005
D&B laser window Opt, Mech - - Done; install May 2005
D&B actuated laser shutter Elec, Mech - - Done; install May 2005
Design T/R mirror Opt UCSD - Done; sitting at UCSD
D&B wedge blocks for mirrors Mech UCSD Y Done; install May 2005
Acquire Lenslet Array and Modify/Mount Opt UCSD - Inactive
D&B receiver tube Opt, Mech UCSD - Done; install May 2005
D&B baffle structures Mech UCSD - Active, test fit May 2005
D&B motor drive & support Mech UCSD - 95% done, install June 2005
D&B CCD mount & lens mount/focus Opt, Mech UCSD - Started at UCSD
Acquire 1.5-inch lens mount and modify Mech UCSD Y Done; install May 2005
Design corner-cube mounts Mech - ? Done; install June 2005
Develop corner-cube polarization prediction Comp UCSD ? Never done
24-channel RTD board Elec - - Done; install TBD
New Booster Board Elec UCSD - Not started
Flow sensor electronics Elec Harvard - Done; 1/2 installed
Pulse-energy electronics Elec Harvard - Active at Harvard
Variable Attenuator Opt, Elec Harvard - Done; install May 2005
Power relay control Elec UW - Done; install May 2005
Lunar prediction software Comp UCSD ? Done
Master ranging program (C) Comp UCSD, UW - Active at UCSD
Graphical interface software Comp - - Active at UW
Chiller RS232 interface Comp - - Tested; library complete
Laser RS232 interface Comp - - Tested/hacked; library in devel.
IR camera & interlocks Elec, Comp UW - To be ordered
Cable assembly and testing Elec UCSD Y Active at UCSD
APD Electronics checkout Elec, Sys UCSD ? Done
APD Crosstalk test Elec, Sys UCSD ? Done
APD shielding effectiveness Elec, Sys UCSD ? To be tested at APO
Diffusion models and 532 APD prediction Comp, Theory UCSD ? Not done
Optimized lenslet/masking for APD Comp, Theory UCSD ? Not done
Narrow-band filter selection Opt - ? In progress
Optics procurement Opt UCSD - > 90% done
D&B clock & CAMAC mounts Mech - - Done; installed March 2005
Photodiode, 9327 installation Opt, Mech, Elec - ? Partial install May 2005


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