{"id":1369,"date":"2022-02-10T11:05:11","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T18:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irlabs.com\/?page_id=1369"},"modified":"2024-04-15T09:41:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:41:57","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irlabs.com\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"
DLR Institute of Optical Sensor Systems selected IRLabs to design the custom dewar for the OSAS-B (Oxygen Spectrometer for Atmospheric Science from a Balloon), the first instrument of its kind to be mounted on a stratospheric balloon. \r\n<\/p><\/div>
IRLabs designs and builds a new closed cycle cooling platform including a large, 140-liter vacuum enclosure for GRANCAIN, a high-resolution NIR imaging system that serves the adaptive optics needs of the Gran Telescopio de Canarias (GTC) operated by the Instituto de Astrof\u00edsica de Canarias (IAC).<\/p><\/div>
The team for the Mid-IR Spectrometer and Imager (MIRSI) relied on the expertise of IRLabs to replace the original liquid cryogen dewar with a cryo-free refrigerator \u2013 without impacting the camera head or system envelope. <\/p><\/div>
IRLabs collaborates with leading research organizations to contribute technical expertise as a trusted partner in projects such as the Ice Giants Net Flux Radiometer (NFR) instrument being developed by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to further exploration of exoplanetary systems.<\/p><\/div>
At the heart of the Large Binocular Telescope is the pair of SHARK-NIR instruments which will used used together to observe exoplanets. Our engineering team worked closely with INAF-Padova and Steward Observatory to design, produce and test a customized dewar that met unique specifications of the SHARK-NIR.<\/p><\/div>
When lightning struck Kagoshima University\u2019s 1-meter infrared telescope, we worked with the university to inspect and evaluate the damage and to propose for a cost-effective way to rebuild the camera system with a new Teledyne H1RG detector while using the undamaged optics, mechanical cooler, and vacuum enclosure.<\/p><\/div>