Category Archives: Project Development

The HPF cryostat test drive: sub-milliKelvin temperature stability

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Paul M Robertson

Background: the need to cool HPF down to 180K One of the most frequently discussed topics on this blog has been the need to enclose the HPF instrument in a stable, cold environment.  Because HPF will observe stars in infrared … Continue reading →

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We Have a Cryostat

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Paul M Robertson

If you have been following the blog up to now, you have seen our discussion of the technical requirements and specifications for our cryostat — the giant, temperature-controlled vacuum chamber that will house the HPF instrument.  The cryostat has been in … Continue reading →

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HPF Thermal Enclosure Setup at McDonald Observatory

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Gudmundur Kari Stefansson

Three members of the HPF team recently visited McDonald Observatory in Texas recently, with two goals in mind: Install the HPF thermal enclosure Setup a temperature monitoring system in the spectrograph room Installing the HPF Thermal Enclosure The HPF spectrograph … Continue reading →

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