These are preliminary notes. Please consult Phil if there is any confusion.
Preparing the Cryostat
- Unwrap the tarp around Clio and evacuate the dewar with a turbo pump. You will need a 3/4” slip fitting. The fitting is mangled and needs some rough handling to get it to work.
- Cool Clio using the Cool Down Instructions. You should plan to do this a minimum of 12 hours before observing for optimum dark current. The detector will be operational after 6 hours.
- Unpack the electronics rack .
- Uncoil the umbilical cord from the back electronics cover.
Mounting the Cryostat
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The electronics rack should be positioned under the back edge of the primary mirror.
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Locate the cryostat mounting bolts and allen wrench in the mounting kit.
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Use lift to raise cryostat to within 1/2” of mounting plate.
- Attach the cryostat to the telescope using at least three 3/8-16 bolts on each side. Tighten the bolts to lift the cryostat the remaining distance.
- One of the bolts on the left side, requires a short length to avoid hitting the vertical mounting bracket of Clio when it is inserted.
- Attach all the cabling in the umbilical to the connections on the cryostat.
- Turn on the power switch on the grey electronics box.
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Strain relief the umbilical by using velcro straps attached to the bottom rail of the cryostat.
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Arrange the cable so that it will hang down when the telescope is at horizon. This means they will drape to the front of the telescope chamber when the telescope is at zenith.
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You should now be able to read the temperature of the cryostat. The "A" channel is the detector (corresponding to the inner vessel), while the "B" channel is the optics (corresponding to the outer vessel).
Setting up the Computer
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Attach an ethernet cable to the computer and plug it in at the back of the chamber.
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Power on the computer and open the monitor in the electronics rack.
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Determine the hostname of the computer once it is booted up. If it finds the correct DNS, it will be named clio.mmto.arizona.edu. However, sometimes it gets a hostname from the sao.arizona.edu domain. In this case it will get a random hostname, something like paw9.sao.arizona.edu
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Check that you can access and run Clio remotely.