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PFIS Commissioning, Shared Risk, and Transition to Operations

PFIS Commissioning, Shared Risk, and Transition to Operations. Main PFIS Commissioning Steps. Setup/ Test on delivery to SAAO Setup/ Test in spectrograph room on delivery to Sutherland Mount on tracker and integrate with telescope Day tests on tracker Night time commissioning

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PFIS Commissioning, Shared Risk, and Transition to Operations

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  1. PFIS Commissioning, Shared Risk, and Transition to Operations SSWG - PFIS Shared Risk

  2. Main PFIS Commissioning Steps • Setup/ Test on delivery to SAAO • Setup/ Test in spectrograph room on delivery to Sutherland • Mount on tracker and integrate with telescope • Day tests on tracker • Night time commissioning • Shared risk science as modes commissioned • Handover to SALT SSWG - PFIS Shared Risk

  3. Strawman Schedule Assumes: 50% efficiency on 50% of nights SSWG - PFIS Shared Risk

  4. Strawman Time Allocation SSWG - PFIS Shared Risk

  5. How much Time? • Assume: • 75% usable nights • efficiency 50% Jan – Jun, 75% Jul – Dec '05 • Want ~10 shared risk programs, ~ 20 tracks each • Programs will need backup targets in case of slips SSWG - PFIS Shared Risk

  6. Shared Risk Science Priorities • Shared risk science tied to specific PFIS modes and is proposed to SALT in advance of commissioning • Priorities • User commissioned modes • Demonstrate Observatory strengths, eg TOO, synoptic • Immediately publishable; visible • Programs to be executed prioritized by Director in consultation with PFIS PI to meet goals of verifying PFIS capabilities and demonstrating early science from SALT SSWG - PFIS Shared Risk

  7. Shared Risk Science • Shared risk science carries responsibility to promptly reduce data and when possible to contribute to development of data reduction and analysis tools for SALT • Shared risk users are expected to write up short reports on their experience for posting on the web as background for SALT consortium members • Published shared risk data will include commissioning and instrument team members deemed appropriate by the Project Director and PFIS PIs. SSWG - PFIS Shared Risk

  8. Schedule/ Process • Pre-Proposal submitted to Telescope Scientist: this Summer? • Usable Telescope/ PFIS tools by end of summer? • Phase I proposals to be discussed at one-day meeting after next SSWG • Phase II proposals due end of year • Proposals test for the first time the observatory proposal process -> queue • Role of TAC's? SSWG - PFIS Shared Risk

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