OSU College of Arts and Sciences Department of Astronomy

MODS Design & Fabrication Images

[MODS1 Preparation for IMCS testing - 2005 Nov 9]
2005 Nov 9: MODS1 structure and components of the blue and red channels being fitted in preparation for the IMCS testing. (Photo by Rick Pogge)

Images of the design and fabrication progress on the MODS spectrograph are organized by component below.

MODS1 Assembly & Testing

Instrument Structure

Opto-Mechanical Systems:
General Optical Layout
Instrument Dark Slide
Calibration System
Slits Mask Storage/Select
Dichroic Beam Selector
Collimator Opto-Mechanics
Collimator Optics
Grating System
Imaging Flats
Camera Opto-Mechanics
Red Camera Optics
Blue Camera Optics
Camera Shutters
CCD Dewars
Filter Wheels

Instrument Subsystems:
Image Motion (Flexure) Compensation System
Acquisition, Guiding, and Wavefront Sensing (AGW) Systems

Miscellaneous:
Mechanical Fabrication Facilities


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Updated: 2006 February 20 [rwp]