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First software integration tests

On end November 2011, the first software integration tests were done at MPIA (Heidelberg).

PANIC Status Sep-2011

It is presented an detailed overview about the current status of the PANIC instrument and of each development package on September 2011.

Panic Status September 2011

L2 dummy criogenic test

First lens criogenic cycling test.

First optical elements

Last October we received the first optical elements, the uncoated mirrors.


First optical elements

Last October we received the first optical elements, the uncoated mirrors.

At the beginning of October we received the M1,M2 and M3 mirrors, pending to be coated. The interferometric tests done to them was good, and not important problems were found. The next images shows the mirrors in the lab:

  • M1 on its auxiliary mount:
  • M3 in a raw interferometric setup: