Environmental test chamber

View of the environmental test chamber, a square enclosure with two thick half-open doors and a control panel with buttons, inside the laboratory
Organizational Unit
ELECTRONICS DEPARTMENT
Responsible

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Description

The IAC's climate chamber is a testing infrastructure consisting of an indoor enclosure of 1.89 (height) x 1.89 (width) x 2.20 (depth) m3, where temperature and humidity can be controlled. The temperature range goes from -20 to 75 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity from 15 to 98%. The camera is branded Dycometal model "walk in" CCM 20/8000. This chamber is used for the measurement of the behavior of the components or subsystems that are part of an instrument, against environmental variations. It can be used, for example, to verify the correct functioning of an electronic component or a mechanism under extreme conditions of temperature and humidity, or to calibrate an optical component against the environmental variations it may suffer in a telescope. This infrastructure is managed by the Department of Electronics.

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Related Capability
Image of an engineer working on the electronics of the adaptive optics system for GTC in the laboratory. Engineer sitting working on a computer with an open electronics cabinet at his side
Design, development and manufacture of electronic systems
Within its capacity of building scientific instrumentation, the IAC has extensive experience in the design and development of electronic systems in general and, especially, for astronomical instruments and devices
View of an engineer assembling a grism in the laboratory. Engineer placing a piece of glass in a metal cylinder
Design, development and verification of optical systems
The IAC Technology Division has the capacity for developing complete optical elements and systems from the design stages to manufacturing follow-up, integration and final verification.
Image of an engineer working on the final assembly of the grisms wheel of the EMIR instrument in the laboratory. Large black metal wheel with holes for optical components
Design, development and manufacture of opto-mechanical systems and precision mechanics
The mechanical engineering team of the IAC has experience and knowledge to undertake the design, manufacture and assembly of high precision structures, mechanisms and opto-mechanical systems
Type
Electronic
Equiment type
Laboratory

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