SOLAR-B
E I S
R
EUV
IMAGING
SPECTROMETER

UK Science and Technical Meeting,

at MSSL 2-3 June 1998

AGENDA



Tuesday 2 June

10:00
Opening Remarks
JLC

Status of Solar-B in Japan and the US


Japanese Work Programme/Expectations to 09/98


Report on the NASA AO and briefing meeting


Report on Discussions with Norway




10:30
Solar-B Project Organization at MSSL
AS



10:45
Current spacecraft definition
RDB



11:00
Coffee

(Tuesday 2 June continued)



11:05
Solar-B schedule
MW

EIS schedule


EIS Instrument Design




11:20
Subsystem discussions/studies:
MW/

Spectrometer designs/Calibration issues
Hardware Groups

Tolerance issues


Materials; vacuum enclosure/purging


Location of electronics boxes


Spectrometer Thermal design


Operation during eclipse season - TRACE Experience


Alignment Methods - Summary and Options




12:00
Focal Plane Assembly (FPA)


CCD cooling; cryostat design, radiator


Shutter design; secondary filter




12:30
Entrance Filter and enclosure


Debris damage to filter




12:45
Report on interaction with Lockheed and Luxel
RDB



13:00
Lunch




14:00
(Subsystem discussions/studies - continued):
MW/Hardware Groups

EIS Calibration




14:30
EIS Instrument Electronics


Spacecraft/Instrument capability issues


Roles of Spacecraft and Instrument Processors


FPA (CCD) control and on-board Command/data handling


Data Compression Options




15:30
Coffee




16:00
Processor choice/ language


Power regulation; internal distribution


Interfaces to internal subsystem (QCM, shutter)


Number of monitors (temp, I, V, etc.)


Spacecraft interface


EGSE: Instrument Interface and Data Acquisition/Display





Conclude




17:30
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Wednesday 3 June




09:30
Brief Review of Opening Remarks
JLC



09:40
SCIENCE TEAM Issues:
JLC/All

EIS Spectral Range options


Spatial/spectral resolution


Dynamic range


CCD Readout (skipping/windowing)


Modes


Use of slit or slot


Impact of data compression on EIS


Need for de-spiking of images onboard


Instrument/Spacecraft Processor Issues




10:30
Alignment, comparison of options




11:00
Coffee




11:30
Science and Operations Software
RDB/All

Planning activities


Interaction of EIS with other instruments




13:00
Lunch




14:00
Summary and Actions


Preparation for US proposal assessments


Timeline to 12/98




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