The ObsCos laboratory designs, develops, and deploys new technologies and novel instrumentation for astrophysics. Projects we work on include SPT, CMB-S4, and TIM. We have lab space in both the Astronomy Building (room 118) and the Loomis Laboratory for Physics (room 487).Â
The Astro Lab (in cleaner times).
Frank inspecting the fill tube assembly for the TIM cryostat.
The machine shop aka "dirty shop". For bigger jobs, we use the shop in the Materials Research Laboratory or Mechnaical Engineering.
The ObsCos clean room. This is where we perform our delicate operations.
Wire bonding with Joaquin and Mathilde.
Joaquin and Frank with the TIM cryostat and Chase Helium 10 fridge.
Frank with the TIM cryostat.
The 2 meter TIM mirror.
Anna with SPT-3G cryogenic optics.
Andy in front of the SPT primary mirror.
Andy inspecting anti-reflection coatings for SPT-3G.
An SPT-3G lenslet array.
Andy assembling lenslet arrays for SPT-3G.
Prof. Vieira mansplaining something to Angie.
Joaquin and Andy inspecting the first prototype lenslet array for SPT-3G.
TIM in the Ft. Sumner high bay prior to launch.
Evan, Alex, Brock, and Shubh recovering TIM in TX.