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Procedures for mounting
and dismounting Michelle on its workstation, and transporting
it between UKIRT and Gemini.
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The procedures for mounting
Michelle on either the UKIRT or Gemini telescope, including
the installation of electronic, cryogenic and vacuum services.
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The disassembly of Michelle
into its major components.
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The disassembly of the
Front Optical Bench into its constituent modules.
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Replacement of filters,
including a list of which filters are currently fitted.
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A list of currently installed
entrance slits.
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Replacement of diffraction
gratings and other components in the grating exchange mechanism.
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The assembly of major components
(grating drum, front optical bench etc.) and preparation of
the cryostat, either for evacuation and cool-down or for transport.
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The conversion of Michelle
from UKIRT mode to Gemini mode
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The conversion of Michelle
from Gemini mode to UKIRT mode
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The evacuation of the cryostat,
pre-cooling with liquid nitrogen and cooldown to Michelle's
operating temperature, with lab. data for comparison.
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Procedures for connecting
array, system health checks at start of cooldown and before
an observing run
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Warming up Michelle to
room temperature with heater settings and lab data for comparison.
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Maintenance and operation
of the Joule-Thomson cooler.
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Warm alignment of the instrument,
from eyeball checks at the telescope up to interferometric
testing in the lab.
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Outlines paameters which need to
be measures to ensure the array is operational and which can
be used to check continued expected performance of the array.
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Recommended torque settings
for the metric hex screws used in Michelle.
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