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The LBT Q4 2007 Engineering Review highlights significant progress on the Laser Guide Star System, including advancements in design issues and the definition of an upgrade path involving sodium laser integration and tomographic capabilities. Key action items include estimates for various operational loads, maintenance efforts, and safety considerations, with a design review scheduled in March. Despite tight timelines and unresolved technical challenges, the project is moving forward, with upcoming meetings planned in Munich and Tucson to ensure continued progress.
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LBT Q4 2007 Engineering Review LGS – Laser Guide Star System
Highlights (Q4/2007) • Progress meeting in Munich • Good progress on design issues • GLAO Rayleigh laser constellation • Upgrade path defined: Add sodium laser, add tomographicv capability • LBT assigned action items: • Provide numbers of the C-Ring torsion and other known flexure data √ • Estimate cost and effort for 10kW line supply and cooling √ • Estimate operations load and maintenance efforts increase √ • Estimate efforts for aircraft avoidance √ • Estimate laser safety efforts √ LBT Q4 2007 Engineering Review
Open Issues • Technical • Several technical issues to resolve, no showstoppers • Schedule • Extremely tight schedule – design review scheduled for March • Financial • Need board approval • Resource • LBTO will not participate in development LBT Q4 2007 Engineering Review
Progress (Q4/2007) • Progress meeting in Munich (Nov) • LBTO Action Items closed LBT Q4 2007 Engineering Review
Planning (Q1/2008) • Progress meeting in Tucson January 22/23 • Design review March 17/18 LBT Q4 2007 Engineering Review