24-11-2014 CSL presentation Centre Spatial de Liège P. Jamotton 1 Centre Spatial de Liège University of Liège
24-11-2014 CSL presentation
Centre Spatial de
Liège
P. Jamotton 1
Centre Spatial de Liège
University of Liège
24-11-2014 CSL presentation
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Liège
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Introducing CSL
ü Research Centre ü of the University of Liege ü CSL was born in Institute for
Astronomy and Astrophysics ü Active in space instruments
engineering/testing since the 60’s ü Test facility center linked to ESA ü Develops space science
instruments or subsystems (for agencies or industries)
ü Test space instruments or systems ü Develops instruments calibration
tools and test facilities ü More…
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First Core Business
• Space scientific instruments development ü optical instrument payloads (telescopes, spectrometers, photometers,
cameras...) ü instrument architect & integrator ü design - manufacturing - assembly - test ü from the translation of science requirements up to the delivery of a space
qualified product, and sometimes in-flight commissioning ü cryo-mechanisms payloads ü long experience in Low Temperatures ü associated electronics development ü associated image processing
ü Today Status : ü 10 instruments in operation ü 15 instruments in development
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Space Instruments
EIT (SOHO, 1995)
FUV-SI (IMAGE, 2000)
OMC (INTEGRAL, 2002)
PACS Cryo mechanism and Electronics (Herschel,
2009)
COROT Baffle & Cover (2006) SWAP (PROBA-2)
HI (STEREO, 2006)
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Second Core Business
• Space environmental testing ü validation of space H/W for qualification before flight model manufacturing
or for acceptance before flight ü from instrument to spacecraft ü thermal - vacuum tests ü Low temperature laboratory : tests and measurements
from 2 [K] to 900 [°C] (1173 [K]) from samples to Spacecraft
ü mechanical tests ü irradiation tests ü all test services covered by Product Assurance/Quality Assurance system
(certification ISO9001:2008 / ESA ECSS-Q-20-07A)
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Some Tests
Planck S/C – 0.1 [K] JWST TMA COL – 12 [K] ISO Telescope – 10 [K]
GAIA PLM – 110 [K] ASTRA Solar arrays – 70 [K] Herschel Telescope – 60 [K]
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Other Business
• Research and Development, Technology transfer ü coatings (on optical surfaces) and advanced surfaces ü solar energy
o solar concentration o solar simulation
ü smart sensors ü micro-fabrication
• Reconstruction and advanced processing of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
• Fusion Energy
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Micro-fabrication and Coatings
Holographic recording of diffraction gratings
Reactive Plasma Beam Etching
Phase mask (ZnSe dry etching)
Custom coatings
MIRI (JWST) mirrors High concentration
studies
Space concentration experiment on PROBA2
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Liège Challenges
• Science instrument and test facilities means always new developments ü scientists always need new instruments ü providing original results ü build up with original technologies ü reliability = upmost criteria (no repair on flight hardware)
⇒ Facing technological challenges is CSL key activity
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SWAP telescope and one of its picture of the sun
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Liège Space and Fusion Technologies
• Vacuum ü design of vacuum compatible clean instruments ü design of pumping systems, with specific applications like Helium sorption ü computation of performances ü installation and maintenance of vacuum systems, including specific
applications • Thermo-mechanical
ü mechanical computations ü thermal computations
o ESARAD / ESATAN radiative, conductive thermal modelling o Home made software for specific applications
• low temperatures • forced convection • gas conduction
ü design, manufacturing, integration and delivery of thermal control units o LN2 / GN2 / LHe / GHe systems
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Liège Space and Fusion Technologies
• Cryogenics ü first liquefier in University during 50's : long experience ü 2 helium customised liquefier / refrigerators ü specific computation tools ü LHe / GHe laboratory for different tests
from samples to full scale • Optics
ü Optical computation (ASAP, Code V, ...) ü Optical calibration tools
o Fiseau or IR interferometer o Ellipsometer o Vibrometer o Laser tracker o Videogrammetry o IR and holographic interferometry
ü Metrology laboratory
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Traction test bench from 5 to 350 [K]
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Liège Space and Fusion Technologies
• Radiation ü Space radiation tolerant hardware ü Design and test of instruments
• Image processing ü Synthesis Aperture Radar image processing ü Similar mathematical routines applicable to interferometric images ü Applicable to ultrasonic cameras
• Surface treatment ü Coating of optical or mechanical surfaces ü Measurements of surface characteristics
o topological o optical reflectivity - transmittivity - emissivity - refractive index
ü Surface error correction by ion beam machining ü Laser micro-machining
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Liège Partnership
• Working in close collaboration ü AMOS
o System Engineering for complex optomechanical projects o building vacuum - mechanical - optical ground systems o on board optomechanical equipment o turn key telescopes medium size Ø 1.8 [m] (ATS - Cerro Paranal -
Chile) to large size Ø 3.6 [m] (ARIES - Nainital - India) o mechanical design o mechatronic design o optical design
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• Working in close collaboration ü ATELIERS DE LA MEUSE (ALM)
o manufacturing of vacuum chambers o manufacturing of mechanical systems o manufacturing of nuclear waste containers o large capabilities : turning up to 9.5 [m],
milling up to 15 [m] o delivery of thermal vacuum testing facilities
• 9 [m] diameter space simulation chamber (Kazakhstan) • 6 [m] diameter space simulation chamber (India) • 11 [m] * 7 [m] * 6.5 [m] cryostat for JT-60SA TF coils test (CEA - France)
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• Working in close collaboration ü SCK-CEN
o well known state institute for nuclear research o owning the first 3 Belgian Reactors (reactor vessel built by ALM !) o expertise in radiation o expertise in fusion research since 1975
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Liège Fusion Technology
• Experience in Fusion ü JT-60SA : Toroidal Field coils test cryostat
o Broader Approach : Belgian contribution o Vacuum chamber o Pumping system o LN2 Thermal shields o Coil supports
ü ITER Endoscope CXRS o Sub-contract for Jülich o Optical system optimisation o Plasma monitoring
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Contacts
Centre Spatial de Liège +32 4 382 4600 +32 4 367 5613 [email protected] Low Temperatures, Termo-mechanical design [email protected] Testing [email protected] Space instrumentation [email protected] Technological development Centre Spatial de Liège Liege Science Park Avenue du Pré-Aily B-4031 Angleur-Liège Belgium