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24-11-2014 CSL presentation

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Liège

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Centre Spatial de Liège

University of 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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•  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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•  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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Liège Partnership

•  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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Liège Partnership

•  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

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