ODI CoDR Charge to the
Review Panel
The panel is asked
to advise Richard Green, on behalf of the WIYN Consortium, on the overall
feasibility of the WIYN One Degree Imager (ODI), with specific attention to the
following questions in each of the sections noted below:
- Do the proposed concept designs meet
the science and technical requirements? And, are there alternative proven
designs that should be considered?
- Are the cost estimates, schedule, and
management structure consistent with the goals and scope of the project?
- Where are the major areas of risk to
cost and schedule? And, are any of the designs sufficiently risk-free to
begin long lead-time procurements (e.g., optics)?
- Can you offer any recommendations for
risk mitigation, cost reduction, or schedule compression?
- Is the operations plan sufficiently
versatile to implement both large surveys and short PI-class observing programs?
Technical sections
to consider:
- Detectors
- Controllers
- Optics (corrector, atmospheric
dispersion compensator)
- Filters and filter exchange mechanism
- Shutter
- Cryostat and cooling system
- Data handling system, including user
interface, camera control, and reduction pipeline
- Interface to the existing telescope
system (mechanical, software, facility)