MIPS IOC Task Catagories

                     
    MIPS IOC Task Catagories                
        Duration     IOC      
  IOC-MIPS_ Name T (K) (hrs) - Est     Critical Notes SI Science Requirements  
                     
    Operational Checks                
                     
1 005a Electronics live tests Any 1.00     Y   10120C  
2 010a Detector aliveness check Any 1.00     Y   10170C  
3 015a CE state validation Any 1.00     Y   10510C, 10130C, 10500C  
4 020a Command and data paths Any 1.00     Y   10130C  
5 025a Scan mirror operational test Any 0.02     Y   10260C  
6 030a Heaters, temp sensors Any 0.08     Y   10210C  
7 035a CE EEPROM test Any 0.25     Y   10030C  
8 040a Engineering and data acquistion Any 0.08     Y   10150C  
9 100a First light 24 um 45 0.11     Y   10290C  
10 105a On-board S/W: Command expansion and data manipulation 45 0.25     Y   10140C  
11 110a Confirmation of on-board data processing algorithms 45 1.00     Y   10160C  
12 101a First light 70 um 17 0.11     Y   10290C  
13 102a First light 160 um 8.5 0.11     Y   10290C  
14 045a Bias level commanding 8.5 ---     Y Done with MIPS_230 10200C  
                     
    Determine Operating Parameters                
                     
1 115a Detector response to Stims -- 24 um 35 0.33     Y   10470C  
2 230a Effect of bias and integration times on sensitivity 8.5 1.42     Y   10180C  
3 160a Ge:Ga anneal frequency 8.5 3.30     Y   10240C, 10230C  
4 345a Optimum temperature for 24 um array 6.5 1.50     Y   10470C  
5 247a Detector response to Stims -- 70 and 160 um 6 0.67     Y   10470C  
6 250a Cosmic ray limits on integration times 6 0.37     N   10180C  
7 245a Optimum bias setting 5.5 3.00     Y   10490C, 10220C  
                     
    Instrument and Evironment Characterization                
                     
1 050a Scattered background monitor #1 90 1.00     Y Must be near this temp 10630C  
2 055a Scattered background monitor #2 60 1.00     Y Must be near this temp 10630C  
3 155a Latent images and saturation behavior 24 um 31 0.33     Y   10530C  
4 060a Scattered background monitor #3 30 1.00     Y Must be near this temp 10630C  
5 065a Scattered background monitor #4 23 1.00     Y Must be near this temp 10630C  
6 130a 24 um and 70 um array geometries and scan mirror vectors 16 1.50     Y   10450C, 10460C  
7 070a Scattered backgrd monitor #5 12 1.00     Y Must be near this temp 10630C  
8 140a SED slit profile 12 0.67     N   new  
9 225a Instrument stability 8.5 3.30     Y   10510C, 10550C  
10 235a 160 um array geometry 7 0.17     Y   10450C  
11 270a Total power at Ecliptic Pole 7 0.67     Y   10750C  
12 315a Behavior as a function of sky background 7 3.00     Y   10540C  
13 210a Latent images and saturation behavior 70 & 160 um 6.5 0.67     Y   10530C  
14 220a Slew state validation 6 0.50     Y   10130C  
15 260a Read noise and dark current and stability #1 5.5 9.00     Y   10520C, 10540C, 10570C  
16 261a Read noise and dark current and stability #2 5.5 9.00     Y   10520C, 10540C, 10570C  
17 262a Read noise and dark current and stability #3 5.5 9.00     Y   10520C, 10540C, 10570C  
18 265a Scan to determine confusion limits 5.5 2.00     N   10720C  
19 310a Off-axis glints 5.5 15.00     Y   10630C  
20 335a Point spread functions 5.5 3.50     N   10650C  
21 340a Ultimate scattered light levels 5.5 10.00     Y   10630C  
22 255a Radiometry tests 5.5 12.00     Y 6 x 2 hour sessions 10520C, 10600C, 10700C  
                     
    Preliminary Calibration                
                     
1 120a Calibration of Stims against celestial standards 24 um 43 0.50     Y   10190C, 10590C  
2 150a Determination of radiometric throughput 24 um 38 1.00     Y   10560C, 10700C  
3 145a SED wavelength calibration 12 0.25     N   new  
4 350a Calib of Stims against celestial standards 70 & 160 um 7.4 1.50     Y   10190C, 10590C  
5 305a Pipeline quality flatfields 5.5 3.50     N   10870C  
6 125a Transfer function test 5.5 3.00     Y   10150C  
7 205a Determination of radiometric throughput 70 & 160 um 5.5 2.00     Y   10560C, 10700C  
8 240a Spectral leak checks 5.5 1.13     N   10690C  
                     
    Validation and Commissioning of AOTs                
                     
1 300a SED AOT validation 12 1.50     Y   10750C, 10830C, 10840C, 10850C, 10860C, 10870C, 10770C  
2 135a SED of a circumstellar envelope 12 0.33     Y   10750C  
3 355a Cluster option validation 8.5 0.75     Y   10740C  
4 275a Photometry of a circumstellar envelope 7 0.75     N ERO 10870C, 10760C  
5 280a Super Resolution of SVS-13 7 1.00     N ERO 10870C, 10760C, 10700C, 10530C  
6 285a Scan map of a planetary nebula or supernova remnant 7 2.50     N ERO 10870C, 10760C  
7 290a Scan map of HH 7-11 region 7 3.00     N ERO 10870C, 10760C, 10770C, 10530C  
8 295a Scan map of M31 or M33 7 8.50     N ERO 10870C, 10760C, 10770C  
9 320a Phot/SR AOT validation 6 2.00     Y   10740C, 10830C, 10840C, 10850C, 10860C  
10 325a Scan AOT validation 6 9.50     Y   10740C, 10830C, 10840C, 10850C, 10860C  
11 330a Total power AOT validation 6 0.70     Y   10750C, 10830C, 10840C, 10850C, 10860C, 10870C, 10770C  
                     
                     
  William B. Latter                  
  SSC/MIPS Instrument Scientist                  
  18-Sep-99                  

Last Updated on 11/16/99
By Marcia Rieke
Email: mrieke@as.arizona.edu