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SAM Documents for Support Staff

These pages contain technical documentation aimed at the SOAR staff carrying out support or technical work related with SAM.
Documents and guides for the SAM user can be found at this link [1]. Technical work on SAM is logged in the SAM Instrument Reports. [2]Please, report the work by e-mail to sam@ctio.noao.edu [3].

Documents and links for the SAM Support Scientist:

Uploading PAM files to the SOAR Laser Clearing House Software

1) Download the PAM file from www.space-track.org.   [16]

  •     Login with the appropriate credentials
  •     Click on "Files" in the upper dark grey bar. Then on the "Download" tab, then on the zLCH folder, then on SAM_SOAR, and then on PAM. You will end up with something like the screenshot shown below in Fig.1. Download the appropriate PAM file(s).

 

 

2) Copy the PAM file(s) to a file with the following sintaxis:   PAM_YYYYMDD.txt.   If you have more than one PAM file, add "-N" to the name, where N is an integer. For example, if your downloaded PAM file is  PAM_SOAR_SAM_1_T-1_15SEP2016_For_JDAY260_RADEC1.txt  you will copy it to PAM_20160916-1.txt, since JDay 260 = Sep 16, 2016.  The "-1" means that for that night we had more than one PAM file, i.e., there was a PAM-20160916-2.txt file.

 

3) Upload the PAM_2016MMDD-N.txt file(s) to the /home/PAM/ directory in the soaraom computer, using the appropriate user and password:

scp PAM20160916-1.txt  USER@soaraom.ctio.noao.edu:/home/PAM/

 

4) Load the PAM files into the LabView SLCH software in soaraom (Fig.2)

Figure 2.SLCH software main window. Files are uploaded by click on the small folder icons.

Technical Manuals

General [17]

  • SAM user guide, V.1 (Aug. 12, 2013) [542K, PDF] [5]
  • SAM commisisoning report V.2 (Dec 3, 2013) [1.5M, PDF] [18]
  • Report on SAM science verification program (Mar 25, 2014) [1.5M, PDF] [17]
  • Short memo for SAM operator (May 2014) [70K, PDF] [19]

Software

Technical

  • SAMI Instrument Manual (March 13, 2013) [361K, PDF] [6]
  • SAM LLT quick guide (February 2012) [72K, PDF] [34]
  • SAM mechanical installation procedure (February 2011) [3.2M, PDF] [35], see also  DocDB #773 [36]
  • SAM shutter installation and removal procedure (Sep 26, 2013) [3.6M, PDF] [37]
  • PAM files for SAM LGS observing runs (June 2011) [147K, PDF] [38]
  • HR camera software User Manual (August 2008)[0.7MB, PDF] [39]
  • SAM Alignment Manual (January 2009) [2.8M, PDF] [40]
  • SAM maintenance manual (August 2016) [2.7M, PDF] [41], also DocDB-989 [15]
  • SAM maintenance Calendar on DocDB-989 [15]

Technical Publications and Documents

Publications

  • GLAO in the visible, the SAM experience, by A. Tokovinin. In: Adaptive Optics for ELT3, Florence, May 2013 (sciencesconf.org:ao4elt3:12940) [ PDF, 240K [42]]
  • Performance of the SOAR adaptive module with UV Rayleigh guide star, by A.Tokovinin, R.Tighe, P.Schurter, R.Cantarutti, N.van der Bliek, M.Martinez, E.Mondaca, S.Heathcote. 2012, Proc. SPIE, 8447, paper 166 [ PDF, 904K [43]]
  • SAM sees the light, by A.Tokovinin, R.Tighe, P.Schurter, R.Cantarutti, N.van der Bliek, M.Martinez, E.Mondaca, A.Montane, W. Naudy Cortes. 2010, Proc. SPIE, 7736, paper 7736-132 [ PDF, 874K [44]]
  • SAM - a facility GLAO instrument, by A.Tokovinin, R.Tighe, P.Schurter, R.Cantarutti, N.van der Bliek, M.Martinez, E.Mondaca, A.Montane. Proc. SPIE, 2008, V. 7015, paper #157 [ PDF, 2M [45]]
  • Performance and error budget of a GLAO system, by A.Tokovinin. Proc. SPIE, 2008, V. 7015, paper #77[ PDF, 216KB [46]]
  • SPIE Paper: A. Tokovinin, S. Thomas, B. Gregory, N.van der Bliek, P. Schurter, R. Cantarutti, "Design of ground-layer turbulence compensation with a Raleigh beacon". Proc. SPIE, 2004, 5490, 870-878 [540K, PDF [47]]
  • SPIE Paper: A. Tokovinin, S. Thomas, G. Vdovin, "Using 50-mm electrostatic membrane deformable mirror in astronomical adaptive optics" Proc. SPIE, 2004, 5490, 580-585 [328K, PDF [48]]
  • SPIE Paper: S. Thomas, "A Simple Turbulence Simulator for Adaptive Optics" Proc. SPIE, 2004, 5490, 766-773 [675.4KB, PDF [49]]
  • SPIE Paper: S. Thomas, "Optimized Centroid Computing in a Shack-Hartmann Sensor" Proc. SPIE, 2004, 5490, 1238-1246 [325.8KB, PDF [50]]
  • S. Thomas, "SAM - the SOAR Adaptive Module". Paper at "DEUXIEMES JOURNEES D'IMAGERIE A TRES HAUTE DYNAMIQUE ET DETECTION
    D'EXOPLANETES" (Nice, 6-10th October, 2003 - to be published by EAS) [340K, PDF [51]]
  • The PAPER [52] and the presentation (.ppt) [53] at the SPIE Waikoloa Conference in August 2002 (SPIE Proc., 2003, V. 439, pp. 673-680).

Documents

  • SOAR Telescope Control System [PDF [54]]. November 9, 2005
  • Update of LGS design (R.Tighe) [PPT, 353Kb [55]]. May 22, 2007
  • Location of SAM laser at SOAR (R.Tighe) [PPT, 488Kb [56]]. December 20, 2006
  • SOAR Computer System Diagrams [PDF [57]]. November 9, 2005
  • Interface of the SOAR M3 with a Tip-Tilt Error Sensor [PDF [58]]. November 9, 2005
  • SOAR TCS Commands [PDF [59]]. November 9, 2005
  • Tertiary Mirror Assembly Electrical Interface [PDF [60]]. November 9, 2005
  • The SOAR Communication Library New (SCLN) [PDF [61]]. November 9, 2005
  • Report on the closed loop tests [HTML [62]]. March 2, 2005
  • Presentation for the Observatories Council meeting given on June 3, 2004 [ 1048K, PPT [63]]
  • Report on Delta-CoDR (May 19, 2004) (PDF [64])
  • Adaptive Optics Tutorial [65] at CTIO [html].
  • ACTR meeting, CTIO, May 26, 2003 [html] [66]
  • Concepts of Adaptive Optics for SOAR. [Document: 342K, PS] [67]
  • Presentation of SOAR AO (July 12, 2001) [Slides: 360K, PS] [68]
  • Simulation results [69] (text files)
  • Results of system simulation with F.Rigaut's code (Dec 10, 2001) [95K, PS] [70]
  • SOAR SAC, Oct-10-2001: html presentaion of AO project [71]
  • Project description (rev.1.7, Sept. 2001) [84K, gzipped PS] [72]
  • The html document (Sept. 2001): Concepts of Adaptive Optics for SOAR. [73]
  • Seeing at Cerro Pachon [52K, PS] [74]

Laser Safety

  • Laser Safety for Normal SAM operation (2015) PDF [75]
  • Laser Safety for SAM Maintenance (2015) PDF [76]
  • Standard Operating Procedures in the Laboratory (23 Oct, 2008) PDF [77] and .doc [78]
  • Scripts of phone calls to LCH PDF  [79]
  • Laser safety for SAM (SDN SAM-AD-02-0004, Aug 2007) PDF [80]

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Source URL: http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/content/sam-documents-support-staff

Links
[1] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/content/sam-user-guides-and-documentation
[2] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/sam-instrument-reports
[3] mailto:sam@ctio.noao.edu
[4] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/content/technical-manuals
[5] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/guide.pdf
[6] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/sami-manual.pdf
[7] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/sami-sw.pdf
[8] https://www.space-track.org/auth/login
[9] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/content/sam-computers
[10] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/documents/Instruments/SAM/LCH_Scripts.pdf
[11] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/ICsoft-UserManual-3.7.0-291113.pdf
[12] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/aom-sw.pdf
[13] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/SLCH-UserManual.pdf
[14] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/content/instrument-documentation-0
[15] https://www.ctio.noao.edu/cgi-bin/DocDB/ShowDocument?docid=989
[16] http://www.space-track.org.  
[17] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/svrep.pdf
[18] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/samrep.pdf
[19] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/SAM-memo.pdf
[20] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/sami-sw.odt
[21] https://www.ctio.noao.edu/cgi-bin/DocDB/ShowDocument?docid=664
[22] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/ICsoft-ProgrammerManual-3.6.4.pdf
[23] https://www.ctio.noao.edu/cgi-bin/DocDB/ShowDocument?docid=630
[24] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/GS3-UserManual-2.5.2.pdf
[25] https://www.ctio.noao.edu/cgi-bin/DocDB/ShowDocument?docid=665
[26] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/RTsoft-UserManual-250113b.pdf
[27] https://www.ctio.noao.edu/cgi-bin/DocDB/ShowDocument?docid=581
[28] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/RTSOFT-ProgrammerManual-170513.pdf
[29] https://www.ctio.noao.edu/cgi-bin/DocDB/ShowDocument?docid=582
[30] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/lgs-sw.pdf
[31] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/hrcaminst.pdf
[32] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/otool-idl.pdf
[33] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/code.tar.gz
[34] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/LLTguide.pdf
[35] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/SAM-AD-02-3215.pdf
[36] https://www.ctio.noao.edu/cgi-bin/DocDB/ShowDocument?docid=773
[37] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/SAM_shutter_Installation_Procedure.pdf
[38] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/SAMLGS-UploadingPAMfiles-v1.docx.pdf
[39] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/HRCsoft-UserManual-3.0.pdf
[40] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/Sam_Alignment_171106_v2_Integration171108_3.pdf
[41] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/documents/Instruments/SAM/SAM_maintenance_v2.1.pdf
[42] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/sam_ao4elt3.pdf
[43] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/sam_2012.pdf
[44] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/sam_2010.pdf
[45] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/sam_2008.pdf
[46] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/perf.pdf
[47] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/spie5490-78.pdf
[48] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/spie5490-196.pdf
[49] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/5490-162.pdf
[50] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/5490-123.pdf
[51] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/SAM.pdf
[52] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/%7Eatokovin/papers/soarao.ps.gz
[53] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/soarao.ppt
[54] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/4009-05_SOAR_Controls_Paper.pdf
[55] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/LGS-v2_220507.ppt
[56] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/LGS_1.ppt
[57] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/SOAR_Computer_System_Diagrams.pdf
[58] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/SOARM3_ICD.pdf
[59] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/TCS_Commands.pdf
[60] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/TMA%20Electrical%20ICD4.pdf
[61] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/SCLN_UserManual.pdf
[62] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/new/Telescopes/SOAR/Instruments/SAM/loop1/loop1.html
[63] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/SAM_OC20040603.ppt
[64] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/new/Telescopes/SOAR/Instruments/SAM/cdrII/SOAR_AO_delta_CDR_Report.pdf
[65] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/%7Eatokovin/tutorial/index.html
[66] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/actr_may26/actr_may26.html
[67] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/concept7.ps
[68] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/seminar.ps
[69] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/simul/simul.html
[70] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/simul1.ps
[71] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/sac/sac1.html
[72] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/project7.ps.gz
[73] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/concept6/concept6.html
[74] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/concept4.ps
[75] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/Normal_Operations_SAM_Laser_2015.pdf
[76] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/SAM/archive/SAM-UV_Laser_Safety_Procedure_Maintenance_2015.pdf
[77] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/new/Telescopes/SOAR/Instruments/SAM/archive/laser_standard_op.procedures_SOP_lab.pdf
[78] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/new/Telescopes/SOAR/Instruments/SAM/archive/laser_standard_op.procedures_SOP_lab.doc
[79] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/new/Telescopes/SOAR/Instruments/SAM/archive/LCH_Scripts.pdf
[80] http://www.ctio.noirlab.edu/soar/sites/default/files/documents/Instruments/SAM/safety.pdf
[81] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/new/Telescopes/SOAR/Instruments/SAM/archive/CTIO-SOAR_LASER_SAFETY_PROGRAM.doc