Brazilian

Participation in

the ASTRI

CTA-Mini-Array

Elisabete de Gouveia Dal Pino

IAG - Universidade de Sao Paulo

Sao Carlos

Sao Paulo

Rio de Janeiro

Universidade de Sao Paulo

Instituto de Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas

Universidade Federal do Rio

Centro Brasileiro Pesquisas Fisicas Vitor de Souza

Carlos Todeiro Peixoto

Gustavo Rojas (UFSCar)

Ivone Albuquerque (IFUSP)

Ulisses Barres de Almeida

Ronald Cintra Shellard

Edivaldo M. Santos

Joao Torres Mello Instituto de Fisica de Sao Carlos

Elisabete de Gouveia Dal Pino

Rodrigo Nemmen

Grzegorz Koval

Claudio Melioli

Reinaldo Santos-Lima

Chandra Singh

Renato Gimenes (Eng.)

Carlos Firmino (Eng.)

Made in

Brazil

CTA Mini-Array

MST support

LST wind shield

Brazilian Team @ ASTRI-CTA-Mini-Array

Universidade de Sao Paulo

Instituto de Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas

Elisabete de Gouveia Dal Pino

Rodrigo Nemmen

Grzegorz Koval

Claudio Melioli

Reinaldo Santos-Lima

Chandra Singh

Renato Gimenes (Eng.)

Carlos Firmino (Eng.)

Daniel Schimidt Messi (Eng.)

Ulisses Barres de Almeida (CBPF)

Ronald Cintra Shellard (CBPF)

Edivaldo M. Santos (IFUSP)

Joao Torres Mello (UFRJ)

São Paulo City

Universidade de Sao Paulo - USP

Instituto de Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas - IAG

GEMINI (Opt./IR)

LLAMA (Argentina-

Brazil) (2016)

GMT(Brazil-USA)

(2019)

COROT

CTA (2020)

ASTRI CTA

MINI ARRAY (2016)

Science @ IAG-USP

Multi-Frequency

Astronomy

Network

Funded by FAPESP

57 M USD

Brazilian Funding for ASTRI-CTA-Mini-

Array

Fundacao de Amparo `a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo

1.5 MEuro for building 3 SST-2M telescopes of the Mini-Array

The ASTRI mini-array concept

The goal is the deployment and operation

of the mini-array with 9 SST-2M

telescopes at the CTA southern site

Italy

Brasil

South

Africa

Brazil @ ASTRI-CTA-Mini-Array

IAG-USP

Prototype testing and re-assessment

Engineer cooperation

Knowhow acquisition

Development of hardware/software

Construction and deployment of the SST 2M Mini-Array

Production of components for SSTs for CTA in Brazil;

hand over to industry

Science case developments (galactic & extragalactic

targets, e.g. microquasars and nearby LLAGNs)

MC simulations for the “EXPANDING” Mini-Array -> CTA

Brazil @ ASTRI-CTA-Mini-Array

IAG-USP

Prototype testing and re-assessment

Engineer cooperation

Knowhow acquisition

Development of hardware/software

Construction and deployment of the SST 2M Mini-Array

Production of components for SSTs for CTA in Brazil;

hand over to industry

Science case developments (galactic & extragalactic

targets, e.g. microquasars and nearby LLAGNs)

MC simulations for the “EXPANDING” Mini-Array -> CTA

Technical Developments by Daniel Schmidt Messi

& Carlos Fermino (Engs.)

Active optics tests (Torino)

• With Daniele Gardiol & Federico

Russo

Performed task:

• Segment motion

• Data colection and callibration

• Repeatability verification

• Teatching hardware & software

Beckhoff

M1 Interface elaboration (Catania)

• W/ Matteo Munari, Salvo Scuderi,

Enrico Giro, Luca Stringhetti, Elisa

Antolini

Performed task:

• Actuator configuration as in CANopen

• Screens preparation for driving motors

• interface implementation with users,

scheduling tests, etc.

• Teaching on operation of logics for

future change and implementation

• Teatching hardware & software

Beckhoff

Technical Developments by Renato Gimenes

(Eng.)

FEE DE0 Nano Adapter PCB (Camera in Palermo)

- Connects a FEE (Front End Electronics) board to a general

purpose FPGA board (TerasIC's DE0 Nano w/ Altera's Cyclone IV

FPGA);

- Contains LVDS drivers, voltage regulator, voltage amplifier,

configuration resistors and jumpers, connectors, prototyping area;

- Allows for reliable test of the FEE boards (~50 units) on the

manufacturer site;

- DE0 Nano board runs custom test firmware which evaluates all

signals of the FEE boards.

Technical Developments by Renato Gimenes (Eng.)

Thermal Model Validation / Condition Monitoring (in Catania)

- Specification of reliable and robust DAQ system and sensors, cabling, fastening

acessories, to be used in the thermal model validation of ASTRI telescope;

- Already available at OACT: Agilent 34980A (suitable for thermal model validation,

but not for the Condition Monitoring as first suggested – not enough bandwidth as

per the CTA guidelines).

- Thermal model validation to be conducted after the harsh winter in SLN;

- Condition Monitoring yet to be concluded (Beckhoff PLC available at the THCU

(Telescope Health Control Unit) – already with proper accelerometer DAQ cards).

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

• Young Investigator in High Energy Theoretical

and Observational Astrophysics

• Post-doctoral Positions

• PhD fellowships

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