Professor Jacqueline Hewitt, Prof. of Physics; Dir, Kavli Inst Astrophysics & Space Res, Dr. Ralf Heilmann, Associate Director, Space Nanotechnology Laboratory
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/14
Attendance: must attend talks 2-3pm to attend tour
2-2:30pm Looking for the First Stars with a New Radio Telescope in Western Australia
Professor Jacqueline Hewitt (MIT Kavli Institute)
Abstract available here: http://space.mit.edu/home/milleric/iap2013/
2:30-3:00pm High-resolution x-ray optics at the Space Nanotechnology Laboratory: From nanometers to gigaparsecs
Ralf Heilmann
Abstract available here: http://space.mit.edu/home/milleric/iap2013/
3:15-4:15pm Tour of the Space Nanotechnology Lab
Dr. Ralf Heilmann (MIT Kavli Institute)
During the tour of the SNL's three clean rooms visitors will see sophisticated optical (interference lithography stations for the fabrication of submicron period gratings, high power UV laser, metrology station for optics shape measurements, sub-nanometer resolution interferometers, etc.) and mechanical systems (XY-air-bearing stage, sub-micron accuracy alignment system, environmental enclosure, active vibration isolation, etc.) that support the development of thin-foil x-ray optics and gratings.
Enrollment limit: 6 people, advance sign-up required; contact Dr. Eric Miller (milleric@mit.edu).
Prerequisites: Attendance of talks preceding the tour.
Sponsor(s): Kavli Institute for Astrophysics & Space Research
Contact: Eric Miller and Debbie Meinbresse, 37-241, 617 253-1456, MEINBRES@MIT.EDU
| Jan/17 | Thu | 02:00PM-02:30PM | Marlar Lounge 37-252 |
Radio astronomers, including some of us at MIT, are building a novel low-frequency radio telescope in Western Australia to search for hydrogen signals associated with the first stars. I will present results from our 32-antenna prototype array, and a report on the construction of our 128-antenna array that's designed to detect the signals we seek. Complete description: http://space.mit.edu/home/milleric/iap2013/
Professor Jacqueline Hewitt - Prof. of Physics; Dir, Kavli Inst Astrophysics & Space Res
| Jan/17 | Thu | 02:30PM-03:00PM | Marlar Lounge 37-252 |
High-resolution x-ray optics at the Space Nanotechnology Laboratory (SNL): From nanometers to gigaparsecs
The SNL develops advanced lithographic and nano-fabrication technology for high performance space instrumentation, as well as nanometer-accuracy metrology and assembly technology. For a complete description of this talk, visit: http://space.mit.edu/home/milleric/iap2013/
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up.
Dr. Ralf Heilmann - Associate Director, Space Nanotechnology Laboratory
| Jan/17 | Thu | 03:15PM-04:15PM | leave from 37-252 |
During the tour of the SNL's three clean rooms visitors will see sophisticated optical and mechanical systems that support the development of thin-foil x-ray optics and gatings. For a complete description, please visit:
http://space.mit.edu/home/milleric/iap2013/
Limit: 6 people, advance sign-up required; contact Dr. Eric Miller.
Prerequisites: Attendance of talks preceding the tour.
Dr. Ralf Heilmann - Associate Director, Space Nanotechnology Laboratory