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Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope
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1. Science/Technical Highlight (Anyone)
2. Photos (Anyone)
3. Directorate (Thomas and Dave)
3.1 Activities
3.2 Financial Status
DKIST operations carried forward approximately $28.16M in unencumbered funds into FY 2023 from previous years. A total of $X.XXM in new funding has been obligated by NSF thus far in FY 2023 for a total of $YY.YYM.
Financial status of
DKIST operational expenditures for August 2023 were $Z.ZZM
Total YTD expenditures for DKIST operations are $XX.XXM.
The average DKIST spending for FY 2023 (burn rate; BR) is $Y.YYM/month.
4. Science Operations (Ali and Andres)
4.1
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The Cycle 2 experiment generation process has been completed. Nothing new to report.
4.2 Cycle 2 Observing
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Status of Observing
The fourth observing window (OCP2.4) closed on .
The Mid-Term-Plan (MTP2.5) for the fifth observing window (OCP2.5, opening on ) was prepared and published.
OCP2.5 is dedicated to the FIDO configuration 1b.
Email was sent to inform Cycle 2 Proposers of accepted proposals about the opening of OCP2.5. Proposers are typically informed about the opening of a new observing window 1 week prior opening.
The fifth observing window (OCP2.5) opened on (and will close on ).
was spent on ViSP external focus verification (on-sun activity, Instrumentation Group) and a Cryo-NIRSP straylight mitigation improvement (on-sun activity, Instrumentation Group).
Short Term Planning (STP) meetings were prepared and held with the Resident Scientist team on (STP2.4.6), (STP2.5.1), and (STP2.5.2). Short-Term-Planning meetings are held every Friday during an observing window starting the Friday prior opening of the respective observing window.
FIDO1b experiments had to be revised and resent to the summit prior opening of the OCP2.5 window (DL-NIRSP IR2 not operational at the start of OCP2.5).
4.1.1 Regular Cycle Observing
Observing Window | Experiment ID | Observing Date | FIDO Configuration | Proposal Title | |
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OCP2.4 | eid_2_70 |
| FIDO 3a | Spatio-temporally resolved linear scattering polarization in the Sr I line at 4607 A: a window to the small-scale photospheric magnetism | |
OCP2.5 | eid_2_14 |
| FIDO 1b | Multi-height magnetic observations of a solar active region | OCP2.5 |
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4.1.2 Solar Orbiter Co-Observing
DDT proposals for the co-observing with Solar Orbiter in October 2023 were finalized, approved, and submitted. These proposals were prepared and developed by DKIST scientists in collaboration with the Solar Orbiter team. It should be mentioned that for this October campaign also the IRIS team was included.
The respective experiments were created and end-to-end tested on the simulator by DKIST scientists.
4.1.3 Parker Solar Probe Co-Observing
N/A.
4.2 Operations Schedule and Training Activities
Daily schedule during the OCP2.5 observing window ( - ):
Arrive at DSSC (carpools): 5:45am
Leaving DSSC: 6:00am
Arriving at site: 7:00am
Start Observatory Shutdown: 3:00pm
Leaving site: 3:30pm
Arrive at DSSC (end of day): 4:30pm
Science Operations schedules two Science Operations Specialists (SOS), and one Resident Scientist (RS) to support daily science operations at the summit.
One Boulder Scientist participated in training as a Resident Scientist.
Maybe a new section dedicated to the SOS’s?
4.3 Cycle Preparation
This should be maybe included. Not sure to what detail though.
4.4 Experiment Generation
The Cycle 2 experiment generation process has been completed. Nothing new to report.
4.5 Science Operations Management
Hiring process of new SOS is ongoing (Andres to fill in details)
4.6 Science Operations Tools
OpsTools (Proposal Architect work, Experiment Architect work, OPMT work, Loki work) updates/activities should be included here(?) (this is actually Bret or JohnH/HLS and Bob Tawa/OpsTools).
4.6.1 Management
Hiring process for new OpsTool software engineer, interviews scheduled.
5 Technical Operations (Heather and Paul)
5.1 Site & Facility Status
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6 Instrumentation Operations (Bret, Friedrich, and Dave H.)
6.1 Optics
6.1.1 System Optics
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6.9 Infrared Cameras
7 Data Center Operations (Bob and Alisdair)
7.1 Hardware Infrastructure
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