DKIST General
DKIST submitted the NSF-requested Concept of Operations plan December 18, 2024. An external review of the plan will take place on Maui the week of February 10, 2025.
Operational Status
DKIST is in week 2 of Engineering period Eng 2024f.
Personnel
The DKIST team has multiple job postings for positions on Maui.
SciOps and OpsTools team
Accomplishments
Continued work on Cycle 2 closing activities in collaboration with the Data Center team and the VBI team.
Cycle 3 Experiment generation (ongoing).
TechOps team
Accomplishments
Worked on the DKIST Concept of Operations plan.
InstOps team
Accomplishments
Worked on the DKIST Concept of Operations plan.
Completed coude installation of the MCAO DM tables and M9b/M9a table.
Completed metrology on coude optical systems.
Completed review of IR Camera thermal analysis and latest mechanical design iteration.
Continued work on MCAO 11km options for manufacture.
Closed out all VTF Nov/Dec 2024 campaign tickets.
Data Center team
Accomplishments
Worked on the DKIST Concept of Operations plan.
EHS team
Accomplishments
Worked on the DKIST Concept of Operations plan.
Submitted the DKIST Monthly Site Safety report for November 2024.
Completed the install of the new choking rescue devices from LifeVac on the summit and the DSSC.
EHS also sent out a link for training on the new LifeVac system https://lifevac.net/training/