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NIRCam News
November 6, 2006
Previous editions are available in the archive.

Tuesday Telecon

Tuesday, November 7, 1600 EDT - Election Day

Goddard Location: 22/C399A
Dial in info: 877-951-3250, Passcode 108321

Agenda: MICD EOs, RTC Status
NIRCam Calendar
Date Event Details
11/9/2006 Alignment TIM

Palo Alto, CA
0830 PST Start
11/16/2006 FSW TIM  
11/28-30/06 JWST Workshop Redondo Bch, CA
12/19/06 NIRCam Monthly Video
1/30-31/07 JWST T-NAR GSFC
Spring 2007 JWST Workshop Dublin, Ireland

Last Week's Accomplishments

NIRCam Activiteis for Week Ending 10/31/06

1) Began flight cable assembly production at Az.
2) Delivered an FPA thermal simulator to LM ATC.
3) Delivered three documents for review to Goddard: strut requirements document, revised project managment plan, and a revised systems engineering plan.
4) Visited JDSU Uniphase to review progress on AR coatings and the dichroic beamsplitter.
5) Released the RFQ for the Red Chamber He shrouds required for NIRCam instrument level testing.

Announcements

 
NIRCam Top 5
  Item Status Action Next Report
1 Detector Schedule Development units (3x) complete    
2 Optical Bench Work restarted at Axsys    
3 Lens Triplet Cryo Test      
4 Filter Wheel Life Test with PFD    

11/9/2006
5

Optical Alignment

    11/9/2006
Document Status
DRD Title Status Due Comments
SA-02 Contamination Control Plan Returned for changes 9/8/2006 See JWST-MEMO-6835
SE-04 Verification Plan Disapproved 11/8/2006 See JWST-MEMO-6957
SE-10 Math Models Returned with comments 11/8/2006 See JWST-MEMO-7015 regarding mechanical models only
IT-01 I&T Plan Delivered ETU I&T
-3 months 		Discuss questions at 11/9/2006 TIM
FSW-01 FSW Product Plan needs update   See JWST-MEMO-4063
FSW-02 FSW Vision Doc needs update   See-JWST-MEMO-4210
FSW-03 FSW Reqts Spec received   in review
OPS-11 Ops Concept needs update   See JWST-MEMO-4518
PM-01 Proj Mgmt Plan received   in review
SI-09 K-Mounts Reqts received   in review
SE-01 Sys Engr Plan received   in review
Pending Changes
Mod Mod Descr CCR # RTC# Description Cost/No Status Due Comments ECD
tbd       Wave 6 Cost Changes yes Tech Eval      
    543   NIRCam SOW Rev F yes Complete      
tbd       Wave 7 Changes          
    593   ETU Spec   CCB - Reconcile comments  

D. Kelly/Julie

  
        IRD Rev G (Final Rev for ETU) no   11/30/06    
      34J Outgassing Rate   Complete      
      54A Stray Light #2   hold 8/21/2006 S. Horner  
      56D Electrical Changes   Loop 1      
      65A FOV Changes     9/6/2006    
      66A Grounding   Loop 2      
      68A ICE Sync Changes   Loop 2      
      70B ICP A   Loop 2      
      71C K-mount Allocations   Loop 2      
      73A Telemetry Rate TBRs   Loop 2      
      74E MIPS   Loop 2      
      76B FSW Data Rate   Loop 2      
      78C Longwave Grism   Loop 1      
      79E FSW Changes   Loop 2      
      81C 1-G Envelope   Loop 2      
      82B Fuse Blow Transient   Loop 2      
      87B Post CDR Thermal Updates 2   Loop 2      
      88A WFS-DHS Positioning   Loop 2      
      89D EMC   Loop 2      
      90A Harness Update   Loop 2      
      91A Surface Cleanliness   Loop 2      
      92C LVDS Signals   Loop 2      
      93A Voltage Ripple   Loop 2      
      94B WFS Filters   Loop 2      
        Wave 8 Changes          
        IRD Rev H          
      67B Alignment Changes   Loop 1      
NIRCam Risks
Number Title Impact Likelihood Rating
NIRCam ISIM-Level Risks      
NIRCam-32 NIRCam Lens Mounts
C
A
 Low
NIRCam-138 NIRCam Wavefront Error (low/mid/high sf)
D
B
 Medium
NIRCam-143 NIRCam Optical Transmission
C
B
 Low
NIRCam-191 NIRCam Detector BCS Failures
C
A
 Low
NIRCam-250 NIRCam Region 1 Heat Transfer
B
C
 Medium
NIRCam-251 NIRCam Optical Alignment
D
C
 Medium
NIRCam-Level Risks      
28 OBA Damage
D
C
 Medium
15 SCA Delivery Impacts I&T Schedule
D
C
 Medium
4 Region 1 Heat Transfer
D
C
 Medium
34 FPE to ASIC Harness Design
D
C
 Medium
45 WFE due to Bench Distortion
C
D
 Medium
80 Optical Throughput due to Contamination
C
D
 Medium
33 I&T GSE Design and Fab not in time for I&T
C
C
 Medium
35 Optical Triplets and DBS Mount Distortion
C
C
 Medium
8 FPE Parts Qualification
C
C
 Medium
78 WFE Degradation due to I&T tolerance exceedance
C
C
 Medium
79 Optical throughput loss due to coatings
Medium
16 Sensitivity loss due to FPA/ASIC/FPE/cable noise
C
C
 Medium
Review RFAs
Number Title Assigned To Due Date Status
NIRCAM Instrument Level CDR 5/23/2006      
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-001 Combined KM/NIRCam Systems Test A. Nordt 2/1/2007 Closed
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-002 NIRCam Mechanical Disturbance Analysis & Verification A. Nordt 2/1/2007 Closed
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-003 CPT 1 Test at 39K M. Pryor 2/1/2007  
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-004 Optics Mounts T. Kvamme 2/1/2007  
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-005 Systems I&T M .Pryor 2/28/2007  
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-006 Drawing status B. Steakley 7/15/2006 Response Submitted
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-007 Stray Light Baffle Coating B. Biggs 7/15/2006 Response Submitted
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-008 Focal plane assy cable soldering T. Magoncelli 7/15/2006 Closed
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-009 Filter wheel housing test temperatures S. McCully 9/15/2006 Late
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-010 EEE Parts T. King 9/15/2006 Closed
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-011 Optical Chain Workmanship Testing T. Kvamme 9/15/2006 Closed
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-012 ASIC Heatloads and Off-Baseline Case L. Osborne 9/15/2006 Closed
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-013 TV Test Cycles - Instrument Level M. Pryor 9/15/2006 Response submitted
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-014 TV Chamber Readiness M. Pryor 2/28/2007 Response submitted
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-015 Optics Readiness Plan T. Kvamme 7/15/2006 Late
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-016 Beryllium Machining Plan A. Nordt 7/15/2006 Closed
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-017 ICE Harness Testing J. Thatcher 9/15/2006 Closed
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-018 ICE Power Card - decoupling capacitors J. Thatcher 9/15/2006 Closed
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-019 ICE CCA Design J. Thatcher 9/15/2006 Closed
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-020 PDPR/PR Plan Change M. Pryor 9/15/2006 Late
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-021 PIL Straylight L. Huff 9/15/2006 Response submitted
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-022 Measure S&P Reflectances L. Huff 9/15/2006 Late
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-023 Check etalon effects on optics L. Huff 9/15/2006 Response Submitted
JWST-NIRCam-CDR-024 Perform reliability analysis B. Bonner 9/15/2006 Closed
NIRCam Subsystem CDRs      
FPA-3 Shielding of temp sensor/heater cable T. Magoncelli    
FPA-5 Verify CMLBs not radioactive E. Young    
FPE-9 Delivery schedule for cables T. Magoncelli   Response submitted - Shaune Allen to review
I&T-3 Volume measurement on ASMIF M. Pryor    
I&T-4 Correlate warm-to-cold models     Response submitted - Bill Eichhorn to review
I&T-5 Add test with SMART after FPA installed at Module M. Pryor    
I&T-6 Misalignments in forward and reverse directions     Response submitted - Bill Eichhorn to review
I&T-7 Provide alignment details M. Pryor    
I&T-8 Cold window transmission at 300K      
I&T-10 WFE of ambient optics, null lenses     John requests more study of ambient techniques

I&T-11

 Define alignment budget items     John requests more analysis
I&T-14 Include figure uncertainty in alignment     John requests more analysis
I&T-15 VIRATAC on each optical element     John requests more analysis
I&T-16 Structural test of NIRCam bench M. Pryor    
ICE-10 Review position sensor cable spec. J. Thatcher   Response submitted - Shaune Allen to review
OBA-3 Peel test, shear test, stress analysis of bonded joints A. Nordt   Response submitted - John Johnston to review
OBA-4 Assess MS with FS=1.5 A. Nordt   Response submitted - John Johnston to review
OBA-8 SE to do independent tolerance analysis S. Horner    
Baffles-3 Worst case clearance analysis B. Biggs    
Baffles-5 STOP analysis results, clearances B. Biggs    
Baffles-14 ASAP model to assess particles on POM      
NIRCam Needs Date Assigned Assigned to ECD Status
Need PSD information and details of mirror segments for higher fidelity coronagraphic modeling 8/31/2006 Mark Clampin 12/1/2006 Gary Golnik says "weeks not months"
Changes to SIIP/Strut pad dimensions 10/31/2006 John Crow   Issue resolved - ICD change in work
Any changes to PAR? 10/31/2006 Pam Davila    
Harness and thermal strap loads on bench & struts 8/31/2006 John Crow    
ISIM CCDH FSW Rev 6.0 installed on SIDU including Spacewire interface and function call for ASIC micro-codes 8/31/2006 Mark Voyton   Not until Jan 2007
Resolution of Rogue Path 8/31/2006 Pam Davila   Tentatively resolved?
Resolve open TBXs in IRD & ISIM Reqs Doc 8/31/2006 Julie    
Resolve open RTCs in IRD, ISIM Reqts, ICD 8/31/2006 Julie    
Define intermediate thermal stationing of harnesses 9/26/2006 Ray L    
Clarify workmanship vibe levels 9/26/2006 John Crow    
ISIM analysis of NIRCam EOL contamination levels 10/31/2006 Ray Levesque    
Envelope Notch for ETU cones of light 10/31/2006 John Crow   notch identified - need ICD change
KM Strut Design 10/31/2006 John Crow   need allowable forces/moments from NIRCam team
Acronym List
ASIC Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
ASMIF Ambient Science Instrument Mechanical Interface Fixture
BCS Balance Composite Structure
CCDH Common Command & Data Handling
CMLB Ceramic Multi-Layer Board
CPT Comprehensive Performance Test
DBS Dichroic Beam Splitter
DHS Dispersed Hartmann Sensor
EEE Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical (Parts)
EOL End-of-life
ETU Engineering Test Unit
FOV Field of View
FPA Focal Plane Assembly
FPE Focal Plane Electronics
FSW Flight Software
GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center
GSE Ground Support Equipment
I&T Integration & Test
ICD Interface Control Document
ICE Instrument Control Electronics
ICP Interconnect Panel
IRD Interface Requirements Document
IOS ISIM-to-OTE-and-Spacecraft
ISIM Integrated Science Instrument Module
KM Kinematic Mount
MIPS Million Instructions Per Second
MRR Manufacturing Readiness Review
NGIN Next Generation Integrated Network
OA Optics Assembly
OBA Optical Bench Assy
OOB Out of Band
OTE Optical Telescope Element
PAR Pupil Alignment Reference
PDR Preliminary Design Review
PFD Passive Friction Device
PIL Pupil Imaging Lens
PSD Power Spectral Density
RFA Request for Action
RTC Request for Technical Coordination
Rx Prescription
SCA Sensor Chip Assembly
SOW Statement of Work
STOP Structural, Thermal, Optical (Analysis)
SWG Science Working Group
TBR To Be Reviewed
TIMs Technical Interchange Meeting
T-NAR Technology Non-Advocate Review
TV Thermal Vacuum
UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
WFE Wavefront Error
WFS Wavefront Sensing