– 2.7C Seeing Statistics 25% - 0.4” 50% ” 75% ”Ĭollaboration between Caltech, Univ. Washington, DC km Tokyo km Calif km Delhi km Mauna KeaĬlear/Usable Nights – 76% Precipitable Water Vapour - 4000m Avg. 2014 Execution of partner work packages On-site construction stalled 2019 – 2029/30 Resume On-site Construction of TMT International Observatory Execution of our share of work packages Development of human resources and readiness to use the facility 2030 – 2080 Science Operationsĥ A challenging climb! 2029-30 Technology capabilitiesġ990-now Technology capabilities Human and financial resources the TMT 8-10-m World 4-6-m Access to the best India 3.6-m DOT (2016) Bridging the gap a TMT (2.3 VBO, 1980s) A great opportunityĦ Mega optical and IR Telescopes (GSMTs) by mid 2020sħ TMT Collaboration Mauna Kea Ottawa 7650 km Beijing 8470 km 2014 Agreements signed by Union Cabinet Minister for S&T on 2nd Dec. Larger the size of primary mirror (aperture) farther the distances one can see i.e flux (photons) α D2 (size of the aperture) Larger the size of primary mirror better the resolving power Φ = 1.22 λ/D Rad Primary mirrorģ India’s Participation – recap and updatesĢ4.5m GMT 30m TMT 39m E-ELT Three international projects approached Indian communities in Evaluation process lasted over a year Need for participation Selection of the most suitable project Level of participation and human resources Community chose TMT for 10% level participation Guaranteed in-kind contribution Based on segmented technology with Keck heritage Smaller group – larger say Synergy with existing facilities in the Northern hemisphereĤ India’s Participation – recap and updatesĭevelopment of consensus among the scientific community Proposal development Technology demonstration and Prototype development Fund approval by the Union Cabinet – 24th Sept. Pandey (On behalf of India-TMT ARIES, IIA, IUCAA & others) 1 The Thirty Meter Telescope Project – Overview
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