Study on the linear dispersion of the THR1000 monochromator through raytracing simulation in a Zemax software

• Grant number: 16/06707-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: July 01, 2016
• End date: January 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Physics of Fluids, Plasma Physics and Electrical Discharge
• Principal Investigator: José Helder Facundo Severo
• Grantee: Daniel Oliveira de Azambuja
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física (IF). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research project, which will be developed by Daniel Azambuja, aims to: 1) develop a study on the linear dispersion of the monochromator THR1000 in order to better explore it, 2) examine the possibility of installation a new detector in the exit slit for temporal evolution of ion temperature measurements, 3) make possible the collaboration agreement with Dra. Claudia Mendes de Oliveira from IAG to create a group of optical designers to give a support the instruments of Giant Magellan Telescope project (2011 / 51680-6) and 4) to train people who can be part of the Opto-Mechanical Design group which was recently created with support of FAPESP (2014 / 13296-8) whose goal is to) create an optical programs bank which will have access the members group, allowing researchers from different laboratories to develop their projects b) create a group of Brazilian optical designers to enable for a given support of national projects and c) expand the collaborations both nationally and internationally in the field of optics. (AU)