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Tuesday 2 June
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10:00
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Opening Remarks
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JLC
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Status of Solar-B in Japan and the US
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Japanese Work Programme/Expectations to 09/98
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Report on the NASA AO and briefing meeting
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Report on Discussions with Norway
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10:30
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Solar-B Project Organization at MSSL
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AS
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10:45
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Current spacecraft definition
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RDB
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11:00
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Coffee
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11:05
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Solar-B schedule
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MW
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EIS schedule
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EIS Instrument Design
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11:20
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Subsystem discussions/studies:
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MW/
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Spectrometer designs/Calibration issues
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Hardware Groups
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Tolerance issues
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Materials; vacuum enclosure/purging
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Location of electronics boxes
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Spectrometer Thermal design
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Operation during eclipse season - TRACE Experience
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Alignment Methods - Summary and Options
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12:00
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Focal Plane Assembly (FPA)
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CCD cooling; cryostat design, radiator
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Shutter design; secondary filter
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12:30
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Entrance Filter and enclosure
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Debris damage to filter
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12:45
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Report on interaction with Lockheed and Luxel
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RDB
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13:00
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Lunch
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14:00
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(Subsystem discussions/studies - continued):
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MW/Hardware Groups
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EIS Calibration
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14:30
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EIS Instrument Electronics
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Spacecraft/Instrument capability issues
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Roles of Spacecraft and Instrument Processors
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FPA (CCD) control and on-board Command/data handling
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Data Compression Options
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15:30
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Coffee
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16:00
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Processor choice/ language
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Power regulation; internal distribution
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Interfaces to internal subsystem (QCM, shutter)
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Number of monitors (temp, I, V, etc.)
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Spacecraft interface
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EGSE: Instrument Interface and Data Acquisition/Display
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Conclude
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17:30
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Wednesday 3 June
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09:30
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Brief Review of Opening Remarks
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JLC
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09:40
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SCIENCE TEAM Issues:
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JLC/All
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EIS Spectral Range options
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Spatial/spectral resolution
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Dynamic range
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CCD Readout (skipping/windowing)
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Modes
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Use of slit or slot
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Impact of data compression on EIS
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Need for de-spiking of images onboard
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Instrument/Spacecraft Processor Issues
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10:30
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Alignment, comparison of options
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11:00
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Coffee
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11:30
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Science and Operations Software
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RDB/All
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Planning activities
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Interaction of EIS with other instruments
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13:00
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Lunch
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14:00
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Summary and Actions
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Preparation for US proposal assessments
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Timeline to 12/98
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~15:00
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end
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