Scheda VIRTUE
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Informazioni generali
Staff effort in engineering support, integration & commissioning of the Rubin telescope - Rubin-LSST-19
VIRTUE
Attività a carattere speciale
RSN5
Attività: In Itinere; Data inizio: 2022; Data fine: 2025
gabriele.rodeghiero gabriele.rodeghiero@inaf.it
VIRTUE: Verification and IntegRation Team for rUbin obsErvatory e' l'acronimo delle attività del gruppo di lavoro INAF INA-S21 che fornisce expertise tecniche e staff qualificato a supporto dell'integrazione, verifica e commissioning dell'Osservatorio Vera C. Rubin. Rubin e' un telescopio di 8.4m a grande campo (3.5°), interamente dedicato ad una survey decennale del cielo australe tra 320 nm e 1080 nm. Il gruppo di lavoro INA-S21 e' responsabile della ri-verifica della cella dello specchio secondario attraverso le fasi di test a livello di sotto-sistema, integrazione ed allineamento al telescopio fino al commissioning del telescopio ed al raggiungimento della prima luce. L'attività' e' parte di un programma di collaborazione In-kind frutto della collaborazione tra INAF ed Aura/NOIRLab.
VIRTUE stands for Verification and IntegRation Team for rUbin obsErvatory, and it represents the activities of the INA-S21 INAF working group that provides staff and technical support for the integration, verification and commissioning of the Vera C. Rubin observatory. Rubin is 8.4m wide-field (3.5°) telescope that will survey the whole southern sky between 320 nm and 1080 nm. The INA-S21 In-kind group is responsible for the re-verification of the secondary mirror cell throughout the phases of sub-system testing as a standalone, integration and alignment at the telescope, and during the commissioning of the system to achieve the telescope's first light. and The activity is part of an in-kind contribution program between INAF and Aura/NOIRLab.
Tecnologie per Astronomia Ottica ed Infrarossa
Tecnologie per osservazioni da Terra
Infrastrutture da Terra (sviluppo/operazioni)
Team Summary
15. Personale INAF coinvolto
Numero di partecipanti INAF al progetto: 4
| Struttura | Nfte | N0 | TI 2024 | TI 2025 | TI 2026 | TD 2024 | TD 2025 | TD 2026 | Nex | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAS BOLOGNA | 2 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| O.A. TRIESTE | 1 | 0 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| IASF PALERMO | 1 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totali | 4 | 0 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
16. Personale Associato INAF coinvolto
Numero di partecipanti Associati INAF: 1
| # | Struttura | TI 2024 | TI 2025 | TI 2026 | TD 2024 | TD 2025 | TD 2026 | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universita' Bologna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 |
| Totali | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 |
Fondi a sostegno
21. Totale fondi a disposizione (dato aggregato, k€)
| Certi 2024 | Certi 2025 | Certi 2026 | Presunti 2024 | Presunti 2025 | Presunti 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 30.0 |
Produzione scientifica e tecnologica
22. Produzione scientifica e tecnologica - Highlights
Informazioni Pubbliche
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">The INA-S21 group supports the Rubin effort from Europe with regular integration and commissioning runs in Chile of 1-2 months each. In 2023, the group took part in three integration and testing runs at Cerro Pachòn, and we expect a comparable (slightly higher) workload on-site for 2024, given the goal of achieving the so-called first photon with the commissioning camera ComCam. Two to three people take part in each run on-site and work in collaboration with our colleagues of the Rubin system engineering team and the technical personnel at the summit. The main on-site activity of the INA-S21 group is the testing campaigns for the verification of the system and sub-system requirements of the secondary mirror (M2) cell. When in Europe, the INA-S21 group supports the preparation of the test cases and test cycles to be conducted on the hardware on-site and support the test execution from remote. The group utilizes the software Jira as a system engineering and verification tool and the Python Jupiter Notebook environment to develop executable test scripts and data analysis scripts. The INA-S21 participates in two weekly calls with Rubin personnel in Chile and Tucson (Rubin headquarters) and one monthly, all-hands-on call with System Integration, Test, and Commissioning (SITCOM). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>The INAF team INA-S21 is leading the M2 cell re-verification campaign throughout the lifecycle of this subsystem following its shipment to the observing site. The activity spans from the early phase of glass-safety requirements verification using a metal mirror surrogate until the integration of the glass and the optical alignment at the telescope. </p>
<p>Vera C. Rubin Observatory; Aura; NOIRLab, SLAC.</p>
15. Team members, Informazioni generali
15. Personale INAF coinvolto
| # | Nome | Struttura | TI | Qualifica | Ruolo nel Progetto | FTE Impegnate (2024/2025/2026) | FTE Presunte (2024/2025/2026) | Extra | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gabriele.rodeghiero | gabriele.rodeghiero@inaf.it | OAS BOLOGNA | Y | TECNOLOGO | engineering, PI proposal In-kind | X X X | X X X | X |
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| 2 | enrico.giro | enrico.giro@inaf.it | O.A. TRIESTE | Y | PRIMO TECNOLOGO | engineering | X X X | X X X | X |
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| 3 | rodolfo.canestrari | rodolfo.canestrari@inaf.it | IASF PALERMO | Y | PRIMO RICERCATORE | engineering | X X X | X X X | X |
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| 4 | felice.cusano | felice.cusano@inaf.it | OAS BOLOGNA | Y | TECNOLOGO | engineering | X X X | X X X | X |
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16. Personale Associato INAF coinvolto
| # | Nome | Struttura | TI | Qualifica | Ruolo nel Progetto | FTE Impegnate (2024/2025/2026) | FTE Presunte (2024/2025/2026) | Extra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | luca.rosignoli | luca.rosignoli@inaf.it | Universita' Bologna | N | Dottorando | engineering | [0.4, 0.4, 0.1] | [0.5, 0.5, 0.0] | -1.0 |
21. Fondi a Sostegno Iniziativa
The INA-S21 1.05.03.06 is supported by the funzione obiettivo 1.05.03.06: Partecipazione LSST - Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (ref. Adriano Fontana). This funding foresees financial support of approximately 50keuro per year for a three-year period covering the years 2022-2023-2024. All the funding of the INA-S21 team is devoted to supporting the periodic shifts to Chile for the integration and commissioning run activities on-site. During 2022, NO funding has been used by INA-S21 since the integration runs started in February 2023. During 2023, the funding used by INA-S21 was approximately 40 keuro for a total of three integration runs on-site. We expect to spend the whole annual budget (50keuro) for 2024 being the year of the Rubin first photon with the commissioning camera.
Tabella fondi:
| # | Provenienza | Certi 2024 (k€) | Certi 2025 (k€) | Certi 2026 (k€) | Presun. 2024 (k€) | Presun. 2025 (k€) | Presun. 2026 (k€) | Totale Certi (k€) | Totale Presunti (k€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INAF Partecipazione LSST - Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (ref. Adriano Fontana) | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 50 | 130 |
Tabella fondi Astrofisica Fondamentale e PNRR:
| # | Provenienza | Fondi 2024 (€) | Fondi 2025 (€) | Fondi 2026 (€) |
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