KPF 2 Year Operations Review (Jan 2026)
Committee Charge
Agenda
Details are subject to change
Location: Resnick 120 on Caltech
Zoom link: https://keckobservatory.zoom.us/j/98391784110
Review Materials
Primary report from KPF team
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Review Committee Report
Report from the Review Committee (Feb 5, 2026):
RIX Spreadsheet for Review Committee Questions/Comments
RIX Spreadsheet (link to Google Sheets)
Plots for answers to RIX questions
Additional/Supplementary Materials
Operations Handover Review Final Report (July 21, 2023)
NSF Mid-Scale Innovations Project Proposal (2020)
Project Execution Plan
📑 Available on request
System Design SPIE Paper (Gibson et al., 2024)
Subsystem Requirements
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Fiber Injection Unit |
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Scrambler |
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Agitator |
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Vacuum Chamber |
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Thermal Enclosure |
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Detector Cryostat |
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Spectrometer |
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Exposure Meter |
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Green and Red CCD |
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Calcium H&K Spectrometer |
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Solar Calibrator |
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Data Reduction Pipeline |
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Overall Schedule
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Jan 12, 2026 | Review materials released |
Jan 19, 2026 | Reviewers submit advanced questions via the RIX |
Jan 22, 2026 Jan 23, 2026 | Review held over 1.5 days; preliminary out brief by the review team at end of day 2 |
Feb 5, 2026 | Committee written report completed and provided to WMKO leadership |
Mar 5, 2026 | WMKO and KPF leadership form an action plan and present to the SSC and Board |
Sep 1, 2026 | 6 month progress report presented to the SSC and Board |
Mar 15, 2027 | 1 year progress report presented to the SSC and Board |