Goal

1. Review the status of the TOU project (optical design, straylight analysis, mechanical design of structure and baffles, thermal analysis, optical materials and coating, prototyping activities, implementation development plan).
   

Participants

1. Stefano Basso (INAF- OAB), Enrico Battistelli (Selex Galileo), Pernelle Bernardi (LESIA), Francesco Borsa (INAF-OAB), Alexis Brandeker (Stockholm Univ.), David Laubier (CNES), Giuseppe Leto (INAF-OACT), Patrick Levacher (LAM), Demetrio Magrin (INAF-OAPD), Matteo Munari (INAF-OACT), Göran Olofsson (Stockholm Univ.),  Isabella Pagano (INAF-OACT), Helen M. Pasquier (CNES), Sandrine Perruchot (LAM), Daniele Piazza  (Bern Univ.), Osvaldo Piersanti (ESA), Roberto Ragazzoni (INAF-OAPD), Gaetano Scandariato (Univ. CT), Salvo Scuderi (INAF-OACT), Daniele Spiga (INAF- OAB),  Elisabetta Tommasi (ASI), Valentina Viotto (INAF-OAPD).
   

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3. The meeting is open to members of the PMC. If you are interested to participate please send a message to ipa at oact.inaf.it
   

Feb 28: start at 2:30 pm

1. •I. Welcome & Introduction ( (I. Pagano) 10m
   

2. •II. Status of PLATO Mission
   

1. ◦An update on PLATO Mission activites (O. Piersanti) 20 m
   

2. ◦An update on PLATO Payload activities (D. Laubier) 20m
   

3. •III. Status of TOU Design I
   

1. ◦Brief Overview (R. Ragazzoni) 20m
   

2. ◦Optical Design (D. Magrin) 20m
   

3. ◦Mechanical Structure Design (D. Piazza) 20m
   

4. ◦Straylight & Ghosts I (M. Munari) 15m
   

5. ◦Straylight & Ghosts II (G. Olofsson) 15m
   

6. ◦Baffle Design: (M. Munari) 10m
   

7. ◦TOU Thermal Analysis (S. Basso) 20m
   

8. ◦F-TOU Filters (A. Brandeker) 20m
   

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Mar 01: start at 9:30 am; end at 4:30 pm

1. •III. Status of TOU Design II
   

1. ◦Camera Thermal Analysis (P. Levacher) 20m
   

2. ◦Optical performances as function of temperature (D. Magrin/R. Ragazzoni) 20m
   

2. •IV. Interfaces & Requirements at camera level: (P. Bernardi/H. Pasquier) 20m
   

3. •V. TOU BreadBoard?
   

1. ◦Status, Planned tests & deliverables (V. Viotto) 15m
   

4. •VI. TOU development plan
   

1. ◦N-TOU and F-TOU Development plan (I. Pagano/R. Ragazzoni) 10
   

2. ◦A view from Selex Galileo: 1) Presentation of the Industry and 2) Industrial plan for N-TOUs (E. Battistelli) 20m
   

5. •VII. TOU material analysis
   

1. ◦CaF2 test plans  (R. Ragazzoni) 10m
   

2. ◦Lens Coating (D. Spiga) 20m
   

3. ◦GEANT simulation of lens irradiation (F. Borsa/M. Ghigo) 10m
   

6. •VIII. Future Activites
   

1. ◦Action items & Short term planning (next meetings, documents...) (I. Pagano) 10m
   

2. ◦Summary (R. Ragazzoni) 10m
   

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Pictures

Pictures taken during the meeting are here.

Logistics information

The meeting venue is at Monastero dei Benedettini - hosted by the Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia of Catania University - Aula Master (room 203)

The location is highlighted with a blue balloon in the map.

HOTELS

Click on the map to have information

on the suggested hotels.

Click on the aerial picture of the

Monastero dei Benedettini to

locate the entrance and the room.

Information about Catania:   English, Italian

Information about Monastero dei Benedettini (a number of sections under “Monastero” are also in English).

How to reach the venue

Catania airport is very close to the town.

1. ✓Bus
   

2. ✓Radio-taxi (+39 095 330966). You can call radiotaxi after landed. They pick up you at the level of departure (1st floor). The fare to the Monastero dei Benedettini is 18 Euro. Reservation possible at http://www.radiotaxicatania.org/prenotazioni.asp
   

3. ✓Taxi in the queue at arrival level. You pay according to the taximeter. For Monastero dei Benedettini it should be between 20-25 euro.
   

Acknowledgement:

We acknowledge the Presidence of the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy of the Catania University for hosting the PLATO TOU meeting.