Facility Projects
ARC scientists and engineers are involved in the design and development of astronomical facilities, on the ground and in space. This work is in partnership with NRC-Herzberg, the Canadian Space Agency, and Canadian industries.
Astronomical Facilities
CASTOR
A project of the Canada Space Agency (CSA), the Cosmological Advanced Survey Telescope for Optical and UV Research (CASTOR) is a UV/optical (0.15–0.55 μm) satellite telescope that would provide ultra-deep, high-angular resolution imaging.
Contact : Patrick Côté
Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer
The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) is a proposed 11.25m telescope, designed to excel at multi-object spectroscopy, with capabilities to simultaneously observe 4000 objects.
Contact: Scott Roberts, Kim Venn, Alan McConnachie, Patrick Côté
Composite Mirrors
Research into composite mirrors is being carried out at DRAO.
Contact: Gordon Lacey, Michael Rupen
Industrial Connections:
ABB
ABB is involved in the TMT NFIRAOS Project, creating designs for the opto-mechanical systems.
Contact: Jacques Giroux
Quantum Technologies
Quantum Technologies is involved in the cold optics enclosure for the TMT NFIRAOS project.
Contact: Calvin Winter
INO
INO is involved in creating designs for the opto-mechanical systems of the TMT NFIRAOS project.