Development of a Monitoring System for an Infrared Camera

Abstract

The KASINICS (KASI Near-Infrared Camera System) is a ground-based instrument developed by the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI). We developed a temperature and vacuum monitoring system for operating the KASINICS. The system consists of hardware and software parts. The acquired data are saved on a hard disk in a real-time mode. This system can also be applied to general cryogenic instruments. We tested our monitoring system for the cooling and vacuum performance of the KASINICS. The results show that our system is efficient and stable for the operation of the KASINICS.

Keywords

• IR camera
• IR instrument
• temperature monitor
• vacuum monitor
• cryogenic