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"Fête de la science" 2023 at IAS: sunday October 8th (program)

"Fête de la science" 2022 at IAS : sunday Octobre 9th (program)

Paradise : a new research infrastruture

The Scientific Interest Group PARADISE (Project of Applied Research and Development Activities in Instrumentation for the Ground and Space) is registered since 2022 on the roadmap of the CNRS Infra structures of Research (IR).

"Fête de la science" 2021 at IAS : sunday October 10th (program)

Visit of the Calibration Station and fun experiments on vacuum and cryogeny (C. Tamiatto, J. Hansotte, S. François, M. Condamin), departure from building 121 : program of the calibration station.

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Hexapode MLI, mars 2021, par l'équipe station d'atalonnage : practice of the movements of MAJIS instrument as they will be performed during its calibration campaign. Approval of the thermal multi-layer insulation (MLI) which has to be flexible in every direction to avoid disturbing the moves of the instrument in front of the optical bench.
Jupiter ecran fixe, mars 2021, par l'équipe station d'étalonnage : setting up the fixed part in space simulator Jupiter.
Jupiter entrée du chariot, mars 2021, par l'équipe station d'étalonnage : practice of the movements of MAJIS instrument as they will be performed during its calibration campaign inside the space simulator Jupiter.
Jupiter ecran déplacement, mars 2021, par l'équipe station d'étalonnage : practice of the movements of MAJIS instrument as they will be performed during its calibration campaign inside the space simulator Jupiter. Check that the electrical harness and the liquid nitrogen pipes follow perfectly the movement of the instrument.

"Fête de la science" 2019 at IAS : sunday October 14th (program)

Visit of the Calibration Station, followed by fun experiments on vacuum and cryogeny (C. Tamiatto, J. Hansotte, S. François, P. Lami), departure from building 209D at 14h30, 15h30, and 16h30, groups of maximum 20 people : poster/program of the calibration station in PDF format

"Fête de la science" 2018 at IAS : sunday October 14th (program)

Visit of the Calibration Station, followed by fun experiments on vacuum and cryogeny (J. Hansotte, S. François, M. Condamin), departure from building 209F at 14h30, 15h30, and 16h30, groups of maximum 20 people (poster/program of the calibration station in PDF format):

Presentation of the experimental hall (place where instruments are calibrated in space environment before being sent in space)
Funny experiments :

- The mishaps of M. Ballon (see picture 3 below)

- The plutonian ice cube (see picture 2 below)

- The cryogenic barbecue


Picture 1 : funny experiments at calibration station	Picture 2 : the plutonian ice cube

Picture 3 : the mishaps of M. Ballon	Picture 4 (left to right) : J. hansotte, M. Condamin, S. François