| Cryomechanisms - The PACS Picture Gallery |
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Flight Model of the grating unit. A torquer motor is used to actuate the grating angle which is measured with sub-arcsecond precision by an Inductosyn angular resolver. |
Qualification Model of one of the two filter wheels. The motor is the same design as the grating torquer. |
Qualification Model of the focal plane chopper. The chopper is used for sky modulation and also to deflect the detector field of view toward 2 internal calibration sources. |