Technology

Technical facilities

The IAC has the infrastructures and the scientific and technical equipment necessary to carry out its technological support activities, both for the own projects of astrophysical instrumentation, as well as for external collaborations in R&D

  • General view of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory with workbenches and computers and view in the background of the entrance to the shielded room
    Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory
    The laboratory is used for carrying out measurement and experiments in an environment completely isolated from external electromagnetic interferences.
  • General view of the electronic design laboratory with several workbenches, electronic racks and cabinets for components and electronic parts
    Electronic Design Laboratory
    The laboratory has the necessary infrastructures for the development, integration and verification of electronic systems
    Óscar Manuel
    Tubio Araujo
  • General view of the Electronics Workshop with several workbenches, cabinets and boxes to store components and electronic parts, and a technician working in one of the workbenches
    Electronics Workshop
    The Electronics Workshop is dedicated to the manufacture and assembly of electronic systems.
  • View of the environmental test chamber, a square enclosure with two thick half-open doors and a control panel with buttons, inside the laboratory
    Environmental test chamber
    The climatic chamber is an infrastructure where tests are carried out under simulated environmental conditions of temperature and humidity.
    Enrique
    Joven Álvarez
  • View of the evaporator and its associated electronics in the laboratory. Machine with a reinforced door and a porthole, and two large racks with electronic components, buttons and indicators for the control of the machine
    Evaporator with built-in electron gun
    Evaporator machine for the manufacture of optical coatings
  • Panoramic view of the Fibre Optics Laboratory. On the left, machine to place the materials to be polished with control knobs on the upper part and workbenches with gas extractor hoods on the right
    Fibre Optics Laboratory
    The Fibre Optics Laboratory is used for the construction of optical fibre bundles for astronomical instrumentation.