TMT Foundation Documents
TMT has created a number of foundation documents to guide the
design and implementation process. All of these documents are
reviewed, revised, and reissued as necessary within a structured
configuration control process.
The Detailed
Science Case (DSC) is the highest level statement
of the TMT science
case. The DSC was created and is maintained
by the TMT Science Advisory Committee (SAC). It provides examples
of the kinds of exciting, groundbreaking science that will be
enabled by a 30m telescope. Wherever possible, synergies with
other major upcoming facilities (e.g. the James Webb Space Telescope
and the Atacama Large Millimeter Array) are discussed. As appropriate,
performance numbers (often conservative) are provided (e.g.
sensitivities, integration times, spatial resolutions).
(Editors:
D. Silva, P. Hickson, C. Steidel, M. Bolte)
Last update: October 2007
The Science-based Requirements Document (SRD) describes the science-driven requirements for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project. TMT will be the first of the next-generation giant optical/infrared ground-based telescopes and will be a flagship facility for addressing the most compelling areas in astrophysics: the nature of Dark Matter and Dark Energy, the assembly of galaxies, the growth of structure in the Universe, the physical processes involved in star and planet formation and the characterization of extra-solar planets. (Editor: J. Nelson)
Last update: January 2009
The Observatory Requirements Document (ORD) contains the highest
level
system requirements for the observatory. Top level requirements
are
defined for the telescope and instrumentation, summit and support
facilities, environmental health and safety, and high level
software.
The ORD also defines site specific environmental parameters
and
constraints.
(Editors: G. Angeli, S. Roberts)
Last update:
March 2009
The Observatory
Architecture Document (OAD) defines the high-level design
for the observatory, including system wide implementation details,
and the subsystem decomposition. It partitions function and
performance requirements among the subsystems, as necessary,
to ensure the integrated systems level performance of the observatory.
(Editors: G. Angeli, S. Roberts)
Last update: March 2009
The Operations
Concept Document (OCD) contains high-level site-independent
operations concepts and requirements science and technical operations.
Science operations concepts are grouped into a minimum cost
baseline service model and a more expensive enhanced service
model. It is expected that each major TMT sub-system will have
a separate operation concept document that describes operations,
calibration, and maintenance processes. *The Operations Concept Document (OCD) is currently under significant update to incorporate new developments and refinement of the TMT Operations plans. A new version will be available shortly.
(Editor: P. Gray)
Last
update: March 2009
In May 2007, an initial TMT
Construction Proposal was created
by the
project and reviewed by an external advisory panel (EAP). The
EAP
membership is nominated by the TMT Board. This Construction
Proposal
will be revised and updated as TMT design and development proceeds.
(Editors: S. Dawson, S. Roberts)
Last
update: September 2007 |