Unfortunately the phase Doppler instrument was not functioning properly, so we could not obtain drop size distributions, beyond a general picture of drop diameters between 15 and 35 micrometers. Post-flight tests finally localized the instrument problem to a slight misalignment of the laser, which we were able to correct with the expert advice of our Artium Technologies colleagues, and a lot of patience and alignment help from Tina, Dieter, Holger, and Sylwester. When we finally got home at about 21:45, 12 hours after the flight began, we were all very happy to have reached the point where we can measure nice Doppler bursts and we have every indication that the instrument will work properly on the next flight.
Mittwoch, 13. April 2011
Getting a taste of some juicy cumulus clouds
Unfortunately the phase Doppler instrument was not functioning properly, so we could not obtain drop size distributions, beyond a general picture of drop diameters between 15 and 35 micrometers. Post-flight tests finally localized the instrument problem to a slight misalignment of the laser, which we were able to correct with the expert advice of our Artium Technologies colleagues, and a lot of patience and alignment help from Tina, Dieter, Holger, and Sylwester. When we finally got home at about 21:45, 12 hours after the flight began, we were all very happy to have reached the point where we can measure nice Doppler bursts and we have every indication that the instrument will work properly on the next flight.
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