Who we are

The prime objectives of the Instrumental and Technological Development Unit, UDIT, are the technology development for scientific instrumentation and the technical support to the IAA research departments.

With a staff of highly qualified engineers, specialized in Optics, Mechanics, Electronics, and Software, the UDIT carries out technology developments for either ground-based telescopes or rocket-, balloon-, and space-borne astrophysical payload instrumentation. These developments require the analysis, design, prototyping, manufacturing, and integration of the instruments. Hence, the UDIT has a Mechanical workshop, and Optics, Electronics, and Software Laboratories, as well as two ISO Class 8 clean rooms to perform all these tasks.

The main lines of action in the development of scientific technology are:

Analysis, design, integration and verification of astronomical instruments for rockets, stratospheric balloons, and scientific spacecrafts.
Analysis, design, integration and verification of astronomical instruments for ground-based telescopes, for example for the telescopes of Calar Alto Observatory or the Sierra Nevada Observatory.

Who we are

Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía - CSIC Glorieta de la Astronomía, s/n. E-18008, Granada Tel.: +34 958 12 13 11 - Fax: +34 958 81 45 30

Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía - CSIC
Glorieta de la Astronomía, s/n. E-18008, Granada
Tel.: +34 958 12 13 11 - Fax: +34 958 81 45 30