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“Just over 100 graduates in the USAFA Class of 2025 are commissioning directly into the US Space Force.”
Dr. Troy E. Meink, Secretary of the USAF

Thermal and Optical Characterization of Near-Earth Objects: Science Commissioning of the Recently Upgraded Mid-Infrared Camera MIRSI on the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
Andy J. L\'opez-Oquendo, Joseph L. Hora, David E. Trilling, Howard A. Smith
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.13943

Thermal and Optical Characterization of Near-Earth Objects: Science Commissioning of the Recently Upgraded Mid-Infrared Camera MIRSI on the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
Mid-infrared (mid-IR) observations of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) have historically been a valuable tool for understanding their physical properties. However, the current state of mid-IR instruments on ground-based telescopes places several limitations on performing thermal characterization of NEOs. The complexity of maintaining these instruments in operational conditions on telescopes has led to their decommissioning. Here, we present the first science commissioning observations out to 12.5 micr…

Talk about unfortunate timing ... Andrei Zhukov wanted to discuss the first #corona images from #Proba3 at the Belgian #SolarEclipse Conference - but the spacecrafts' commissioning took a bit longer than expected so the images are still embargoed. And will be released next Monday at around 14:30 UTC at Le Bourget - see https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/ESA_Media_Invitation_Programme_for_the_2025_Paris_Air_Show_at_Le_Bourget for details - and online. 3/n

Operation and performance of the CMS silicon strip tracker with proton-proton collisions at the CERN LHC
CMS Collaboration
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.17195

Operation and performance of the CMS silicon strip tracker with proton-proton collisions at the CERN LHC
Salient aspects of the commissioning, calibration, and performance of the CMS silicon strip tracker are discussed, drawing on experience during operation with proton-proton collisions delivered by the CERN LHC. The data were obtained with a variety of luminosities. The operating temperature of the strip tracker was changed several times during this period and results are shown as a function of temperature in several cases. Details of the system performance are presented, including occupancy, si…

Quiet Sun Magnetism from ViSP Data Multiline Inversions Around 630.1 nm
Juan Carlos Trelles Arjona
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14076 https://

Quiet Sun Magnetism from ViSP Data Multiline Inversions Around 630.1 nm
Quiet Sun magnetism plays an important role in the global energy balance of the solar atmosphere. The study of the magnetism of the quiet Sun has been a major effort in the last decades, and, as a result, very important advances in our knowledge have been achieved. The recent commissioning of the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the largest ground-based solar telescope in the world today, provides us with data of high spectropolarimetric quality and high spatial resolution. The combination of …

Design, development and commissioning of a new towing tank at the University of Southampton: A decade of endeavour
B Malas (LHEEA)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.09057

Design, development and commissioning of a new towing tank at the University of Southampton: A decade of endeavour
The University of Southampton in the United Kingdom is worldly renowned in the naval architecture domain. For several decades, the researchers in hydrodynamics have been discussing the need of a middle-sized towing tank to accommodate the teaching, research and commercial experiments that previously had to be outsourced. In the early 2010s, the renovation of the Boldrewood campus was decided and opened the way for the construction of this 138 m long, 6 m wide and 3.5 m deep facility. Commission…

High-precision Beam Optics Calculation of the HIAF-BRing Using Measured Fields
Ke Wang, Li-Na Sheng, Geng Wang, Wei-Ping Chai, You-Jin Yuan, Jian-Cheng Yang, Guo-Dong Shen, Liang Lu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08421

High-precision Beam Optics Calculation of the HIAF-BRing Using Measured Fields
The construction of the High Intensity heavy ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF) has been completed, with current efforts focused on subsystem commissioning. Beam commissioning is scheduled for autumn 2025, marking a critical milestone in HIAF's operational readiness. This paper presents high-precision optics calculations for the Booster Ring (BRing) of HIAF, a key component for achieving stable heavy-ion beam acceleration. Leveraging high-precision magnetic field data, each magnet is divided into …

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GHOST commissioning science results -- IV: Chemodynamical analyses of Milky Way satellites Sagittarius II and Aquarius II
We present Gemini/GHOST high-resolution spectra of five stars observed in two low surface brightness Milky Way satellites, Sagittarius II (Sgr2) and Aquarius II (Aqu2). For Aqu2, the velocities and metallicities of the two stars are consistent with membership in a dark matter-dominated ultra faint dwarf galaxy (UFD). The chemical abundance ratios suggest inefficient star formation from only one or a few supernovae (e.g., low Na, Sr, Ba), and enriched potassium (K) from super-AGB stars. For Sgr2…

AEgIS Experiment at CERN: Design and Commissioning of SARA (Scintillator Assemblies to Reveal Annihilations)
P. Conte, G. Consolati, M. Prata, M. Berghold, R. Caravita, R. Ferguson, M. Grosbart, F. Guatieri, S. Haider, G. Khatri, L. Lappo, P. Moskal, M. M\"unster, L. Penasa, S. Sharma
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.09274…

AEgIS Experiment at CERN: Design and Commissioning of SARA (Scintillator Assemblies to Reveal Annihilations)
SARA is the system of plastic scintillators coupled with silicon photomultipliers that will take part in the AEgIS experiment at CERN, measuring the time-of-flight of antihydrogen as it falls through a moiré deflectometer. Its development focused on simplicity, versatility and economy of the design and was supported by both physical tests and finite elements numerical simulations. The instrument's structure pairs the utilization of the scintillators as structural components with custom made 3D…

The Electron-Gamma Coincidence Setup DAGOBERT
B. Hesbacher, G. Steinhilber, J. Isaak, N. Pietralla, J. Birkhan, M. L. Cort\'es, D. H. Jakubassa-Amundsen, I. Jurosevic, P. von Neumann-Cosel, M. Rech, X. Roca-Maza, D. Schneider
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02072

The Electron-Gamma Coincidence Setup DAGOBERT
The QCLAM electron spectrometer at the S-DALINAC electron accelerator at Technische Universität Darmstadt has been extended by the DAGOBERT $γ$-detector array consisting of fast timing and high efficiency LaBr$_3$:Ce detectors to perform electron-gamma coincidence measurements. The functionality of the setup and data acquisition system was demonstrated in a commissioning measurement on $^{12}\textrm{C}$ observing the $4.44\,$MeV and $15.11\,$MeV states. A medium-heavy nucleus, $^{96}\textrm{R…