Scientists Said NO To Scents While Making Aditya-L1 Payload; Why?
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Perfumes and sprays are big “nos” for scientists and engineers in the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) team.
No Fragrance
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Working group with the main payload of the Aditya L-1 solar mission in Bangalore.
For Aditya L-1 solar mission
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Even a single particle can disrupt researchers' VELC preparation.
Reason
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VELC stands for Visible Emission Line Coronagraph is the main payload of Aditya.
About VELC
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To ensure absolute sterile environment, scientists and engineers work in clean rooms, also known as "sanctuaries".
Sterile Environment
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The environment is 10,000 times cleaner than a hospital intensive care unit.
Cleaner Environment
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Each team member must also wear the same suit as future explorers to avoid contamination and even undergo ultrasonic cleaning.
To Avoid Contamination
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This is a measure that even ISRO scientists have not yet applied.
Not Even ISRO
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Each team member also had to wear the same suit as future explorers to avoid contamination and even had to undergo ultrasonic cleaning.
Suits Mandatory
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Scientists work six-hour shifts and don't even use sprays in cleanrooms.
Not Even In Cleanroom