Conceptual design of the high-resolution optical spectrograph for the Gemini South Telescope

Francisco Diego; D. Brooks; Andrew Charalambous; Ian A. Crawford; P. D'Arrigo; Mark Dryburgh; Heshmat Jamshidi; Alan S. Radley; T. Savidge; David D. Walker

doi:10.1117/12.268999

Conceptual design of the high-resolution optical spectrograph for the Gemini South Telescope

Francisco Diego, D. Brooks, Andrew Charalambous, Ian A. Crawford, P. D'Arrigo, Mark Dryburgh, Heshmat Jamshidi, Alan S. Radley, T. Savidge, David D. Walker

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Abstract

The high resolution optical spectrograph (HROS) for Gemini is currently within its conceptual design phase. The science requirements for this instrument demand spectral resolutions of 50,000 and 120,000 with entrance slits of 0.57 and 0.24 arcsec respectively. Amongst the current large telescope projects, HROS will be the only instrument of its class to be mounted at a Cassegrain station and this will pose considerable technical challenges which are described in this paper: HROS will be a spectrograph with unique characteristics, like prismatic cross-dispersion, immersed echelle grating and active compensation of flexure. HROS is expected to perform better than any other high resolution spectrograph with respect to throughput, resolution and simultaneous spectral coverage.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Optical Telescopes of Today and Tomorrow
Editors	Arne L. Ardeberg
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	1126-1134
Number of pages	9
Volume	2871
ISBN (Print)	0819422681, 9780819422682
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.268999
Publication status	Published - 21 Mar 1997
Externally published	Yes
Event	Optical Telescopes of Today and Tomorrow - Landskrona/Hven, Sweden Duration: 29 May 1996 → 2 Jun 1996 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Optical-Telescopes-Today-Tomorrow-Landskrona/dp/0819422681 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234914867_Optical_Telescopes_of_Today_and_Tomorrow

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	2871
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Optical Telescopes of Today and Tomorrow
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Landskrona/Hven
Period	29/05/96 → 2/06/96
Internet address	https://www.amazon.co.uk/Optical-Telescopes-Today-Tomorrow-Landskrona/dp/0819422681 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234914867_Optical_Telescopes_of_Today_and_Tomorrow

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Diego, F., Brooks, D., Charalambous, A., Crawford, I. A., D'Arrigo, P., Dryburgh, M., Jamshidi, H., Radley, A. S., Savidge, T., & Walker, D. D. (1997). Conceptual design of the high-resolution optical spectrograph for the Gemini South Telescope. In A. L. Ardeberg (Ed.), Optical Telescopes of Today and Tomorrow (Vol. 2871, pp. 1126-1134). (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 2871). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.268999

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Optical Telescopes of Today and Tomorrow. ed. / Arne L. Ardeberg. Vol. 2871 SPIE, 1997. p. 1126-1134 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 2871).

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Diego F, Brooks D, Charalambous A, Crawford IA, D'Arrigo P, Dryburgh M et al. Conceptual design of the high-resolution optical spectrograph for the Gemini South Telescope. In Ardeberg AL, editor, Optical Telescopes of Today and Tomorrow. Vol. 2871. SPIE. 1997. p. 1126-1134. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.268999

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