GatirCam: Gemini mid-infrared imager

Charles M. Telesco; Robert K. Pina; Kevin T. Hanna; Jeffrey Julian; David B. Hon; Thomas M. Kisko

doi:10.1117/12.317279

21 August 1998 GatirCam: Gemini mid-infrared imager

Charles M. Telesco, Robert K. Pina, Kevin T. Hanna, Jeffrey Julian, David B. Hon, Thomas M. Kisko

Proceedings Volume 3354, Infrared Astronomical Instrumentation; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317279
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 1998, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

The University of Florida is developing the mid-IR imager, called GatirCam, to be used primarily, but not solely, at the southern hemisphere Gemini telescope at Cerro Pachon, Chile. Key features of GatirCam are its fully reflective optics, its very high mechanical rigidity, and the fact that the associated electronics are very similar to those is in use successfully on similar instrumentation. Design studies for GatirCam indicate that it will meet or exceed all critical requirements of image quality and performance. A low-resolution spectroscopic mode is also currently under consideration for implementation in GatirCam.

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Charles M. Telesco, Robert K. Pina, Kevin T. Hanna, Jeffrey Julian, David B. Hon, and Thomas M. Kisko "GatirCam: Gemini mid-infrared imager", Proc. SPIE 3354, Infrared Astronomical Instrumentation, (21 August 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317279

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