Conceptual design for a high resolution infrared spectrograph for the 8-m Gemini telescopes

Kenneth H. Hinkle; Stephen Eikenberry; Richard Joyce; Ming Liang; Gary Muller; Ed Hileman; Jim French; Jian Ge; Chris Packham; Roger Julian; Taft Armandroff; Neil Gaughan; David Sprayberry

doi:10.1117/12.670608

29 June 2006 Conceptual design for a high-resolution infrared spectrograph for the 8-m Gemini telescopes

Kenneth H. Hinkle, Stephen Eikenberry, Richard Joyce, Ming Liang, Gary Muller, Ed Hileman, Jim French, Jian Ge, Chris Packham, Roger Julian, Taft Armandroff, Neil Gaughan, David Sprayberry

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Proceedings Volume 6269, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy; 62693P (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670608
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

Abstract

The High-Resolution Near-InfraRed Spectrograph (HRNIRS) concept for the Gemini telescopes combines a seeing limited R ~ 70000 cross-dispersed mode and an MCAO-fed near diffraction-limited R ~ 30000 multi-object mode into a single compact instrument operating over the 1 - 5 μm range. The HRNIRS concept was developed in response to proposals issued through the Aspen instrument process by Gemini. Here we review the science drivers and key functional requirements. We present a general overview of the instrument and estimate the limiting performance.

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Kenneth H. Hinkle, Stephen Eikenberry, Richard Joyce, Ming Liang, Gary Muller, Ed Hileman, Jim French, Jian Ge, Chris Packham, Roger Julian, Taft Armandroff, Neil Gaughan, and David Sprayberry "Conceptual design for a high-resolution infrared spectrograph for the 8-m Gemini telescopes", Proc. SPIE 6269, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy, 62693P (29 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670608

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