Testing results and current status of FTS-2, an imaging Fourier transform spectrometer for SCUBA-2

Brad Gom; David Naylor

doi:10.1117/12.857667

15 July 2010 Testing results and current status of FTS-2, an imaging Fourier transform spectrometer for SCUBA-2

Brad Gom, David Naylor

Proceedings Volume 7741, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy V; 77412E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857667
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The SCUBA-2 imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS-2) is a dual-band Mach-Zehnder imaging spectrometer, built for use with the SCUBA-2 camera on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT). FTS-2 will provide resolving powers of R ~ 10 to 5000 across the 450 and 850 μm bands, with a FOV up to 5 arcmin². The instrument has been built and tested, with first light on the telescope planned for fall 2010. We present the alignment process, laboratory test results, and discuss the first science targets in the context of other similar space and ground-based instruments.

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Brad Gom and David Naylor "Testing results and current status of FTS-2, an imaging Fourier transform spectrometer for SCUBA-2", Proc. SPIE 7741, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 77412E (15 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857667

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