Design, alignment, and deployment of the Hobby Eberly Telescope prime focus instrument package

Brian Vattiat; Gary J. Hill; Hanshin Lee; Walter Moreira; Niv Drory; Jason Ramsey; Linda Elliot; Martin Landriau; Dave M. Perry; Richard Savage; Herman Kriel; Marco Häuser; Florian Mangold

doi:10.1117/12.2056407

24 July 2014 Design, alignment, and deployment of the Hobby Eberly Telescope prime focus instrument package

Brian Vattiat, Gary J. Hill, Hanshin Lee, Walter Moreira, Niv Drory, Jason Ramsey, Linda Elliot, Martin Landriau, Dave M. Perry, Richard Savage, Herman Kriel, Marco Häuser, Florian Mangold

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Proceedings Volume 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V; 91474J (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056407
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

The Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) is undergoing an upgrade to increase the field of view to 22 arc-minutes with the dark energy survey HETDEX the initial science goal [1]. Here we report on the design, alignment, and deployment of a suite of instruments located at prime focus of the upgraded HET. This paper reviews the integration of motion control electronics and software and alignment of those electromechanical systems. Use of laser trackers, alignment telescopes, and other optical alignment techniques are covered. Deployment onto the upgraded telescope is discussed.

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Brian Vattiat, Gary J. Hill, Hanshin Lee, Walter Moreira, Niv Drory, Jason Ramsey, Linda Elliot, Martin Landriau, Dave M. Perry, Richard Savage, Herman Kriel, Marco Häuser, and Florian Mangold "Design, alignment, and deployment of the Hobby Eberly Telescope prime focus instrument package", Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 91474J (24 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056407

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