FOCAS: The Faint Object Camera and Spectrograph for the Subaru Telescope

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作者
Kashikawa, N [1 ]
Aoki, K
Asai, R
Ebizuka, N
Inata, M
Iye, M
Kawabata, KS
Kosugi, G
Ohyama, Y
Okita, K
Ozawa, T
Saito, Y
Sasak, T
Sekiguchi, K
Shimizu, Y
Taguchi, H
Takata, T
Yadoumaru, Y
Yoshida, M
机构
[1] Natl Astron Observ, Opt & Infrared Astron Div, Tokyo 1818588, Japan
[2] Grad Univ Adv Studies, Sch Sci, Dept Astron, Tokyo 1818588, Japan
[3] Natl Astron Observ, Subaru Telescope, Hilo, HI 96720 USA
[4] Univ Tokyo, Sch Sci, Dept Astron, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
[5] Commun Res Labs, Tokyo 1848795, Japan
[6] Misato Observ, Wakayama 6401366, Japan
[7] Natl Astron Observ, Okayama Astrophys Observ, Okayama 7190232, Japan
[8] Tokyo Gakugei Univ, Dept Astron & Earth Sci, Tokyo 1848501, Japan
关键词
instrumentation; spectrographs;
D O I
10.1093/pasj/54.6.819
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The Faint Object Camera and Spectrograph (FOCAS) is a Cassegrain optical instrument for the Subaru Telescope. Its capabilities include 6'phi FOV direct imaging, low-resolution spectroscopy (R = 250-2000 with 0."4 slitwidth), multi-slit spectroscopy and polarimetry. We describe the overall design of FOCAS, its observing functions, and the performance verification procedures that have been carried out.
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页码:819 / 832
页数:14
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