KAOS: kilo-aperture optical spectrograph

被引：2

作者：

Barden, SC ^{[1
]}

Dey, A ^{[1
]}

Boyle, B ^{[1
]}

Glazebrook, K ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Anglo Australian Observ, Eastwood, NSW 2122, Australia

来源：

GROUND-BASED INSTRUMENTATION FOR ASTRONOMY, PTS 1-3 | 2004年 / 5492卷

关键词：

astronomical instrumentation; spectrographs; telescopes; Gemini observatory; multi-object spectroscopy;

D O I：

10.1117/12.550287

中图分类号：

V [航空、航天];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0825 ;

摘要：

A design is described for a potential new facility capable of taking detailed spectroscopy of millions of objects in the Universe to explore the complexity of the Universe and to answer fundamental questions relating to the equation of state of dark energy and to how the Milky Way galaxy formed. The specific design described is envisioned for implementation on the Gemini 8-meter telescopes. It utilizes a 1.5degrees field of view and samples that field with up to similar to5000 apertures. This Kilo-Aperture Optical Spectrograph (KAOS) is mounted at prime focus with a 4-element corrector, atmospheric dispersion compensator (ADC), and an Echidna-style fiber optic positioner. The ADC doubles as a wobble plate, allowing fast guiding that cancels out the wind buffeting of the telescope. The fibers, which can be reconfigured in less than 10 minutes, feed to an array of, 12 spectrographs located in the pier of the telescope. The spectrographs are capable of provided spectral resolving powers of a few thousand up to about 40,000.

引用

页码：364 / 372

页数：9

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