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1 June 1994 Proposed medium-low resolution optical spectrographs for GEMINI
Jeremy R. Allington-Smith, Timothy J. Davidge
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Abstract
The requirements for medium/low resolution optical spectroscopy with the GEMINI telescopes are discussed. Two different modes have been identified to exploit the exceptional image quality expected from the telescope and its Adaptive Optics (AO) system while also providing a wide range of spectral resolution options over a larger field. Meeting these conflicting requirements within a single instrument poses a major challenge, and it may prove necessary to construct two devices.
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Jeremy R. Allington-Smith and Timothy J. Davidge "Proposed medium-low resolution optical spectrographs for GEMINI", Proc. SPIE 2198, Instrumentation in Astronomy VIII, (1 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176749
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KEYWORDS
Telescopes

Adaptive optics

Spectrographs

Image quality

Gemini Observatory

Charge-coupled devices

Mirrors

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