Phoenix: operation and performance of a cryogenic high-resolution 1- to 5-um infrared spectrograph

Kenneth Harry Hinkle; Richard R. Joyce; Nigel Sharp; Jeff A. Valenti

doi:10.1117/12.395529

16 August 2000 Phoenix: operation and performance of a cryogenic high-resolution 1- to 5-μm infrared spectrograph

Kenneth Harry Hinkle, Richard R. Joyce, Nigel Sharp, Jeff A. Valenti

Proceedings Volume 4008, Optical and IR Telescope Instrumentation and Detectors; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395529
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

At the 1998 SPIE meeting we described a cryogenic, high- resolution spectrograph for use in the 1-5 micrometers region. At that time Phoenix had been used at Kitt Peak for about a year. In the intervening two years we have worked extensively with the instrument and have modified a few aspects of the design to bring the operational characteristics more closely into agreement with the original specifications. Changes to the instrument since 1998 that resulted in significant improvements in performance will be discussed. We will review the current operational characteristics of the spectrograph. Phoenix is a facility instrument of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory with use planned at Gemini South and CTIO.

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Kenneth Harry Hinkle, Richard R. Joyce, Nigel Sharp, and Jeff A. Valenti "Phoenix: operation and performance of a cryogenic high-resolution 1- to 5-μm infrared spectrograph", Proc. SPIE 4008, Optical and IR Telescope Instrumentation and Detectors, (16 August 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395529

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