eXtreme multiplex spectrograph: a high-demanding mechanical design

S. Becerril; K. Meisenheimer; C. M. Dubbeldam; R. Content; R. R. Rohloff; F. Prada; T. Shanks; R. Sharples

doi:10.1117/12.856681

20 July 2010 eXtreme multiplex spectrograph: a high-demanding mechanical design

S. Becerril, K. Meisenheimer, C. M. Dubbeldam, R. Content, R. R. Rohloff, F. Prada, T. Shanks, R. Sharples

Proceedings Volume 7735, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III; 773556 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856681
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

XMS is a multi-channel wide-field spectrograph designed for the prime focus of the 3.5m Calar-Alto telescope. The instrument is composed by four quadrants, each of which contains a spectrograph channel. An innovative mechanical design -at concept/preliminary stage- has been implemented to: 1) Minimize the separation between the channels to achieve maximal filling factor; 2) Cope with the very constraining space and mass overall requirements; 3) Achieve very tight alignment tolerances; 4) Provide lens self-centering under large temperature excursions; 5) Provide masks including 4000 slits (edges thinner than 100μ). An overview of this very challenging mechanical design is here presented.

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S. Becerril, K. Meisenheimer, C. M. Dubbeldam, R. Content, R. R. Rohloff, F. Prada, T. Shanks, and R. Sharples "eXtreme multiplex spectrograph: a high-demanding mechanical design", Proc. SPIE 7735, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III, 773556 (20 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856681

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