KPF:  Keck Planet Finder

Steven R. Gibson; Andrew W. Howard; Geoffrey W. Marcy; Jerry Edelstein; Edward H. Wishnow; Claire L. Poppett

doi:10.1117/12.2233334

9 August 2016 KPF: Keck Planet Finder

Steven R. Gibson, Andrew W. Howard, Geoffrey W. Marcy, Jerry Edelstein, Edward H. Wishnow, Claire L. Poppett

Proceedings Volume 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI; 990870 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233334
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

KPF is a fiber-fed, high-resolution, high-stability spectrometer in development at the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory for the W.M. Keck Observatory. The instrument is designed to characterize exoplanets via Doppler spectroscopy with a single measurement precision of 0.5ms^-1 or better, however its resolution and stability will enable a wide variety of astrophysical pursuits. KPF will have a 200mm collimated beam diameter and a resolving power of >80,000. The design includes a green channel (440nm to 590 nm) and red channel (590nm to 850 nm). A novel design aspect of KPF is the use of a Zerodur optical bench, and Zerodur optics with integral mounts, to provide stability against thermal expansion and contraction effects.

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Steven R. Gibson, Andrew W. Howard, Geoffrey W. Marcy, Jerry Edelstein, Edward H. Wishnow, and Claire L. Poppett "KPF: Keck Planet Finder", Proc. SPIE 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, 990870 (9 August 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233334

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