Design and development of NIRSPEC: a near-infrared echelle spectrograph for the Keck II telescope
Abstract
The design and development of NIRSPEC, a near-IR echelle spectrograph for the Keck II 10-meter telescope is described. This instrument is a large, facility-class vacuum-cryogenic spectrometer with a resolving power of R equals 25,000 for a 0.4 inch slit. It employs diamond-machined metal optics and state-of-the-art IR array detectors for high throughput, together with powerful user-friendly software for ease of use.
- Publication:
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Infrared Astronomical Instrumentation
- Pub Date:
- August 1998
- DOI:
- 10.1117/12.317283
- Bibcode:
- 1998SPIE.3354..566M