VEGA: a new visible spectrograph and polarimeter on the CHARA Array
Abstract
The VEGA spectrograph and polarimeter has been recently integrated on the visible beams of the CHARA Array. With a spectral resolution up to 35000 and thanks to operation at visible wavelengths, VEGA brings unique capabilities in terms of spatial and spectral resolution to the CHARA Array. We will present the main characteristics of VEGA on CHARA, some results concerning the performance and a preliminary analysis of the first science run.
- Publication:
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Optical and Infrared Interferometry
- Pub Date:
- July 2008
- DOI:
- 10.1117/12.787505
- Bibcode:
- 2008SPIE.7013E..23M