The "+" for CRIRES: enabling better science at infrared wavelength and high spectral resolution at the ESO VLT
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Paper/Presentation Title | The "+" for CRIRES: enabling better science at infrared wavelength and high spectral resolution at the ESO VLT |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Dorn, Reinhold J, Follert, Roman, Bristow, Paul, Cumani, Claudio, Eschbaumer, Siegfried, Grunhut, Jason, Haimerl, Andreas, Hatzes, Artie, Heiter, Ulrike, Hinterschuster, Renate, Ives, Derek J, Jung, Yves, Kerber, Florian, Klein, Barbara, Lavaila, Alexis, Lizon, Jean Louis, Löwinger, Tom, Molina-Condea, Ignacio, Nicholson, Belinda, Marquart, Thomas, Oliva, Ernesto, Origlia, Livia, Pasquini, Luca, Paufique, Jérôme, Piskunov, Nikolai, Reiners, Ansgar, Seemann, Ulf, Stegmeier, Jörg, Stempels, Eric and Tordo, Sebastien |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of SPIE (International Society for Optical Engineering) |
Journal Citation | 9908 |
Article Number | 99080I |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | SPIE |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0277-786X |
ISBN | 9781510601956 |
9781510601963 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232837 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/9908/1/The--for-CRIRES--enabling-better-science-at-infrared/10.1117/12.2232837.short#_=_ |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/9908 |
Conference/Event | Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV |
Event Details | Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV Parent SPIE - Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy Delivery In person Event Date 26 Jun 2016 to end of 01 Jul 2016 Event Location Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
Abstract | The adaptive optics (AO) assisted CRIRES instrument is an IR (0.92 - 5.2 μm) high-resolution spectrograph was in operation from 2006 to 2014 at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) observatory. CRIRES was a unique instrument, accessing a parameter space (wavelength range and spectral resolution) up to now largely uncharted. It consisted of a single-order spectrograph providing long-slit (40 arcsecond) spectroscopy with a resolving power up to R=100 000. However the setup was limited to a narrow, single-shot, spectral range of about 1/70 of the central wavelength, resulting in low observing efficiency for many scientific programmes requiring a broad spectral coverage. The CRIRES upgrade project, CRIRES+, transforms this VLT instrument into a cross-dispersed spectrograph to increase the simultaneously covered wavelength range by a factor of ten. A new and larger detector focal plane array of three Hawaii 2RG detectors with 5.3 μm cut-off wavelength will replace the existing detectors. For advanced wavelength calibration, custom-made absorption gas cells and an etalon system will be added. A spectro-polarimetric unit will allow the recording of circular and linear polarized spectra. This upgrade will be supported by dedicated data reduction software allowing the community to take full advantage of the new capabilities offered by CRIRES+. CRIRES+ has now entered its assembly and integration phase and will return with all new capabilities by the beginning of 2018 to the Very Large Telescope in Chile. This article will provide the reader with an update of the current status of the instrument as well as the remaining steps until final installation at the Paranal Observatory. |
Keywords | astronomical instrumentation; infrared spectrographs; high spectral resolution; upgrade of existing VLT instruments; infrared spectrometers; wavelength calibration; radial-velocities; extra-solar planets |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 510109. Stellar astronomy and planetary systems |
Public Notes | © 2016Society of Photo‑Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this publication for a fee or for commercial purposes, and modification of the contents of the publication are prohibited. |
Byline Affiliations | European Organisation for Astronomical Research, Germany |
Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Germany | |
Uppsala University, Sweden | |
INAF - Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, Italy | |
INAF - Bologna Astronomical Observatory, Italy | |
University of Gottingen, Germany |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/w3yvy/the-for-crires-enabling-better-science-at-infrared-wavelength-and-high-spectral-resolution-at-the-eso-vlt
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