X-shooter UV- to K-band intermediate-resolution high-efficiency spectrograph for the VLT: status report at the final design review

作者: Sandro D'Odorico , Hans Dekker , Ruben Mazzoleni , Joel Vernet , Isabelle Guinouard

DOI: 10.1117/12.672969

关键词:

摘要: X-shooter is a single target spectrograph for the Cassegrain focus of one VLT UTs where it will start to operate in 2008. The instrument covers exposure spectral range from UV K' band. It designed maximize sensitivity this through splitting three arms with optimized optics, coatings, dispersive elements and detectors. operates at intermediate resolutions (R=4000-14000, depending on wavelength slit width) fixed echelle format (with prism cross-dispersers) arms. project has completed the Final Design Review June 2006. In status report, overall concept summarized new results dichroics, active flexure compensation system, operation modes expected performance are given. instrument being built by Consortium Institutes Denmark, France, Italy Netherlands collaboration with ESO. When operation, its wide observing capability be unique very large telescopes.

参考文章(7)
P. Spanò, B. Delabre, A. Norup Sørensen, F. Rigal, A. de Ugarte Postigo, R. Mazzoleni, G. Sacco, P. Conconi, V. De Caprio, N. Michaelsen, The optical design of the X-shooter for the VLT Proceedings of SPIE. ,vol. 6269, ,(2006) , 10.1117/12.671162
Niels Michaelsen, Vincenzo De Caprio, Niels Christian Jessen, Jean-Louis Lizon, Ruben Mazzoleni, Marco Riva, Paolo Spano, Anton Norup Sørensen, Matteo Tintori, Dennis W. Wistisen, Hans Dekker, Per Kjærgaard Rasmussen, Filippo M. Zerbi, Sandro D'Odorico, The X-shooter spectrograph: a new concept of mechanical assembly for a multiple-arm Cassegrain instrument Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy. ,vol. 6269, ,(2006) , 10.1117/12.671872
Marzio Vidali, Paolo Di Marcantonio, Paolo Santin, Joel Vernet, Andrea Zacchei, The ESO-VLT X-SHOOTER instrument software in the VLT environment Proceedings of SPIE. ,vol. 6274, ,(2006) , 10.1117/12.671080
Isabelle Guinouard, David Horville, Mathieu Puech, François Hammer, Jean-Philippe Amans, Fanny Chemla, Hans Dekker, Ruben Mazzoleni, An integral field unit for X-shooter Proceedings of SPIE. ,vol. 6273, ,(2006) , 10.1117/12.670242
P. Goldoni, F. Royer, P. François, M. Horrobin, G. Blanc, J. Vernet, A. Modigliani, J. Larsen, Data reduction software of the X-shooter spectrograph Proceedings of SPIE. ,vol. 6269, ,(2006) , 10.1117/12.669986
Ramon Navarro, Eddy Elswijk, Menno de Haan, Hiddo Hanenburg, Rik ter Horst, Pawel Kleszcz, Jan Kragt, Johan Pragt, Florence Rigal, Ronald Roelfsema, Ton Schoenmaker, Niels Tromp, Lars Venema, Paul Groot, Lex Kaper, X-shooter near-IR spectrograph arm : design and manufacturing methods Proceedings of SPIE. ,vol. 6273, pp. 627330-1- 627330-11 ,(2006) , 10.1117/12.670549
Sandro D'Odorico, Michael I. Andersen, Paolo Conconi, Vincenzo De Caprio, Bernard Delabre, Paolo Di Marcantonio, Hans Dekker, Mark D. Downing, Gert Finger, Paul Groot, Hiddo H. Hanenburg, Francois Hammer, David Horville, Jens Hjorth, Lex Kaper, Jens Klougart, Per Kjaergaard-Rasmussen, Jean-Louis Lizon, Michel Marteaud, Ruben Mazzoleni, Niels Michaelsen, Roberto Pallavicini, Florence Rigal, Paolo Santin, Anton Norup Soerensen, Paolo Spano, Lars Venema, Pascal Vola, Filippo M. Zerbi, X-shooter: UV-to-IR intermediate-resolution high-efficiency spectrograph for the ESO VLT Proceedings of SPIE. ,vol. 5492, pp. 220- 229 ,(2004) , 10.1117/12.550005