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29 August 2022 Innovations and advances in instrumentation at the W. M. Keck Observatory, vol. II
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Since the start of science operations in 1993, the twin 10-meter W. M. Keck Observatory (WMKO) telescopes have continued to maximize their scientific impact and to produce transformative discoveries that keep the observing community on the frontiers of astronomical research. Upgraded capabilities and new instrumentation are provided though collaborative partnerships with Caltech, the University of California, and the University of Hawaii instrument development teams, as well as industry and other organizations. This paper summarizes the performance of recently commissioned infrastructure projects, technology upgrades, and new additions to the suite of observatory instrumentation. We also provide a status of projects currently in design or development phases and, since we keep our eye on the future, summarize projects in exploratory phases that originate from our 2022 strategic plan developed in collaboration with our science community to adapt and respond to evolving science needs.
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Marc F. Kassis, Steve Allen, Carlos Alvarez, Ravinder Banyal, Robert Bertz, Charles Beichman, Aaron Brown, Matthew Brown, Gerald Cabak, Kevin Bundy, Sylvain Cetre, Jason Chin, Mark Chun, Will Deich, Richard Dekany, Jacques Delorme, Mark Devenot, Greg Doppmann, Michael P. Fitzgerald, Jason R. Fucik, Grant Hill, Philip Hinz, Bradford P. Holden, Andrew Howard, Maodong Gao, Steve Gibson, Percy Gomez, Colby Gottschalk, Peter R. Gillingham, Tucker Jones, Nemanja Jovanovic, Evan Kirby, Quinn Konopacky, Shanti Krishnan, Renate Kupke, James E. Larkin, Stephanie D. Leifer, Hilton A. Lewis, Scott Lilley, Jessica Lu, James E. Lyke, Nick MacDonald, Eduardo Marin, Matt Matuszewski, Dimitri Mawet, Rosalie McGurk, Maxwell A Millar-Blanchaer, Reston B. Nash, Craig Nance, James D. Neill, John M. O'Meara, Eliad Peretz, Claire L. Poppett, John C. Mather, Matthew V. Radovan, Mitsuko K. Roberts, Sam Ragland, Kodi Rider, Constance M. Rockosi, Dale Sandfor, Boqiang Shen, Charles C. Steidel, Sunil Simha, Andy Skemer, Deno Stelter, Avinash Surendran, James Thorne, Ben McCarney, Kyle Lanclos, Ashley Baker, Ryan Rubenzahl, Arpita Roy, Sam Halverson, Jerry Edelstein, Christopher Martin, Maureen Savage, Dale Sandford, Stephanie Sallum, Josh Walawender, Peter Wizinowich, Kyle B Westfall, Kerry J Vahala, Shelley Wright, Truman Wold, and Sherry Yeh "Innovations and advances in instrumentation at the W. M. Keck Observatory, vol. II", Proc. SPIE 12184, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX, 1218405 (29 August 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628630
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KEYWORDS
Adaptive optics

Spectrographs

Exoplanets

Sensors

Spectroscopy

Imaging systems

Planets

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