Near-infrared camera and Fabry-Perot spectrometer: NIC-FPS

Mark B. Vincent; Jon A. Morse; Stephane Beland; Fred Hearty; John Bally; Erica Ellingson; Erik Wilkinson; Patrick Hartigan; John Holtzman; J. Barentine

doi:10.1117/12.459488

7 March 2003 Near-infrared camera and Fabry-Perot spectrometer - NIC-FPS

Mark B. Vincent, Jon A. Morse, Stephane Beland, Fred Hearty, John Bally, Erica Ellingson, Erik Wilkinson, Patrick Hartigan, John Holtzman, J. Barentine

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Proceedings Volume 4841, Instrument Design and Performance for Optical/Infrared Ground-based Telescopes; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459488
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

The Near-Infrared Camera and Fabry-Perot Spectrometer (NIC-FPS) will provide near-IR imaging over the wavelength range ~0.9-2.45 microns and medium resolution (R~10,000) full-field Fabry-Perot spectroscopy in the 1.5-2.4 micron range. Science observation will commence by mid 2004 on the Astrophysical Research Consortium 3.5-m telescope at the Apache Point Observatory in Sunspot, NM. NIC-FPS will allow a wide variety of extragalactic, galactic, and solar system observational programs to be conducted. NIC-FPS will support two observational modes, near-IR imaging or Fabry-Perot spectroscopy. For spectroscopy of line-emitting objects, the cryogenic Fabry-Perot etalon is inserted into the optical path to generate 3D spectral datacubes at ~30 km/s spectral resolution. For narrow to broad-band imaging, the etalon is removed from the optical path. Both modes will utilize a Rockwell Hawaii 1RG 1024 x 1024 HgCdTe detector which features low dark current, low noise and broad spectral response required for astronomical observations. The optics and detector will provide a full 4.6' × 4.6' field of view at 0.27" pixel. NIC-FPS will be mounted to the ARC telescope's Nasmyth port. NIC-FPS will significantly increase ARC's near-IR imaging and spectroscopy capabilities. We present NIC-FPS's optical design and instrument specifications.

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Mark B. Vincent, Jon A. Morse, Stephane Beland, Fred Hearty, John Bally, Erica Ellingson, Erik Wilkinson, Patrick Hartigan, John Holtzman, and J. Barentine "Near-infrared camera and Fabry-Perot spectrometer - NIC-FPS", Proc. SPIE 4841, Instrument Design and Performance for Optical/Infrared Ground-based Telescopes, (7 March 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459488

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