EMIR: the GTC NIR multi-object imager-spectrograph

F. Garzón; D. Abreu; S. Barrera; S. Becerril; L. M. Cairós; J. J. Díaz; A. B. Fragoso; F. Gago; R. Grange; C. González; P. López; J. Patrón; J. Pérez; J. L. Rasilla; P. Redondo; R. Restrepo; P. Saavedra; V. Sánchez; F. Tenegi; M. Vallbé

doi:10.1117/12.671302

28 June 2006 EMIR: the GTC NIR multi-object imager-spectrograph

F. Garzón, D. Abreu, S. Barrera, S. Becerril, L. M. Cairós, J. J. Díaz, A. B. Fragoso, F. Gago, R. Grange, C. González, P. López, J. Patrón, J. Pérez, J. L. Rasilla, P. Redondo, R. Restrepo, P. Saavedra, V. Sánchez, F. Tenegi, M. Vallbé

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Proceedings Volume 6269, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy; 626918 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671302
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

Abstract

EMIR, currently entering into its fabrication and AIV phase, will be one of the first common user instruments for the GTC, the 10 meter telescope under construction by GRANTECAN at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (Canary Islands, Spain). EMIR is being built by a Consortium of Spanish and French institutes led by the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC). EMIR is designed to realize one of the central goals of 10m class telescopes, allowing observers to obtain spectra for large numbers of faint sources in an time-efficient manner. EMIR is primarily designed to be operated as a MOS in the K band, but offers a wide range of observing modes, including imaging and spectroscopy, both long slit and multiobject, in the wavelength range 0.9 to 2.5 μm. It is equipped with two innovative subsystems: a robotic reconfigurable multislit mask and disperssive elements formed by the combination of high quality diffraction grating and conventional prisms, both at the heart of the instrument. The present status of development, expected performances, schedule and plans for scientific exploitation are described and discussed. The development and fabrication of EMIR is funded by GRANTECAN and the Plan Nacional de Astronomia y Astrofisica (National Plan for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spain).

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F. Garzón, D. Abreu, S. Barrera, S. Becerril, L. M. Cairós, J. J. Díaz, A. B. Fragoso, F. Gago, R. Grange, C. González, P. López, J. Patrón, J. Pérez, J. L. Rasilla, P. Redondo, R. Restrepo, P. Saavedra, V. Sánchez, F. Tenegi, and M. Vallbé "EMIR: the GTC NIR multi-object imager-spectrograph", Proc. SPIE 6269, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy, 626918 (28 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671302

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