The opto-mechanical design of the Colorado High-resolution Echelle Stellar Spectrograph (CHESS)

Robert Kane; Matthew Beasley; James Green; Eric Burgh; Kevin France

doi:10.1117/12.892825

13 September 2011 The opto-mechanical design of the Colorado High-resolution Echelle Stellar Spectrograph (CHESS)

Robert Kane, Matthew Beasley, James Green, Eric Burgh, Kevin France

Proceedings Volume 8145, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XVII; 81450P (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.892825
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We present the Colorado High-resolution Echelle Stellar Spectrograph (CHESS) sounding rocket payload. The design uses a mechanical collimator made from a grid of square tubing, an objective echelle grating, a holographically-ruled cross-disperser, a new 40 mm MCP with a cross strip anode or a delta-doped 3.5k x 3.5k CCD detector. The optics are suspended using carbon fiber rods epoxied to titanium inserts to create a space frame structure. A preliminary design is presented.

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Robert Kane, Matthew Beasley, James Green, Eric Burgh, and Kevin France "The opto-mechanical design of the Colorado High-resolution Echelle Stellar Spectrograph (CHESS)", Proc. SPIE 8145, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XVII, 81450P (13 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.892825

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