An update on the development of IO:I: a NIR imager for the Liverpool Telescope

R. M. Barnsley; I. A. Steele; S. D. Bates; C. J. Mottram

doi:10.1117/12.2055508

8 July 2014 An update on the development of IO:I: a NIR imager for the Liverpool Telescope

R. M. Barnsley, I. A. Steele, S. D. Bates, C. J. Mottram

Proceedings Volume 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V; 914737 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055508
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

IO:I is a new instrument in development for the Liverpool Telescope, extending current imaging capabilities beyond the optical and into the near infrared. Cost has been minimised by use of a previously decommissioned instrument’s dewar as the base for a prototype, and retrofitting it with a 1.7μm cutoﬀ Hawaii-2RG HgCdTe detector, SIDECAR ASIC controller and JADE2 interface card. Development of this prototype is nearing completion and will be operational mid 2014. In this paper, the mechanical, electronic and cryogenic facets of the dewar retrofitting process will be discussed together with a description of the instrument control system software/hardware setup. Finally, a brief overview of some initial testing undertaken on the engineering grade array will be given, along with future commissioning plans for the instrument.

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R. M. Barnsley, I. A. Steele, S. D. Bates, and C. J. Mottram "An update on the development of IO:I: a NIR imager for the Liverpool Telescope", Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 914737 (8 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055508

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