The DESI wide field corrector optics

Peter Doel; Michael J. Sholl; Ming Liang; David Brooks; Brenna Flaugher; Gaston Gutierrez; Stephen Kent; Michael Lampton; Timothy Miller; David Sprayberry

doi:10.1117/12.2057172

6 August 2014 The DESI wide field corrector optics

Peter Doel, Michael J. Sholl, Ming Liang, David Brooks, Brenna Flaugher, Gaston Gutierrez, Stephen Kent, Michael Lampton, Timothy Miller, David Sprayberry

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Proceedings Volume 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V; 91476R (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057172
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic instrument (DESI) is a 5000 fiber multi-object spectrometer system under development for installation on the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) Kitt Peak 4m telescope (the Mayall telescope). DESI is designed to perform a 14,000° (square) galaxy and Quasi-Stellar Object (QSO) redshift survey to improve estimates of the dark energy equation of state. The survey design imposes numerous constraints on a prime focus corrector design, including field of view, geometrical blur, stability, fiber injection efficiency, zenith angle, mass and cost. The DESI baseline wide-field optical design described herein provides a 3.2° diameter field of view with six 0.8- 1.14m diameter lenses and an integral atmospheric dispersion compensator.

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Peter Doel, Michael J. Sholl, Ming Liang, David Brooks, Brenna Flaugher, Gaston Gutierrez, Stephen Kent, Michael Lampton, Timothy Miller, and David Sprayberry "The DESI wide field corrector optics", Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 91476R (6 August 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057172

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