4MOST metrology system error analysis

Roland Winkler*, Samuel C. Barden, Allar Saviauk, Steffen Frey, Nicolas Azais, Peter Gillingham, Scott Smedley

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Abstract

The 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) instrument uses 2436 individually positioned optical fibres to couple the light of targets into its spectrographs. The metrology system determines the position of the back-illuminated fibres on the focal surface of the telescope. It consists of 4 identical cameras that are mounted on the spider vanes of the secondary mirror of the VISTA telescope and look through the entire optical train, including M1, M2 and the WFC/ADC unit. Here, we present an exhaustive study on the expected centroiding errors, including but not limited to lens fabrication errors, seeing, mirror distortions and parallax effects.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGround-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
EditorsChristopher J. Evans, Luc Simard, Hideki Takami
Place of PublicationBellingham, Washington
PublisherSPIE
Number of pages17
ISBN (Electronic)9781510619586
ISBN (Print)9781510619579
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2018
Externally publishedYes
EventGround-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018 - Austin, United States
Duration: 10 Jun 201814 Jun 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE
PublisherSPIE
Volume10702
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceGround-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin
Period10/06/1814/06/18

Keywords

  • 4MOST
  • Centroiding
  • Error Analysis
  • ESO
  • Metrology
  • Optical Fibers
  • VISTA

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