AAOmicron: a wide field, near-infrared, multi-object spectrograph concept for the AAT

Roger Haynes; Simon Ellis; Peter Gillingham; Anthony Horton; William Rambold; Greg Smith

doi:10.1117/12.788650

AAOmicron: a wide field, near-infrared, multi-object spectrograph concept for the AAT

Roger Haynes^*, Simon Ellis, Peter Gillingham, Anthony Horton, William Rambold, Greg Smith

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AAOmicron is a wide-field, fiber-fed, multi-object, near-infrared spectrograph concept for the Anglo Australian Telescope (AAT). It is one of a number of instruments concepts (primarily for bright time use) recently considered to complement the existing instrumentation and in particular the highly popular AAOmega system (primarily dark and grey time usage). AAOmicron has a two-degree field of view, 240 robotically configured fibers and operates between 0.98 and 1.75μm at a resolution of R~3500. AAOmicron offers a broad suite of applications from the study of low-mass stars, to determining the structure of the high-redshift Universe. We present an overview of the instrument concept, which is based heavily on the highly successful AAOmega system, and describe how the AAOmega spectrograph design could be adapted for near-infrared observations to provide a highly cost effective and scientifically compelling instrument.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II
Editors	Ian S. McLean, Mark M. Casali
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	1-12
Number of pages	12
Volume	7014
ISBN (Electronic)	9780819472243
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788650
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II - Marseille, France Duration: 23 Jun 2008 → 28 Jun 2008

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Conference	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II
Country/Territory	France
City	Marseille
Period	23/06/08 → 28/06/08

Keywords

Fiber-fed
Multi-object spectroscopy
Near infrared spectroscopy
Optical fibers
Wide field spectroscopy

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Haynes, R, Ellis, S, Gillingham, P, Horton, A, Rambold, W & Smith, G 2008, AAOmicron: a wide field, near-infrared, multi-object spectrograph concept for the AAT. in IS McLean & MM Casali (eds), Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II. vol. 7014, 70143R, SPIE, pp. 1-12, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II, Marseille, France, 23/06/08. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788650

AAOmicron: a wide field, near-infrared, multi-object spectrograph concept for the AAT. / Haynes, Roger; Ellis, Simon; Gillingham, Peter et al.
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II. ed. / Ian S. McLean; Mark M. Casali. Vol. 7014 SPIE, 2008. p. 1-12 70143R.

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