MANIFEST: a many-instrument fiber-positioning system for GMT

Will Saunders; Matthew Colless; Ian Saunders; Andrew Hopkins; Michael Goodwin; Jeroen Heijmans; Jurek Brzeski; Tony Farrell

doi:10.1117/12.856353

MANIFEST: a many-instrument fiber-positioning system for GMT

Will Saunders^*, Matthew Colless, Ian Saunders, Andrew Hopkins, Michael Goodwin, Jeroen Heijmans, Jurek Brzeski, Tony Farrell

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

28 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

MANIFEST (the Many Instrument Fiber System) is a proposed fiber-positioner for the GMT, capable of feeding other instruments as needed. It is a simple, flexible and modular design, based on the AAO's Starbugs, the University of Sydney's Hexabundles, and extensive use of standard telecommunications fiber technology. Up to 2000 individually deployable fiber units are envisaged, with a wide variety of aperture types (single-aperture, image-slicing, IFU). MANIFEST allows (a) full use of the GMT's 20′ field-of-view, (b) a multiplexed IFU capability, (c) greatly increased spectral resolution via image-slicing, (d) efficient detector packing both spectrally and spatially, (e) the possibility of OH-suppression in the near-infrared. Together, these gains make GMT the most powerful of the ELT's for wide-field spectroscopy. It is intended that MANIFEST will form part of the GMT facility itself, available to any instrument able to make use of it.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III
Place of Publication	Washington, DC
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	1-9
Number of pages	9
Volume	7735
Edition	PART 1
ISBN (Print)	9780819482259
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856353
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 27 Jun 2010 → 2 Jul 2010

Other

Other	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	27/06/10 → 2/07/10

Keywords

extremely large telescopes
fiber positioners
fiber spectroscopy
OH suppression
Starbugs

Access to Document

10.1117/12.856353

Cite this

@inproceedings{702ae044aaae406dbb299544e6aa2406,

title = "MANIFEST: a many-instrument fiber-positioning system for GMT",

abstract = "MANIFEST (the Many Instrument Fiber System) is a proposed fiber-positioner for the GMT, capable of feeding other instruments as needed. It is a simple, flexible and modular design, based on the AAO's Starbugs, the University of Sydney's Hexabundles, and extensive use of standard telecommunications fiber technology. Up to 2000 individually deployable fiber units are envisaged, with a wide variety of aperture types (single-aperture, image-slicing, IFU). MANIFEST allows (a) full use of the GMT's 20′ field-of-view, (b) a multiplexed IFU capability, (c) greatly increased spectral resolution via image-slicing, (d) efficient detector packing both spectrally and spatially, (e) the possibility of OH-suppression in the near-infrared. Together, these gains make GMT the most powerful of the ELT's for wide-field spectroscopy. It is intended that MANIFEST will form part of the GMT facility itself, available to any instrument able to make use of it.",

keywords = "extremely large telescopes, fiber positioners, fiber spectroscopy, OH suppression, Starbugs",

author = "Will Saunders and Matthew Colless and Ian Saunders and Andrew Hopkins and Michael Goodwin and Jeroen Heijmans and Jurek Brzeski and Tony Farrell",

year = "2010",

doi = "10.1117/12.856353",

language = "English",

isbn = "9780819482259",

volume = "7735",

pages = "1--9",

booktitle = "Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III",

publisher = "SPIE",

address = "United States",

edition = "PART 1",

note = "Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III ; Conference date: 27-06-2010 Through 02-07-2010",

}

Saunders, W, Colless, M, Saunders, I, Hopkins, A , Goodwin, M, Heijmans, J, Brzeski, J & Farrell, T 2010, MANIFEST: a many-instrument fiber-positioning system for GMT. in Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III. PART 1 edn, vol. 7735, 773568, SPIE, Washington, DC, pp. 1-9, Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III, San Diego, CA, United States, 27/06/10. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856353

TY - GEN

T1 - MANIFEST

T2 - Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III

AU - Saunders, Will

AU - Colless, Matthew

AU - Saunders, Ian

AU - Hopkins, Andrew

AU - Goodwin, Michael

AU - Heijmans, Jeroen

AU - Brzeski, Jurek

AU - Farrell, Tony

PY - 2010

Y1 - 2010

N2 - MANIFEST (the Many Instrument Fiber System) is a proposed fiber-positioner for the GMT, capable of feeding other instruments as needed. It is a simple, flexible and modular design, based on the AAO's Starbugs, the University of Sydney's Hexabundles, and extensive use of standard telecommunications fiber technology. Up to 2000 individually deployable fiber units are envisaged, with a wide variety of aperture types (single-aperture, image-slicing, IFU). MANIFEST allows (a) full use of the GMT's 20′ field-of-view, (b) a multiplexed IFU capability, (c) greatly increased spectral resolution via image-slicing, (d) efficient detector packing both spectrally and spatially, (e) the possibility of OH-suppression in the near-infrared. Together, these gains make GMT the most powerful of the ELT's for wide-field spectroscopy. It is intended that MANIFEST will form part of the GMT facility itself, available to any instrument able to make use of it.

AB - MANIFEST (the Many Instrument Fiber System) is a proposed fiber-positioner for the GMT, capable of feeding other instruments as needed. It is a simple, flexible and modular design, based on the AAO's Starbugs, the University of Sydney's Hexabundles, and extensive use of standard telecommunications fiber technology. Up to 2000 individually deployable fiber units are envisaged, with a wide variety of aperture types (single-aperture, image-slicing, IFU). MANIFEST allows (a) full use of the GMT's 20′ field-of-view, (b) a multiplexed IFU capability, (c) greatly increased spectral resolution via image-slicing, (d) efficient detector packing both spectrally and spatially, (e) the possibility of OH-suppression in the near-infrared. Together, these gains make GMT the most powerful of the ELT's for wide-field spectroscopy. It is intended that MANIFEST will form part of the GMT facility itself, available to any instrument able to make use of it.

KW - extremely large telescopes

KW - fiber positioners

KW - fiber spectroscopy

KW - OH suppression

KW - Starbugs

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77956743316&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1117/12.856353

DO - 10.1117/12.856353

M3 - Conference proceeding contribution

AN - SCOPUS:77956743316

SN - 9780819482259

VL - 7735

SP - 1

EP - 9

BT - Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III

PB - SPIE

CY - Washington, DC

Y2 - 27 June 2010 through 2 July 2010

ER -

MANIFEST: a many-instrument fiber-positioning system for GMT

Abstract

Other

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this