MAROON-X: A radial velocity spectrograph for the Gemini Observatory

Andreas Seifahrt; Julian Stürmer; Jacob L. Bean; Christian Schwab

doi:10.1117/12.2312936

MAROON-X: A radial velocity spectrograph for the Gemini Observatory

Andreas Seifahrt^*, Julian Stürmer, Jacob L. Bean, Christian Schwab

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Abstract

MAROON-X is a red-optical, high precision radial velocity spectrograph currently nearing completion and undergoing extensive performance testing at the University of Chicago. The instrument is scheduled to be installed at Gemini North in the first quarter of 2019. MAROON-X will be the only RV spectrograph on a large telescope with full access by the entire US community. In these proceedings we discuss the latest addition of the red wavelength arm and the two science grade detector systems, as well as the design and construction of the telescope front end. We also present results from ongoing RV stability tests in the lab. First results indicate that MAROON-X can be calibrated at the sub-m s^-1 level, and perhaps even much better than that using a simultaneous reference approach.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
Editors	Christopher J. Evans, Luc Simard, Hideki Takami
Place of Publication	Bellingham, Washington
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	1-10
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510619586
ISBN (Print)	9781510619579
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312936
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2018
Event	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018 - Austin, United States Duration: 10 Jun 2018 → 14 Jun 2018

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	10702
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	10/06/18 → 14/06/18

Keywords

active fiber guiding
CCD
echelle spectrograph
Fabry Perot etalon
Gemini
optical fibers
radial velocity
radial velocity stability

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Seifahrt, A, Stürmer, J, Bean, JL & Schwab, C 2018, MAROON-X: A radial velocity spectrograph for the Gemini Observatory. in CJ Evans, L Simard & H Takami (eds), Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII., 107026D, Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 10702, SPIE, Bellingham, Washington, pp. 1-10, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018, Austin, United States, 10/06/18. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312936

MAROON-X: A radial velocity spectrograph for the Gemini Observatory. / Seifahrt, Andreas; Stürmer, Julian; Bean, Jacob L. et al.
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII. ed. / Christopher J. Evans; Luc Simard; Hideki Takami. Bellingham, Washington: SPIE, 2018. p. 1-10 107026D (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 10702).

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