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.
| Language | English |
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| 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 | |
| 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 |
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| Publisher | SPIE |
| Volume | 10702 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1996-756X |
Conference
| Conference | Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Austin |
| Period | 10/06/18 → 14/06/18 |
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Keywords
- active fiber guiding
- CCD
- echelle spectrograph
- Fabry Perot etalon
- Gemini
- optical fibers
- radial velocity
- radial velocity stability
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MAROON-X : A radial velocity spectrograph for the Gemini Observatory. / Seifahrt, Andreas; Stürmer, Julian; Bean, Jacob L.; Schwab, Christian.
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).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › Research › peer-review
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