Rubidium traced etalon wavelength calibrators: Towards deployment at observatories

Christian Schwab; Tobias Feger; Julian Stürmer; Andreas Seifahrt; Yulia V. Gurevich; Dmytro Rogozin; Thorsten Führer; Samuel P. Halverson; Ryan C. Terrien; Thomas Legero; David W. Coutts; Gert Raskin; Thomas Walther; Jacob L. Bean; Andreas Quirrenbach

doi:10.1117/12.2314426

Rubidium traced etalon wavelength calibrators

Towards deployment at observatories

Christian Schwab^*, Tobias Feger, Julian Stürmer, Andreas Seifahrt, Yulia V. Gurevich, Dmytro Rogozin, Thorsten Führer, Samuel P. Halverson, Ryan C. Terrien, Thomas Legero, David W. Coutts, Gert Raskin, Thomas Walther, Jacob L. Bean, Andreas Quirrenbach

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Precise wavelength calibration is a persistent problem for highest precision Doppler spectroscopy. The ideal calibrator provides an extremely stable spectrum of equidistant, narrow lines over a wide bandwidth, is reliable over timescales of years, and is simple to operate. Unlike traditional hollow cathode lamps, etalons provide an engineered spectrum with adjustable line distance and width and can cover a very broad spectral bandwidth. We have shown that laser locked etalons provide the necessary stability with an ideal spectral format for calibrating precision Echelle spectrographs, in a cost-effective and robust package. Anchoring the etalon spectrum to a very precisely known hyperfine transition of rubidium delivers cm/s-level stability over timescales of years. We have engineered a fieldable system which is currently being constructed as calibrator for the MAROON-X, HERMES, KPF, FIES and iLocater spectrographs.

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	1-7
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510619586
ISBN (Print)	9781510619579
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314426
Publication status	Published - 9 Jul 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

Conference

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

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Keywords

Doppler technique
Echelle spectrograph
exoplanets
Fabry-Perot
high-resolution spectroscopy
radial velocity
stabilized etalon
wavelength calibration

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Schwab, C., Feger, T., Stürmer, J., Seifahrt, A., Gurevich, Y. V., Rogozin, D., ... Quirrenbach, A. (2018). Rubidium traced etalon wavelength calibrators: Towards deployment at observatories. In C. J. Evans, L. Simard, & H. Takami (Eds.), Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII (pp. 1-7). [1070272] (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 10702). Bellingham, Washington: SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314426

Schwab, Christian ; Feger, Tobias ; Stürmer, Julian ; Seifahrt, Andreas ; Gurevich, Yulia V. ; Rogozin, Dmytro ; Führer, Thorsten ; Halverson, Samuel P. ; Terrien, Ryan C. ; Legero, Thomas ; Coutts, David W. ; Raskin, Gert ; Walther, Thomas ; Bean, Jacob L. ; Quirrenbach, Andreas. / Rubidium traced etalon wavelength calibrators : Towards deployment at observatories. Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII. editor / Christopher J. Evans ; Luc Simard ; Hideki Takami. Bellingham, Washington : SPIE, 2018. pp. 1-7 (Proceedings of SPIE).

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Schwab C , Feger T, Stürmer J, Seifahrt A, Gurevich YV, Rogozin D et al. Rubidium traced etalon wavelength calibrators: Towards deployment at observatories. In Evans CJ, Simard L, Takami H, editors, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII. Bellingham, Washington: SPIE. 2018. p. 1-7. 1070272. (Proceedings of SPIE). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314426

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