Science instrumentation progress at the Giant Magellan Telescope

R. Millan-Gabet; R. A. Bernstein; A. Souza; B. Walls; A. Bouchez; B. Sitarski; A. Szentgyorgyi; S. McMuldroch; D. Fabricant; R. A. S. Ribero; R. Sharp; G. Mace; C. B. Brooks; D. T. Jaffe; J. Lawrence; C. Saavedra; J. Crane; A. Uomoto; L. Close; J. Males

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Science instrumentation progress at the Giant Magellan Telescope

R. Millan-Gabet^*, R. A. Bernstein, A. Souza, B. Walls, A. Bouchez, B. Sitarski, A. Szentgyorgyi, S. McMuldroch, D. Fabricant, R. A. S. Ribero, R. Sharp, G. Mace, C. B. Brooks, D. T. Jaffe, J. Lawrence, C. Saavedra, J. Crane, A. Uomoto, L. Close, J. Males

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We describe the development status of the first-generation science instruments for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT). The first-generation suite includes two infrared and two visible light spectrographs that together will deliver from wide-band imaging to R~200,000 spectroscopy at wavelengths from 0.3 to 5 µm. All four instruments are designed for use with diffraction limited or ground-layer adaptive optics modes. G-CLEF, a visible light echelle designed for broad scientific use and for precision radial velocity measurements, is in fabrication. The other three (GMACS, a wide field multi-object spectrograph; GMTNIRS, a near- to thermal-infrared echelle spectrograph utilizing silicon immersion gratings; and GMTIFS, a near-infrared imager and integral field spectrograph) are in Preliminary Design. The first-generation suite also includes a robotic fiber-feed system called MANIFEST, which enables spectroscopy over the 20 arcmin field of view of the telescope with custom fibers for G-CLEF, GMACS, and GMTNIRS. An additional facility instrument, GMagAO-X, is being developed to provide high-contrast imaging at visible and near-infrared wavelengths and is in Preliminary Design. We also discuss the visible and infrared cameras (called ComCam and AOTC, respectively) that will be used for alignment, verification, and commissioning of the active and adaptive optics modes of the telescope and enable early science activities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX
Editors	Christopher J. Evans, Julia J. Bryant, Kentaro Motohara
Place of Publication	Washington, DC
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	1-8
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510653504
ISBN (Print)	9781510653498
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628986
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	Conference on Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX - Montreal, Canada Duration: 17 Jul 2022 → 22 Jul 2022

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	12184
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Conference on Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	17/07/22 → 22/07/22

Keywords

Giant Magellan Telescope
GMT
G-CLEF
GMACS
GMTNIRS
GMTIFS
MANIFEST
GMagAO-X
ComCam

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Millan-Gabet, R., Bernstein, R. A., Souza, A., Walls, B., Bouchez, A., Sitarski, B., Szentgyorgyi, A., McMuldroch, S., Fabricant, D., Ribero, R. A. S., Sharp, R., Mace, G., Brooks, C. B., Jaffe, D. T., Lawrence, J., Saavedra, C., Crane, J., Uomoto, A., Close, L., & Males, J. (2022). Science instrumentation progress at the Giant Magellan Telescope. In C. J. Evans, J. J. Bryant, & K. Motohara (Eds.), Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX (pp. 1-8). Article 121841Y (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 12184). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628986

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Millan-Gabet, R, Bernstein, RA, Souza, A, Walls, B, Bouchez, A, Sitarski, B, Szentgyorgyi, A, McMuldroch, S, Fabricant, D, Ribero, RAS, Sharp, R, Mace, G, Brooks, CB, Jaffe, DT, Lawrence, J, Saavedra, C, Crane, J, Uomoto, A, Close, L & Males, J 2022, Science instrumentation progress at the Giant Magellan Telescope. in CJ Evans, JJ Bryant & K Motohara (eds), Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX., 121841Y, Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 12184, SPIE, Washington, DC, pp. 1-8, Conference on Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX, Montreal, Canada, 17/07/22. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628986

Science instrumentation progress at the Giant Magellan Telescope. / Millan-Gabet, R.; Bernstein, R. A.; Souza, A. et al.
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX. ed. / Christopher J. Evans; Julia J. Bryant; Kentaro Motohara. Washington, DC: SPIE, 2022. p. 1-8 121841Y (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 12184).

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