TAIPAN: optical spectroscopy with Starbugs

Kyler Kuehn; Jon Lawrence; David M. Brown; Scott Case; Matthew Colless; Robert Content; Luke Gers; James Gilbert; Michael Goodwin; Andrew M. Hopkins; Michael Ireland; Nuria P F Lorente; Rolf Muller; Vijay Nichani; Azizi Rakman; Samuel N. Richards; Will Saunders; Nick F. Staszak; Julia Tims; Lewis G. Waller

doi:10.1117/12.2055677

TAIPAN: optical spectroscopy with Starbugs

Kyler Kuehn^*, Jon Lawrence, David M. Brown, Scott Case, Matthew Colless, Robert Content, Luke Gers, James Gilbert, Michael Goodwin, Andrew M. Hopkins, Michael Ireland, Nuria P F Lorente, Rolf Muller, Vijay Nichani, Azizi Rakman, Samuel N. Richards, Will Saunders, Nick F. Staszak, Julia Tims, Lewis G. Waller

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Abstract

TAIPAN is a spectroscopic instrument designed for the UK Schmidt Telescope at the Australian Astronomical Observatory. In addition to undertaking the TAIPAN survey, it will serve as a prototype for the MANIFEST fibre positioner system for the future Giant Magellan Telescope. The design for TAIPAN incorporates up to 300 optical fibres situated within independently-controlled robotic positioners known as Starbugs, allowing precise parallel positioning of every fibre, thus significantly reducing instrument configuration time and increasing observing time. We describe the design of the TAIPAN instrument system, as well as the science that will be accomplished by the TAIPAN survey. We also highlight results from the on-sky tests performed in May 2014 with Starbugs on the UK Schmidt Telescope and briefly introduce the role that Starbugs will play in MANIFEST.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V
Editors	Suzanne K. Ramsay, Ian S. McLean, Hideki Takami
Place of Publication	Bellingham, Washington
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	1-8
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9780819496157
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055677
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V - Montreal, Canada Duration: 22 Jun 2014 → 26 Jun 2014

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Volume	9147
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Other	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	22/06/14 → 26/06/14

Keywords

Astronomical Instrumentation
Fiber Positioner Technology
High Multiplex and Survey Instruments
Spectroscopy

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Kuehn, K., Lawrence, J., Brown, D. M., Case, S., Colless, M., Content, R., Gers, L., Gilbert, J., Goodwin, M., Hopkins, A. M., Ireland, M., Lorente, N. P. F., Muller, R., Nichani, V., Rakman, A., Richards, S. N., Saunders, W., Staszak, N. F., Tims, J., & Waller, L. G. (2014). TAIPAN: optical spectroscopy with Starbugs. In S. K. Ramsay, I. S. McLean, & H. Takami (Eds.), Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V (pp. 1-8). Article 914710 (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 9147). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055677

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TAIPAN: optical spectroscopy with Starbugs. / Kuehn, Kyler; Lawrence, Jon; Brown, David M. et al.
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V. ed. / Suzanne K. Ramsay; Ian S. McLean; Hideki Takami. Bellingham, Washington: SPIE, 2014. p. 1-8 914710 (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 9147).

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