Anglo-Australian Observatory Fibre System

Peter M. Gray

doi:10.1117/12.968077

13 October 1986 Anglo-Australian Observatory Fibre System

Peter M. Gray

Proceedings Volume 0627, Instrumentation in Astronomy VI; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.968077
Event: 1986 Astronomy Conferences, 1986, Tucson, United States

Abstract

The use of optical fibres in astronomical instrumentation has been going on at the Anglo-Australian Observatory (AAO) for the past four years. The major application of fibres has been for multi object spectroscopy, and a system known as FOCAP (Fibre Optic Coupled Aperture Plate) has been in regular use on the 3.9m Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) as a general user instrument for the past three years. FOCAP has undergone a program of continual development with improvements and new facilities to cope with the steadily increasing and diversifing demand. This paper seeks to describe the current status of the present FOCAP system and detail the experience we have gained from regular fibre observing. A brief survey of suitable astronomical fibres currently avaliable will be given as well as an outline of some future developments with fibres at the AAO.

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Peter M. Gray "Anglo-Australian Observatory Fibre System", Proc. SPIE 0627, Instrumentation in Astronomy VI, (13 October 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.968077

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