The mechanical design of SOXS for the NTT

M. Aliverti; O. Hershko; O. Diner; A. Brucalassi; G. Pignata; H. Kuncarayakti; A. Bianco; S. Campana; R. Claudi; P. Schipani; A. Baruffolo; S. Ben-Ami; F. Biondi; G. Capasso; R. Cosentino; F. D'Alessio; P. D'Avanzo; M. Munari; A. Rubin; S. Scuderi; F. Vitali; J. Achrén; J. A. Araiza-Duran; I. Arcavi; E. Cappellaro; M. Colapietro; M. Della Valle; S. D'Orsi; D. Fantinel; J. Fynbo; A. Gal-Yam; M. Genoni; M. Hirvonen; J. Kotilainen; T. Kumar; M. Landoni; J. Lehti; G. Li Causi; L. Marafatto; S. Mattila; G. Pariani; M. Rappaport; D. Ricci; M. Riva; B. Salasnich; S. Smartt; M. Turatto; R. Zanmar Sanchez

doi:10.1117/12.2313404

6 July 2018 The mechanical design of SOXS for the NTT

M. Aliverti, O. Hershko, O. Diner, A. Brucalassi, G. Pignata, H. Kuncarayakti, A. Bianco, S. Campana, R. Claudi, P. Schipani, A. Baruffolo, S. Ben-Ami, F. Biondi, G. Capasso, R. Cosentino, F. D'Alessio, P. D'Avanzo, M. Munari, A. Rubin, S. Scuderi, F. Vitali, J. Achrén, J. A. Araiza-Duran, I. Arcavi, E. Cappellaro, M. Colapietro, M. Della Valle, S. D'Orsi, D. Fantinel, J. Fynbo, A. Gal-Yam, M. Genoni, M. Hirvonen, J. Kotilainen, T. Kumar, M. Landoni, J. Lehti, G. Li Causi, L. Marafatto, S. Mattila, G. Pariani, M. Rappaport, D. Ricci, M. Riva, B. Salasnich, S. Smartt, M. Turatto, R. Zanmar Sanchez

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Proceedings Volume 10702, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII; 1070231 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313404
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, Austin, Texas, United States

Abstract

SOXS (Son of X-shooter) is a wide band, medium resolution spectrograph for the ESO NTT with a first light expected in early 2021. The instrument will be composed by five semi-independent subsystems: a pre-slit Common Path (CP), an Acquisition Camera (AC), a Calibration Unit (CU), the NIR spectrograph, and the UV-VIS spectrograph. In this paper, we present the mechanical design of the subsystems, the kinematic mounts developed to simplify the final integration procedure and the maintenance. The concept of the CP and NIR optomechanical mounts developed for a simple pre- alignment procedure and for the thermal compensation of reflective and refractive elements will be shown.

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M. Aliverti, O. Hershko, O. Diner, A. Brucalassi, G. Pignata, H. Kuncarayakti, A. Bianco, S. Campana, R. Claudi, P. Schipani, A. Baruffolo, S. Ben-Ami, F. Biondi, G. Capasso, R. Cosentino, F. D'Alessio, P. D'Avanzo, M. Munari, A. Rubin, S. Scuderi, F. Vitali, J. Achrén, J. A. Araiza-Duran, I. Arcavi, E. Cappellaro, M. Colapietro, M. Della Valle, S. D'Orsi, D. Fantinel, J. Fynbo, A. Gal-Yam, M. Genoni, M. Hirvonen, J. Kotilainen, T. Kumar, M. Landoni, J. Lehti, G. Li Causi, L. Marafatto, S. Mattila, G. Pariani, M. Rappaport, D. Ricci, M. Riva, B. Salasnich, S. Smartt, M. Turatto, and R. Zanmar Sanchez "The mechanical design of SOXS for the NTT", Proc. SPIE 10702, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII, 1070231 (6 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313404

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