Full system test and early preliminary acceptance Europe results for CRIRES+

Anna Brucalassi; Reinhold J. Dorn; Roman Follert; Artie Hatzes; Paul Bristow; Ulf Seemann; Claudio Cumani; Siegfried Eschbaumer; Andreas Haimerl; Marcus Haug; Ulrike Heiter; Renate Hinterschuster; Derek J. Ives; Yves Jung; Florian Kerber; Barbara Klein; Alexis Lavail; Jean Louis Lizon; Thomas Marquart; Christophe Moins; Ignacio Molina-Conde; Ernesto Oliva; Luca Pasquini; Jérôme Paufique; Nikolai Piskunov; Jörg Stegmeier; Eric Stempels; Sebastien Tordo; Elena Valenti; Heiko Anwand-Heerwart; Katja Hauptner; Peter Jeep; Christopher Marvin; Ansgar Reiners; Petra Rhode; Christof Schmidt; Tim Umlauf

doi:10.1117/12.2313743

6 July 2018 Full system test and early preliminary acceptance Europe results for CRIRES+

Anna Brucalassi, Reinhold J. Dorn, Roman Follert, Artie Hatzes, Paul Bristow, Ulf Seemann, Claudio Cumani, Siegfried Eschbaumer, Andreas Haimerl, Marcus Haug, Ulrike Heiter, Renate Hinterschuster, Derek J. Ives, Yves Jung, Florian Kerber, Barbara Klein, Alexis Lavail, Jean Louis Lizon, Thomas Marquart, Christophe Moins, Ignacio Molina-Conde, Ernesto Oliva, Luca Pasquini, Jérôme Paufique, Nikolai Piskunov, Jörg Stegmeier, Eric Stempels, Sebastien Tordo, Elena Valenti, Heiko Anwand-Heerwart, Katja Hauptner, Peter Jeep, Christopher Marvin, Ansgar Reiners, Petra Rhode, Christof Schmidt, Tim Umlauf

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Proceedings Volume 10702, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII; 1070239 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313743
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, Austin, Texas, United States

Abstract

CRIRES+ is the new high-resolution NIR echelle spectrograph intended to be operated at the platform B of VLT Unit telescope UT3. It will cover from Y to M bands (0.95-5.3um) with a spectral resolution of R = 50000 or R=100000. The main scientific goals are the search of super-Earths in the habitable zone of low-mass stars, the characterisation of transiting planets atmosphere and the study of the origin and evolution of stellar magnetic fields. Based on the heritage of the old adaptive optics (AO) assisted VLT instrument CRIRES, the new spectrograph will present improved optical layout, a new detector system and a new calibration unit providing optimal performances in terms of simultaneous wavelength coverage and radial velocity accuracy (a few m/s). The total observing efficiency will be enhanced by a factor of 10 with respect to CRIRES. An innovative spectro-polarimetry mode will be also offered and a new metrology system will ensure very high system stability and repeatability. Fiinally, the CRIRES+ project will also provide the community with a new data reduction software (DRS) package. CRIRES+ is currently at the initial phase of its Preliminary Acceptance in Europe (PAE) and it will be commissioned early in 2019 at VLT. This work outlines the main results obtained during the initial phase of the full system test at ESO HQ Garching.

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Anna Brucalassi, Reinhold J. Dorn, Roman Follert, Artie Hatzes, Paul Bristow, Ulf Seemann, Claudio Cumani, Siegfried Eschbaumer, Andreas Haimerl, Marcus Haug, Ulrike Heiter, Renate Hinterschuster, Derek J. Ives, Yves Jung, Florian Kerber, Barbara Klein, Alexis Lavail, Jean Louis Lizon, Thomas Marquart, Christophe Moins, Ignacio Molina-Conde, Ernesto Oliva, Luca Pasquini, Jérôme Paufique, Nikolai Piskunov, Jörg Stegmeier, Eric Stempels, Sebastien Tordo, Elena Valenti, Heiko Anwand-Heerwart, Katja Hauptner, Peter Jeep, Christopher Marvin, Ansgar Reiners, Petra Rhode, Christof Schmidt, and Tim Umlauf "Full system test and early preliminary acceptance Europe results for CRIRES+", Proc. SPIE 10702, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII, 1070239 (6 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313743

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