The vacuum and cryogenics system of the SOXS spectrograph

S. Scuderi; G. Bellassai; R. Di Benedetto; E. Martinetti; A. Micciché; G. Nicotra; G. Occhipinti; C. Sciré; M. Aliverti; M. Genoni; F. Vitali; S. Campana; R. Claudi; P. Schipani; A. Baruffolo; S. Ben-Ami; G. Capasso; R. Cosentino; F. D'Alessio; P. D'Avanzo; O. Hershko; H. Kuncarayakti; M. Landoni; M. Munari; G. Pignata; K. Radhakrishnan; A. Rubin; D. Young; J. Achren; J. A. Araiza-Duran; I. Arcavi; F. Battaini; A. Brucalassi; R. Bruch; E. Cappellaro; M. Colapietro; M. Della Valle; S. D'Orsi; A. Gal-Yam; M. Hernandez Díaz; J. Kotilainen; G. Li Causi; L. Marty; S. Mattila; M. Rappaport; D. Ricci; M. Riva; B. Salasnich; S. Smartt; R. Zanmar Sanchez; M. Stritzinger; H. Pérez Ventura

doi:10.1117/12.2629378

29 August 2022 The vacuum and cryogenics system of the SOXS spectrograph

S. Scuderi, G. Bellassai, R. Di Benedetto, E. Martinetti, A. Micciché, G. Nicotra, G. Occhipinti, C. Sciré, M. Aliverti, M. Genoni, F. Vitali, S. Campana, R. Claudi, P. Schipani, A. Baruffolo, S. Ben-Ami, G. Capasso, R. Cosentino, F. D'Alessio, P. D'Avanzo, O. Hershko, H. Kuncarayakti, M. Landoni, M. Munari, G. Pignata, K. Radhakrishnan, A. Rubin, D. Young, J. Achren, J. A. Araiza-Duran, I. Arcavi, F. Battaini, A. Brucalassi, R. Bruch, E. Cappellaro, M. Colapietro, M. Della Valle, S. D'Orsi, A. Gal-Yam, M. Hernandez Díaz, J. Kotilainen, G. Li Causi, L. Marty, S. Mattila, M. Rappaport, D. Ricci, M. Riva, B. Salasnich, S. Smartt, R. Zanmar Sanchez, M. Stritzinger, H. Pérez Ventura

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Proceedings Volume 12188, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation V; 1218844 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629378
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2022, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is a single object spectrograph built by an international consortium for the ESO NTT telescope. SOXS is based on the heritage of the X-Shooter at the ESO-VLT with two arms (UV-VIS and NIR) working in parallel, with a Resolution-Slit product ≈ 4500, capable of simultaneously observing over the entire band the complete spectral range from the U- to the H-band. SOXS will carry out rapid and long-term Target of Opportunity requests on a variety of astronomical objects. The SOXS vacuum and cryogenic control system has been designed to evacuate, cool down and maintain the UV-VIS detector and the entire NIR spectrograph to their operating temperatures. The design chosen allows the two arms to be operated independently. This paper describes the final design of the cryo-vacuum control system, its functionalities and the tests performed in the integration laboratories.

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S. Scuderi, G. Bellassai, R. Di Benedetto, E. Martinetti, A. Micciché, G. Nicotra, G. Occhipinti, C. Sciré, M. Aliverti, M. Genoni, F. Vitali, S. Campana, R. Claudi, P. Schipani, A. Baruffolo, S. Ben-Ami, G. Capasso, R. Cosentino, F. D'Alessio, P. D'Avanzo, O. Hershko, H. Kuncarayakti, M. Landoni, M. Munari, G. Pignata, K. Radhakrishnan, A. Rubin, D. Young, J. Achren, J. A. Araiza-Duran, I. Arcavi, F. Battaini, A. Brucalassi, R. Bruch, E. Cappellaro, M. Colapietro, M. Della Valle, S. D'Orsi, A. Gal-Yam, M. Hernandez Díaz, J. Kotilainen, G. Li Causi, L. Marty, S. Mattila, M. Rappaport, D. Ricci, M. Riva, B. Salasnich, S. Smartt, R. Zanmar Sanchez, M. Stritzinger, and H. Pérez Ventura "The vacuum and cryogenics system of the SOXS spectrograph", Proc. SPIE 12188, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation V, 1218844 (29 August 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629378

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