Performance characteristics of the new Keck Observatory echelle spectrograph and imager

Andrew I. Sheinis; Joseph S. Miller; Michael Bolte; Brian M. Sutin

doi:10.1117/12.395511

16 August 2000 Performance characteristics of the new Keck Observatory echelle spectrograph and imager

Andrew I. Sheinis, Joseph S. Miller, Michael Bolte, Brian M. Sutin

Proceedings Volume 4008, Optical and IR Telescope Instrumentation and Detectors; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395511
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The Echelle Spectrograph and Imager (ESI) is a multipurpose instrument which has been delivered by the Instrument Development Laboratory of Lick Observatory for use at the Cassegrain focus of the Keck II telescope. ESI saw first light on August 29, 1999. The optical performance of the instrument has been measured using artificial calibration sources and starlight. Measurements of the average image FWHM in echelle mode are 22 microns, 16 to 18 microns in broad band imaging mode, and comparable in the low- dispersion prismatic mode. Images on the sky, under best seeing conditions show FWHM sizes of 34 microns. Maximum efficiencies are measured to be 30 percent for echelle and anticipated to be greater than 38 percent for low dispersion prismatic mode including atmospheric, telescope and detector losses. In this paper we describe the instrument and its specifications. We discuss the testing that led to the above conclusions.

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Andrew I. Sheinis, Joseph S. Miller, Michael Bolte, and Brian M. Sutin "Performance characteristics of the new Keck Observatory echelle spectrograph and imager", Proc. SPIE 4008, Optical and IR Telescope Instrumentation and Detectors, (16 August 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395511

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