An Automated Multiobject Fibre Optic Coupler For The Anglo-Australian Telescope

Ian R. Parry; Peter Gray

doi:10.1117/12.968080

13 October 1986 An Automated Multiobject Fibre Optic Coupler For The Anglo-Australian Telescope

Ian R. Parry, Peter Gray

Proceedings Volume 0627, Instrumentation in Astronomy VI; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.968080
Event: 1986 Astronomy Conferences, 1986, Tucson, United States

Abstract

An automated fibre optic coupler (AUTOFIB) for multi-object spectroscopy has been design-ed and is currently being built for the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) as a collaborative project between Durham University and the Anglo-Australian Observatory (AAO). The device consists of a high-speed, precision, fibre positioner and an interchangeable fibre module. The positioner places the fibre probes individually under microprocessor control and can set up a field of 64 fibres in less than 10 minutes.

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Ian R. Parry and Peter Gray "An Automated Multiobject Fibre Optic Coupler For The Anglo-Australian Telescope", Proc. SPIE 0627, Instrumentation in Astronomy VI, (13 October 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.968080

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