Optical-mechanical operation of the F2T2 filter: a tunable filter designed to search for First Light

Erin Mentuch; Alan Scott; Roberto Abraham; Elizabeth Barton; Matthew Bershady; Joss Bland-Hawthorn; David Crampton; René Doyon; Steve Eikenberry; Mike Gladders; Karl Glazebrook; Joe Jenson; Jeff Julian; Roger Julian; Jean-Paul Kneib; David Loop; Nick Raines; Neil Rowlands; J. D. Smith

doi:10.1117/12.789692

9 July 2008 Optical-mechanical operation of the F2T2 filter: a tunable filter designed to search for First Light

Erin Mentuch, Alan Scott, Roberto Abraham, Elizabeth Barton, Matthew Bershady, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, David Crampton, René Doyon, Steve Eikenberry, Mike Gladders, Karl Glazebrook, Joe Jenson, Jeff Julian, Roger Julian, Jean-Paul Kneib, David Loop, Nick Raines, Neil Rowlands, J. D. Smith

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Proceedings Volume 7014, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II; 701476 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789692
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

Abstract

The Flamingos-2 Tandem Tunable filter is a tunable, narrow-band filter, consisting of two Fabry-Perot etalons in series, capable of scanning to any wavelength from 0.95 to 1.35 microns with a spectral resolution of R~800. It is an accessory mode instrument for the near-IR Flamingos-2 imaging-spectrograph designed for the Gemini South 8m Observatory and will be fed through the upcoming Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics feed. The primary science goal of the F2T2 filter is to perform a ground-based search for the first star forming regions in the universe at redshifts of 7 < z < 11. The construction of the F2T2 filter is complete and it is currently in its calibration and commissioning phases. In this proceeding, we describe the calibration and performance of the instrument.

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Erin Mentuch, Alan Scott, Roberto Abraham, Elizabeth Barton, Matthew Bershady, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, David Crampton, René Doyon, Steve Eikenberry, Mike Gladders, Karl Glazebrook, Joe Jenson, Jeff Julian, Roger Julian, Jean-Paul Kneib, David Loop, Nick Raines, Neil Rowlands, and J. D. Smith "Optical-mechanical operation of the F2T2 filter: a tunable filter designed to search for First Light", Proc. SPIE 7014, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II, 701476 (9 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789692

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