OSIRIS tunable imager and spectrograph for the GTC: from design to commissioning

Beatriz Sánchez; Marta Aguiar-González; Roberto Barreto; Santiago Becerril; Joss Bland-Hawthorn; Angel Bongiovanni; Jordi Cepa; Santiago Correa; Oscar Chapa; Alessandro Ederoclite; Carlos Espejo; Alejandro Farah; Ana Belén Fragoso; Patricia Fernández; Rubén Flores; F. Javier Fuentes; Fernando Gago; Fernando Garfias; José Vicente Gigante; Jesús González; Victor González-Escalera; Belén Hernández; Elvio Hernandez; Alberto Herrera; Guillermo Herrera; Enrique Joven; Rosalia Langarica; Gerardo Lara; José Carlos López; Roberto López; Carmelo Militellon; Heidy Moreno; Lorenzo Peraza; Angeles Pérez; Jaime Pérez; José Luis Rasilla; Josefina Rosich; Carlos Tejada; Silvio Tinoco; Txinto Vaz; Alejandro Villegas

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24 September 2012 OSIRIS tunable imager and spectrograph for the GTC: from design to commissioning

Beatriz Sánchez, Marta Aguiar-González, Roberto Barreto, Santiago Becerril, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Angel Bongiovanni, Jordi Cepa, Santiago Correa, Oscar Chapa, Alessandro Ederoclite, Carlos Espejo, Alejandro Farah, Ana Belén Fragoso, Patricia Fernández, Rubén Flores, F. Javier Fuentes, Fernando Gago, Fernando Garfias, José Vicente Gigante, Jesús González, Victor González-Escalera, Belén Hernández, Elvio Hernandez, Alberto Herrera, Guillermo Herrera, Enrique Joven, Rosalia Langarica, Gerardo Lara, José Carlos López, Roberto López, Carmelo Militellon, Heidy Moreno, Lorenzo Peraza, Angeles Pérez, Jaime Pérez, José Luis Rasilla, Josefina Rosich, Carlos Tejada, Silvio Tinoco, Txinto Vaz, Alejandro Villegas

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Proceedings Volume 8446, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV; 84464T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926676
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

OSIRIS (Optical System for Imaging and low Resolution Integrated Spectroscopy) was the optical Day One instrument for the 10.4m Spanish telescope GTC. It is installed at the Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos (La Palma, Spain). This instrument has been operational since March-2009 and covers from 360 to 1000 nm. OSIRIS observing modes include direct imaging with tunable and conventional filters, long slit and low resolution spectroscopy. OSIRIS wide field of view and high efficiency provide a powerful tool for the scientific exploitation of GTC. OSIRIS was developed by a Consortium formed by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the Instituto de Astronomía de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IA-UNAM). The latter was in charge of the optical design, the manufacture of the camera and collaboration in the assembly, integration and verification process. The IAC was responsible for the remaining design of the instrument and it was the project leader. The present paper considers the development of the instrument from its design to its present situation in which is in used by the scientific community.

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Beatriz Sánchez, Marta Aguiar-González, Roberto Barreto, Santiago Becerril, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Angel Bongiovanni, Jordi Cepa, Santiago Correa, Oscar Chapa, Alessandro Ederoclite, Carlos Espejo, Alejandro Farah, Ana Belén Fragoso, Patricia Fernández, Rubén Flores, F. Javier Fuentes, Fernando Gago, Fernando Garfias, José Vicente Gigante, Jesús González, Victor González-Escalera, Belén Hernández, Elvio Hernandez, Alberto Herrera, Guillermo Herrera, Enrique Joven, Rosalia Langarica, Gerardo Lara, José Carlos López, Roberto López, Carmelo Militellon, Heidy Moreno, Lorenzo Peraza, Angeles Pérez, Jaime Pérez, José Luis Rasilla, Josefina Rosich, Carlos Tejada, Silvio Tinoco, Txinto Vaz, and Alejandro Villegas "OSIRIS tunable imager and spectrograph for the GTC: from design to commissioning", Proc. SPIE 8446, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV, 84464T (24 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926676

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