PANIC in the lab: status before commissioning

Bernhard Dorner; Armin Huber; M. Concepcion Cárdenas Vázquez; Irene Ferro Rodriguez; Peter Bizenberger; Vianak Naranjo; Johana Panduro; Ulrich Mall; Matthias Alter; Richard Mathar; Clemens Storz; Ralf-Rainer Rohloff; Patrick Fopp; Werner Laun; José Miguel Ibáñez; Antonio J. García Segura; Víctor Terrón; Josef W. Fried; Matilde Fernández; Julio F. Rodríguez Gómez; Klaus Meisenheimer

doi:10.1117/12.2054922

8 July 2014 PANIC in the lab: status before commissioning

Bernhard Dorner, Armin Huber, M. Concepcion Cárdenas Vázquez, Irene Ferro Rodriguez, Peter Bizenberger, Vianak Naranjo, Johana Panduro, Ulrich Mall, Matthias Alter, Richard Mathar, Clemens Storz, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Patrick Fopp, Werner Laun, José Miguel Ibáñez, Antonio J. García Segura, Víctor Terrón, Josef W. Fried, Matilde Fernández, Julio F. Rodríguez Gómez, Klaus Meisenheimer

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V; 91473X (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054922
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

PANIC is the new PAnoramic Near-Infrared camera for Calar Alto, a joint project by the MPIA in Heidelberg, Germany, and the IAA in Granada, Spain. It can be operated at the 2.2m or 3.5m CAHA telescopes to observe a field of view of 30'x30' or 15'x15' respectively, with a sampling of 4096x4096 pixels. It is designed for the spectral bands from Z to K, and can be equipped with additional narrow-band filters. The instrument is close to completion and will be delivered to the observatory in Spain in fall 2014. It is currently in the last stage of assembly, where the optical elements are being aligned, which will be followed by final laboratory tests of the instrument. This paper contains an update of the recent progress and shows results from the optical alignment and detector performance tests.

Citation Download Citation

Bernhard Dorner, Armin Huber, M. Concepcion Cárdenas Vázquez, Irene Ferro Rodriguez, Peter Bizenberger, Vianak Naranjo, Johana Panduro, Ulrich Mall, Matthias Alter, Richard Mathar, Clemens Storz, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Patrick Fopp, Werner Laun, José Miguel Ibáñez, Antonio J. García Segura, Víctor Terrón, Josef W. Fried, Matilde Fernández, Julio F. Rodríguez Gómez, and Klaus Meisenheimer "PANIC in the lab: status before commissioning", Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 91473X (8 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054922

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available