First Light with NEWFIRM: Initial Performance and Science Verification Projects

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May 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007aas...210.8205p&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society Meeting 210, #82.05; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 39, p.191

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NEWFIRM is a widefield (27.6 x 27.6 arcmin) near-infrared camera for the NOAO 4-m telescopes. This instrument is the front end of a system for executing deep widefield IR survey projects. The camera saw first light on the KPNO 4-m in January 2007, with an additional observing run in April-May. I present initial performance characterization information for potential users. I also describe the Science Verification projects which are underway, with some early results. These will include first light narrowband emission line images of the Orion starforming region in [Fe II], Brackett gamma, and molecular hydrogen. The Science Verification projects are testing the system end-to-end and producing publicly accessible data sets with follow-on value.

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