Deployment of the MX spectrometer

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Jan 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986spie..627..303h&link_type=abstract

IN: Instrumentation in astronomy VI; Proceedings of the Meeting, Tucson, AZ, Mar. 4-8, 1986. Part 1 (A87-36376 15-35). Bellingha

Physics

Optics

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Deployment, Instrument Orientation, Optoelectronic Devices, Spectrometers, Spectroscopic Telescopes, Fiber Optics, Numerical Control, Positioning, Remote Control

Scientific paper

The 'MX' remotely controlled, multiple-object fiber-optic spectrometer head employs automated fiber positioning in the telescope focal plane. A 'fishermen-around-the-pond' arrangement of 32 stepper-motor-driven probes positions 64 fibers in the 45-arcmin field of the Steward Observatory's 2.3-m telescope; all fibers can be moved from one target pattern to another in less than 90 sec, using software that maps the footprint of each probe in the focal plane to prevent probe collisions. Attention is given both to the construction and operation of the MX spectrometer. The ability to record the spectra of 32 objects, together with additional sky spectra, greatly enhances capabilities for the study of clustered systems of stars or galaxies.

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