Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-04-17
Publ.Astron.Soc.Pac.114:851-865,2002
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages, 14 figures, 8tables, accepted for publication in PASP, 15 April 2002
Scientific paper
10.1086/341706
The Echellette Spectrograph and Imager (ESI) is a multipurpose instrument which has been delivered by the Instrument Development Laboratory of Lick Observatory for use at the Cassegrain focus of the Keck II telescope. ESI saw first light on August 29, 1999. ESI is a multi-mode instrument that enables the observer to seamlessly switch between three modes during an observation. The three modes of ESI are: An R=13,000-echellette mode; Low-dispersion prismatic mode; Direct imaging mode. ESI contains a unique flexure compensation system which reduces the small instrument flexure to negligible proportions. Long-exposure images on the sky show FWHM spot diameters of 34 microns (0.34") averaged over the entire field of view. These are the best non-AO images taken in the visible at Keck Observatory to date. Maximum efficiencies are measured to be 28% for the echellette mode and greater than 41% for low-dispersion prismatic mode including atmospheric, telescope and detector losses. In this paper we describe the instrument and its development. We also discuss the performance-testing and some observational results.
Bigelow Bruce C.
Bolte Michael
Epps Harland W.
Kibrick Robert I.
Miller Jeffrey S.
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