Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-11-02
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
To be published in Feb 2001 PASP, 19 pages, 12 Figures, High Resolution file can be retrieved from ftp://iras2.tn.cornell.ed
Scientific paper
10.1086/318619
CorMASS (Cornell Massachusetts Slit Spectrograph) is a compact, low-resolution (R=300), double-pass prism cross-dispersed near-infrared (NIR) spectrograph in operation on the Palomar Observatory 60-inch telescope. Its 2-dimensional spectral format provides simultaneous coverage from lambda ~ 0.75 microns to lambda ~ 2.5 microns (z'JHK bands). A remotely operated cold flip mirror permits its NICMOS3 detector to function as a K_s slit viewer to assist object placement into the 2 arcsec x 15 arcsec slit. CorMASS was primarily designed for the rapid spectral classification of low-mass stellar and sub-stellar objects identified by the Two-Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). CorMASS' efficiency and resolution also make it a versatile instrument for the spectral observation and classification of many other types of bright objects (K<14) including quasars, novae, and emission line objects.
Colonno Michael R.
Enos Alan T.
Gizis John E.
Henderson Charles P.
Houck James R.
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