A Concept for an STJ-based Spectrograph

Details A Concept for an STJ-based Spectrograph A Concept for an STJ-based Spectrograph

2003-05-05

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0305057v1

Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 344 (2003) 33

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 12 pages with 10 figures

Scientific paper

10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06772.x

We describe a multi-order spectrograph concept suitable for 8m-class telescopes, using the intrinsic spectral resolution of Superconducting Tunneling Junction detectors to sort the spectral orders. The spectrograph works at low orders, 1-5 or 1-6, and provides spectral coverage with a resolving power of R~8000 from the atmospheric cutoff at 320 nm to the long wavelength end of the infrared H or K band at 1800 nm or 2400 nm. We calculate that the spectrograph would provide substantial throughput and wavelength coverage, together with high time resolution and sufficient dynamic range. The concept uses currently available technology, or technologies with short development horizons, restricting the spatial sampling to two linear arrays; however an upgrade path to provide more spatial sampling is identified. All of the other challenging aspects of the concept - the cryogenics, thermal baffling and magnetic field biasing - are identified as being feasible.

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