Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Jul 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009pasp..121..728m&link_type=abstract
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Volume 121, issue 881, pp.728-734
Physics
Optics
3
{Astronomical Instrumentation
Scientific paper
We describe the design and performance of a near-infrared camera for use at the University of Wyoming 24 inch telescope at Red Buttes Observatory. The camera makes use of a HAWAII-2 2048×2048 pixel HgCdTe array, sensitive from 0.9-2.5 μm. The array is operated with a Generation III controller from Astronomical Research Cameras and makes use of a General Use Multi-Channel Preamplifier from IRLabs. The camera optics consist of a compact 1:1 re-imaging Offner relay with a cold pupil mask and includes a nine-position filter wheel driven internally with a cryogenically conditioned steppermotor. The primary objective was to develop a low-cost system for testing the HAWAII-2 array and electronics that were acquired for a larger project, while at the same time providing a temporary near-infrared camera for use at Red Buttes Observatory. In this article we present various aspects of the mechanical construction, optics, electronics, and performance.
Monson Andrew J.
Pierce Michael J.
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