Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004spie.5492..615m&link_type=abstract
Ground-based Instrumentation for Astronomy. Edited by Alan F. M. Moorwood and Iye Masanori. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5492
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
The ET instrument being developed at Penn State is a novel approach that is capable of precision radial velocity measurements using a modest resolution. A prototype version of this instrument is now set up permanently at the Kitt Peak 2.1m telescope and has recovered the radial velocity curve of 51 Peg. The stability of the Michelson interferometer used in the setup is very crucial to obtain accurate velocity results. In this paper we discuss the issues associated with field widening and temperature compensation over a wide wavelength range and also describe the design of a prototype interferometer that meets these criteria. Our current prototype design built in the lab already outperforms our old interferometer over short time spans. A new interferometer based on the prototype will replace our current actively stabilized interferometer at Kitt Peak. The increased stability will enable us to start our planet search program in 2005, and to observe targets suitable for asteroseismology.
DeWitt Curtis
Friedman Gerald
Ge Jian
Mahadevan Suvrath
van Eyken Julian C.
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