Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Jan 2012
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2012aas...21933507b&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #219, #335.07
Physics
Optics
Scientific paper
BigBOSS is a proposed multi-object spectrograph for the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak. Its primary objective is to explore dark energy using the baryon acoustic oscillation method by measuring tens of millions of galaxy redshifts . The BigBOSS corrector optics and its 5000-fiber-positioner focal plane assembly will replace the existing hardware at prime focus on the Mayall telescope. The 40-meter long BigBOSS optical fiber bundle will be routed from prime focus through the telescope declination and polar pivots to the adjacent existing thermally insulated Coude Laboratory. Thirty spectrographs in three color bands will be located in the Coude Laboratory, along with associated support electronics, cooling, and vacuum equipment. The new prime focus assembly will include provisions for mounting the existing F/8 secondary mirror to allow observations with Cassegrain instruments. In our poster, we illustrate the major elements of the BigBOSS instrument and describe the proposed modifications and additions to existing Mayall facilities.
Besuner Robert
BigBOSS Collaboration
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