Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Mar 2001
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001pasp..113..353m&link_type=abstract
The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Volume 113, Issue 781, pp. 353-361.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
26
Instrumentation: Detectors, Instrumentation: Miscellaneous, Infrared: General
Scientific paper
Wide-field-of-view infrared cameras, operating on the new generation of large telescopes, offer unprecedented gains in the detection of faint sources and in observing efficiency for both direct imaging and spectroscopy. With a 1024×1024 pixel, 1-2.5 μm detector, the PISCES camera provides 8.5′ and 3.16′ fields at the 2.3 m Bok telescope and 6.5 m Multiple Mirror Telescope, respectively. Its refractive optics utilize all spherical surfaces and standard glasses. A cold pupil stop suppresses the thermal background produced by the emissive surfaces normally present in Cassegrain optical configurations. The optical design is directly extendable to wider fields with larger detector formats. Future upgrades include low-resolution (R=200-500) multiobject spectroscopy. Observations reported here were obtained at the MMT Observatory, a joint facility of the University of Arizona and the Smithsonian Institution.
de Jong Roelof S.
Finn Rose A.
Ge Jian
Hinz Joannah L.
McCarthy Donald W. Jr.
No associations
LandOfFree
PISCES: A Wide-Field, 1-2.5 μm Camera for Large-Aperture Telescopes does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with PISCES: A Wide-Field, 1-2.5 μm Camera for Large-Aperture Telescopes, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and PISCES: A Wide-Field, 1-2.5 μm Camera for Large-Aperture Telescopes will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1093643