Realizing 3D Spectral Imaging in the Far-Infrared: FIFI LS

Details Realizing 3D Spectral Imaging in the Far-Infrared: FIFI LS Realizing 3D Spectral Imaging in the Far-Infrared: FIFI LS

2000-03-21

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0003303v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

9 Pages, SPIE Proceedings, Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2000

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We present a progress report on the design and construction of the Field-Imaging Far-Infrared Line Spectrometer (FIFI LS) for the SOFIA airborne observatory. The design of the instrument is driven by the goal of maximizing observing efficiency, especially for observations of faint, extragalactic objects. Thus, FIFI LS utilizes an integral field technique that uses slicer mirrors to optically re-arrange the two-dimensional field into a single slit for a long slit spectrometer. Effectively, a 5x5 pixel spatial field of view is imaged to a 25x1 pixel slit and dispersed to a 25x16 pixel, two-dimensional detector array, providing diffraction-limited spatial and spectral multiplexing. In this manner, the instrument employs two parallel, medium resolution (R~2000) grating spectrometers for simultaneous observations in two bands: a short wavelength band (42 to 110 micron) and a long wavelength band (110 to 210 micron). Overall, for each of the 25 spatial pixels, the instrument can cover a velocity range of ~1500 km/s around selected far-infrared lines with an estimated sensitivity of 2x10^-15 W Hz^1/2 per pixel. This arrangement provides good spectral coverage with high responsivity. ***This paper does not include Figures due to astro-ph size limitations. Please download entire file at http://fifi-ls.mpe-garching.mpg.de/fifils.ps.gz ****

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