Bibcode
Cunningham, Colin; Atad, Eli; Bailey, Jeremy; Bortoletto, Fabio; Garzon, Francisco; Hastings, Peter; Haynes, Roger; Norrie, Callum; Parry, Ian; Prieto, Eric; Howat, Suzanne R.; Schmoll, Juergen; Zago, Lorenzo; Zamkotsian, Frederic
Referencia bibliográfica
Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments XI. Edited by Heaney, James B.; Burriesci, Lawrence G. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5904, pp. 281-292 (2005).
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2005
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Descripción
A key instrument for an Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is likely to be
multi-object spectrometer which observes at least 100 discrete sources
with diffraction limited spatial resolution and moderate spectral
resolution in the wavelength region from 1.0 to 2.5 μm. Such an
instrument has been chosen as the principal driver for the Smart Focal
Planes technology development project which has brought together 14
companies and institutes in Europe and Australia. An overview of a new
ELT instrument concept based upon beam manipulators (including novel
'starbug' miniature robots) is presented; supported by a summary of
scientific goals and systems requirements. Progress made on specific
support technology studies is also presented, including work on image
slicer replication and cryogenic reconfigurable slits.