Preliminary optical design for the TMT mid-infrared adaptive optics system and echelle spectrograph
Ming Liang, J. H. Elias, A. T. Tokunaga, Mark Chun, Matthew J. Richter, Larry Daggert, Tim Bond
Abstract
Ming Liang, J. H. Elias, A. T. Tokunaga, Mark Chun, Matthew J. Richter, Larry Daggert, Tim Bond
Abstract
We present a preliminary optical design for a mid-infrared, high-resolution spectrograph (MIRES), together with an integrated adaptive optics system optimized for the mid-infrared, intended for use on a 30-meter telescope. The design includes laser guide star wavefront sensors, a near-infrared natural guide star wavefront sensor with a patrol field of 60 arcseconds, and near-infrared and mid-infrared imaging channels, in addition to the cross-dispersed spectrograph itself. The spectrograph provides resolution of up to 120,000 and continuous spectral coverage over multiple cross-dispersed orders, with high efficiency between 4.5 and 25 microns.
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We present a preliminary optical design for a mid-infrared, high-resolution spectrograph (MIRES), together with an integrated adaptive optics system optimized for the mid-infrared, intended for use on a 30-meter telescope. The design includes laser guide star wavefront sensors, a near-infrared natural guide star wavefront sensor with a patrol field of 60 arcseconds, and near-infrared and mid-infrared imaging channels, in addition to the cross-dispersed spectrograph itself. The spectrograph provides resolution of up to 120,000 and continuous spectral coverage over multiple cross-dispersed orders, with high efficiency between 4.5 and 25 microns.
Key concepts: Spectrograph, Adaptive optics, Optics, Guide star, Wavefront, Infrared, Wavefront sensor, Telescope