Binospec Software System

Jan Kansky; Igor Chilingarian; Daniel Fabricant; Anne Matthews; Sean Moran; Martin Paegert; J. Duane Gibson; Dallan Porter; John Roll

doi:10.1088/1538-3873/ab1ceb

Binospec Software System

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2019-06-12 v1 Astrophysics of Galaxies

Authors: Jan Kansky , Igor Chilingarian , Daniel Fabricant , Anne Matthews , Sean Moran , Martin Paegert , J. Duane Gibson , Dallan Porter , John Roll

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Binospec is a high-throughput, 370 to 1000 nm, imaging spectrograph that addresses two adjacent 8' by 15' fields of view. Binospec was commissioned in late 2017 at the f/5 focus of the 6.5m MMT and is now available to all MMT observers. Here we describe the Binospec software used for observation planning, instrument control, and data reduction. The software and control systems incorporate a high level of automation to minimize observer workload. Instrument configuration and observation sequencing is implemented using a database-driven approach to maximize observatory efficiency. A web-based interface allows users to define observations, monitor status, and retrieve data products.

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astronomical instrumentation and telescopes scientific software and data analysis tools solar instrument calibration

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@article{arxiv.1905.03321,
  title  = {Binospec Software System},
  author = {Jan Kansky and Igor Chilingarian and Daniel Fabricant and Anne Matthews and Sean Moran and Martin Paegert and J. Duane Gibson and Dallan Porter and John Roll},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1905.03321},
  year   = {2019}
}

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