The SOXS spectrograph, designed for the ESO NTT telescope, operates in both the optical (UV-VIS: 350-850 nm) and NIR (800-2000 nm) bands. This article provides an overview of the final tests conducted on the UV-VIS camera system using a telescope simulator. It details the system's performance evaluation, including key metrics such as gain, readout noise, and linearity, and highlights the advancements made in the upgraded acquisition system. The testing process, conducted in the Padua laboratory, involved comprehensive simulations of the telescope environment to ensure the results closely resemble those expected at the ESO-NTT telescope. The successful completion of these tests confirms the system's readiness for deployment to Chile, where it will be installed on the NTT telescope, marking a significant milestone in the SOXS project.
@article{arxiv.2407.17245,
title = {Characterisation and assessment of the SOXS Spectrograph UV-VIS Detector System},
author = {R. Cosentino and M. Hernandez and H. Ventura and S. Campana and R. Claudi and P. Schipani and M. Aliverti and L. Asquini and A. Baruffolo and F. Battaini and Sagi Ben-Ami and A. Bichkovsky and G. Capasso and F. D'Alessio and P. D'Avanzo and O. Hershko and H. Kuncarayakti and M. Landoni and M. Munari and G. Pignata and A. Rubin and S. Scuderi and F. Vitali and D. Young and J. Achren and J. A. Araiza-Duran and I. Arcavi and A. Brucalassi and R. Bruch and E. Cappellaro and M. Colapietro and M. Della Valle and R. Di Benedetto and S. Di Filippo and S. D'Orsi and A. Gal-Yam and M. Genoni and J. Kotilainen and G. Li Causi and L. Marty and S. Mattila and M. Rappaport and K. Radhakrishnan and D. Ricci and M. Riva and B. Salasnich and S. Savarese and S. Smartt and R. Zanmar Sanchez and M. Stritzinger and M. Accardo and L. H. Mehrgan and D. Ives},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.17245},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
SPIE Proceedings Volume 13096, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X; 130962U (2024)