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Mid-infrared astronomy with the E-ELT: Performance of METIS

We present results of performance modelling for METIS, the Mid-infrared European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) Imager and Spectrograph. Designed by a consortium of NOVA (Netherlands), UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK), MPIA Heidelberg…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Sarah Kendrew , Laurent Jolissaint , Bernhard Brandl , Rainer Lenzen , Eric Pantin , Alistair Glasse , Joris Blommaert , Lars Venema , Ralf Siebenmorgen , Frank Molster

The upcoming spectroscopic powerhouses at the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes

The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes is completing a strategic change for the scientific use of its two telescopes, the 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope (WHT) and the 2.5-m Isaac Newton Telescope (INT). After more than 30 years operating as…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-26 Marc Balcells

Euclid. III. The NISP Instrument

The Near-Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer (NISP) on board the Euclid satellite provides multiband photometry and R>=450 slitless grism spectroscopy in the 950-2020nm wavelength range. In this reference article we illuminate the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-30 Euclid Collaboration , K. Jahnke , W. Gillard , M. Schirmer , A. Ealet , T. Maciaszek , E. Prieto , R. Barbier , C. Bonoli , L. Corcione , S. Dusini , F. Grupp , F. Hormuth , S. Ligori , L. Martin , G. Morgante , C. Padilla , R. Toledo-Moreo , M. Trifoglio , L. Valenziano , R. Bender , F. J. Castander , B. Garilli , P. B. Lilje , H. -W. Rix , N. Auricchio , A. Balestra , J. -C. Barriere , P. Battaglia , M. Berthe , C. Bodendorf , T. Boenke , W. Bon , A. Bonnefoi , A. Caillat , V. Capobianco , M. Carle , R. Casas , H. Cho , A. Costille , F. Ducret , S. Ferriol , E. Franceschi , J. -L. Gimenez , W. Holmes , A. Hornstrup , M. Jhabvala , R. Kohley , B. Kubik , R. Laureijs , D. Le Mignant , I. Lloro , E. Medinaceli , Y. Mellier , G. Polenta , G. D. Racca , A. Renzi , J. -C. Salvignol , A. Secroun , G. Seidel , M. Seiffert , C. Sirignano , G. Sirri , P. Strada , G. Smadja , L. Stanco , S. Wachter , S. Anselmi , E. Borsato , L. Caillat , F. Cogato , C. Colodro-Conde , P. -E. Crouzet , V. Conforti , M. D'Alessandro , Y. Copin , J. -C. Cuillandre , J. E. Davies , S. Davini , A. Derosa , J. J. Diaz , S. Di Domizio , D. Di Ferdinando , R. Farinelli , A. G. Ferrari , F. Fornari , L. Gabarra , C. M. Gutierrez , F. Giacomini , P. Lagier , F. Gianotti , O. Krause , F. Madrid , F. Laudisio , J. Macias-Perez , G. Naletto , M. Niclas , J. Marpaud , N. Mauri , R. da Silva , F. Passalacqua , K. Paterson , L. Patrizii , I. Risso , B. G. B. Solheim , M. Scodeggio , P. Stassi , J. Steinwagner , M. Tenti , G. Testera , R. Travaglini , S. Tosi , A. Troja , O. Tubio , C. Valieri , C. Vescovi , S. Ventura , N. Aghanim , B. Altieri , A. Amara , J. Amiaux , S. Andreon , H. Aussel , M. Baldi , S. Bardelli , A. Basset , A. Bonchi , D. Bonino , E. Branchini , M. Brescia , J. Brinchmann , S. Camera , C. Carbone , V. F. Cardone , J. Carretero , S. Casas , M. Castellano , S. Cavuoti , P. -Y. Chabaud , A. Cimatti , G. Congedo , C. J. Conselice , L. Conversi , F. Courbin , H. M. Courtois , M. Cropper , J. -G. Cuby , A. Da Silva , H. Degaudenzi , A. M. Di Giorgio , J. Dinis , M. Douspis , F. Dubath , C. A. J. Duncan , X. Dupac , M. Fabricius , M. Farina , S. Farrens , F. Faustini , P. Fosalba , S. Fotopoulou , N. Fourmanoit , M. Frailis , P. Franzetti , S. Galeotta , B. Gillis , C. Giocoli , P. Gómez-Alvarez , B. R. Granett , A. Grazian , L. Guzzo , M. Hailey , S. V. H. Haugan , J. Hoar , H. Hoekstra , I. Hook , P. Hudelot , B. Joachimi , E. Keihänen , S. Kermiche , A. Kiessling , M. Kilbinger , T. Kitching , M. Kümmel , M. Kunz , H. Kurki-Suonio , O. Lahav , V. Lindholm , J. Lorenzo Alvarez , D. Maino , E. Maiorano , O. Mansutti , O. Marggraf , K. Markovic , J. Martignac , N. Martinet , F. Marulli , R. Massey , D. C. Masters , S. Maurogordato , H. J. McCracken , S. Mei , M. Melchior , M. Meneghetti , E. Merlin , G. Meylan , J. J. Mohr , M. Moresco , L. Moscardini , R. Nakajima , R. C. Nichol , S. -M. Niemi , T. Nutma , K. Paech , S. Paltani , F. Pasian , J. A. Peacock , K. Pedersen , W. J. Percival , V. Pettorino , S. Pires , M. Poncet , L. A. Popa , L. Pozzetti , F. Raison , R. Rebolo , A. Refregier , J. Rhodes , G. Riccio , E. Romelli , M. Roncarelli , C. Rosset , E. Rossetti , H. J. A. Rottgering , R. Saglia , D. Sapone , M. Sauvage , R. Scaramella , P. Schneider , T. Schrabback , S. Serrano , P. Tallada-Crespí , D. Tavagnacco , A. N. Taylor , H. I. Teplitz , I. Tereno , F. Torradeflot , I. Tutusaus , T. Vassallo , G. Verdoes Kleijn , A. Veropalumbo , D. Vibert , Y. Wang , J. Weller , A. Zacchei , G. Zamorani , F. M. Zerbi , J. Zoubian , E. Zucca , P. N. Appleton , C. Baccigalupi , A. Biviano , M. Bolzonella , A. Boucaud , E. Bozzo , C. Burigana , M. Calabrese , P. Casenove , M. Crocce , G. De Lucia , J. A. Escartin Vigo , G. Fabbian , F. Finelli , K. George , J. Gracia-Carpio , S. Ilić , P. Liebing , C. Liu , G. Mainetti , S. Marcin , M. Martinelli , P. W. Morris , C. Neissner , A. Pezzotta , M. Pöntinen , C. Porciani , Z. Sakr , V. Scottez , E. Sefusatti , M. Viel , M. Wiesmann , Y. Akrami , V. Allevato , E. Aubourg , M. Ballardini , D. Bertacca , M. Bethermin , A. Blanchard , L. Blot , S. Borgani , A. S. Borlaff , S. Bruton , R. Cabanac , A. Calabro , G. Calderone , G. Canas-Herrera , A. Cappi , C. S. Carvalho , G. Castignani , T. Castro , K. C. Chambers , Y. Charles , R. Chary , J. Colbert , S. Contarini , T. Contini , A. R. Cooray , M. Costanzi , O. Cucciati , B. De Caro , S. de la Torre , G. Desprez , A. Díaz-Sánchez , H. Dole , S. Escoffier , P. G. Ferreira , I. Ferrero , A. Finoguenov , A. Fontana , K. Ganga , J. García-Bellido , V. Gautard , E. Gaztanaga , G. Gozaliasl , A. Gregorio , A. Hall , W. G. Hartley , S. Hemmati , H. Hildebrandt , J. Hjorth , S. Hosseini , M. Huertas-Company , O. Ilbert , J. Jacobson , S. Joudaki , J. J. E. Kajava , V. Kansal , D. Karagiannis , C. C. Kirkpatrick , F. Lacasa , V. Le Brun , J. Le Graet , L. Legrand , G. Libet , S. J. Liu , A. Loureiro , M. Magliocchetti , C. Mancini , F. Mannucci , R. Maoli , C. J. A. P. Martins , S. Matthew , L. Maurin , C. J. R. McPartland , R. B. Metcalf , M. Migliaccio , M. Miluzio , P. Monaco , C. Moretti , S. Nadathur , L. Nicastro , Nicholas A. Walton , J. Odier , M. Oguri , V. Popa , D. Potter , A. Pourtsidou , P. -F. Rocci , R. P. Rollins , B. Rusholme , M. Sahlén , A. G. Sánchez , C. Scarlata , J. Schaye , J. A. Schewtschenko , A. Schneider , M. Schultheis , M. Sereno , F. Shankar , A. Shulevski , G. Sikkema , A. Silvestri , P. Simon , A. Spurio Mancini , J. Stadel , S. A. Stanford , K. Tanidis , C. Tao , N. Tessore , R. Teyssier , S. Toft , M. Tucci , J. Valiviita , D. Vergani , F. Vernizzi , G. Verza , P. Vielzeuf , J. R. Weaver , L. Zalesky , I. A. Zinchenko , M. Archidiacono , F. Atrio-Barandela , C. L. Bennett , T. Bouvard , F. Caro , S. Conseil , P. Dimauro , P. -A. Duc , Y. Fang , A. M. N. Ferguson , T. Gasparetto , I. Kova{č}ić , S. Kruk , A. M. C. Le Brun , T. I. Liaudat , A. Montoro , A. Mora , C. Murray , L. Pagano , D. Paoletti , M. Radovich , E. Sarpa , E. Tommasi , A. Viitanen , J. Lesgourgues , M. E. Levi , J. Martín-Fleitas

An Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer for NGST

Due to its simultaneous deep imaging and integral field spectroscopic capability, an Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrograph (IFTS) is ideally suited to the Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) mission, and offers opportunities for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 James R. Graham

Infrared instrumentation for large telescopes: an alternative approach

I very briefly describe the latest generation near infrared (1-2.5 micron) instruments which are available on, or under development for `large' (D>=3.5 m) telescopes. Most of the imagers under construction are limited to relatively small…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Oliva

The infrared imaging spectrograph (IRIS) for TMT: on-instrument wavefront sensors and NFIRAOS interface

The InfraRed Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) is a first light client science instrument for the TMT observatory that operates as a client of the NFIRAOS facility multi-conjugate adaptive optics system. This paper reports on the concept study…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 David Loop , Vlad Reshetov , Murray Fletcher , Robert Wooff , Jennifer Dunn , Anna Moore , Roger Smith , David Hale , Richard Dekany , Lianqi Wang , Brent Ellerbroek , Luc Simard , David Crampton

CIRCE: The Canarias InfraRed Camera Experiment for the Gran Telescopio Canarias

The Canarias InfraRed Camera Experiment (CIRCE) is a near-infrared (1-2.5 micron) imager, polarimeter and low-resolution spectrograph operating as a visitor instrument for the Gran Telescopio Canarias 10.4-meter telescope. It was designed…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-19 Stephen S. Eikenberry , Miguel Charcos , Michelle L. Edwards , Alan Garner , Nestor Lasso-Cabrera , Richard D. Stelter , Antonio Marin-Franch , S. Nicholas Raines , Kendall Ackley , John G. Bennett , Javier A. Cenarro , Brian Chinn , H. Veronica Donoso , Raymond Frommeyer , Kevin Hanna , Michael D. Herlevich , Jeff Julian , Paola Miller , Scott Mullin , Charles H. Murphey , Chris Packham , Frank Varosi , Claudia Vega , Craig Warner , A. N. Ramaprakash , Mahesh Burse , Sunjit Punnadi , Pravin Chordia , Andreas Gerarts , Héctor de Paz Martín , María Martín Calero , Riccardo Scarpa , Sergio Fernandez Acosta , William Miguel Hernández Sánchez , Benjamin Siegel , Francisco Francisco Pérez , Himar D. Viera Martín , José A. Rodríguez Losada , Agustín Nuñez , Álvaro Tejero , Carlos E. Martín González , César Cabrera Rodríguez , Jordi Molgó Sendra , J. Esteban Rodriguez , J. Israel Fernádez Cáceres , Luis A. Rodríguez García , Manuel Huertas Lopez , Raul Dominguez , Tim Gaggstatter , Antonio Cabrera Lavers , Stefan Geier , Peter Pessev , Ata Sarajedini , A. J. Castro-Tirado

NIRPS Front-End: Design, performance, and lessons learned

NIRPS (Near Infra-Red Planet Searcher) is an AO-assisted and fiber-fed spectrograph for high precision radial velocity measurements in the YJH-bands. NIRPS also has the specificity to be an SCAO assisted instrument, enabling the use of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-07-29 N. Blind , U. Conod , A. de Meideros , F. Wildi , F. Bouchy , S. Bovay , D. Brousseau , A. Cabral , L. Genolet , J. Kolb , R. Schnell , A. Segovia , M. Sordet , S. Thibault , B. Wehbe , G. Zins

Multimodal near-infrared spectroscopy for biosensing applications

The near infrared (NIR) region of the electromagnetic spectrum contains valuable information about vibrational overtone and combination modes. Additionally, fluorophores that emit in the NIR are desired because this spectral range falls…

Optics · Physics 2025-09-03 Krisztian Neutsch , Jana Nikolic , Asra Mafakheri , Jan Stegemann , Sebastian Kruss

The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope II. Multi-object spectroscopy (MOS)

We provide an overview of the capabilities and performance of the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) when used in its multi-object spectroscopy (MOS) mode employing a novel Micro Shutter Array…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-05-25 P. Ferruit , P. Jakobsen , G. Giardino , T. Rawle , C. Alves de Oliveira , S. Arribas , T. L. Beck , S. Birkmann , T. Böker , A. J. Bunker , S. Charlot , G. de Marchi , M. Franx , A. Henry , D. Karakla , S. A. Kassin , N. Kumari , M. López-Caniego , N. Lützgendorf , R. Maiolino , E. Manjavacas , A. Marston , S. H. Moseley , J. Muzerolle , N. Pirzkal , B. Rauscher , H. W. Rix , E. Sabbi , M. Sirianni , M. te Plate , J. Valenti , C. J. Willott , P. Zeidler

Slitless spectroscopy with the James Webb Space Telescope Near-Infrared Camera (JWST NIRCam)

The James Webb Space Telescope near-infrared camera (JWST NIRCam) has two 2.'2 $\times$ 2.'2 fields of view that are capable of either imaging or spectroscopic observations. Either of two $R \sim 1500$ grisms with orthogonal dispersion…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-12 Thomas P. Greene , Laurie Chu , Eiichi Egami , Klaus W. Hodapp , Douglas M. Kelly , Jarron Leisenring , Marcia Rieke , Massimo Robberto , Everett Schlawin , John Stansberry

SOFIA - HIRMES: Looking forward to the HIgh-Resolution Mid-infrarEd Spectrometer

The HIgh-Resolution Mid-infrarEd Spectrometer (HIRMES) is the 3rd Generation Instrument for the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), currently in development at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), and due for…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-11-29 Samuel N. Richards , Samuel H. Moseley , Gordon Stacey , Matthew Greenhouse , Alexander Kutyrev , Richard Arendt , Hristo Atanasoff , Stuart Banks , Regis P. Brekosky , Ari-David Brown , Berhanu Bulcha , Tony Cazeau , Michael Choi , Felipe Colazo , Chuck Engler , Theodore Hadjimichael , James Hays-Wehle , Chuck Henderson , Wen-Ting Hsieh , Jeffrey Huang , Iver Jenstrom , Jim Kellogg , Mark Kimball , Attila Kovacs , Steve Leiter , Steve Maher , Robert McMurray , Gary J. Melnick , Eric Mentzell , Vilem Mikula , Timothy M. Miller , Peter Nagler , Thomas Nikola , Joseph Oxborrow , Klaus M. Pontoppidan , Naseem Rangwala , Alan Rhodes , Aki Roberge , Stefan Rosner , Karwan Rostem , Nancy Rustemeyer , Elmer Sharp , Leroy Sparr , Dejan Stevanovic , Peter Taraschi , Pasquale Temi , William D. Vacca , Jordi Vila Hernandez de Lorenzo , Bill Wohler , Edward J. Wollack , Shannon Wilks

The Infrared Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) for TMT: Data Reduction System

IRIS (InfraRed Imaging Spectrograph) is the diffraction-limited first light instrument for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) that consists of a near-infrared (0.84 to 2.4 $\mu$m) imager and integral field spectrograph (IFS). The IFS makes…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-16 Gregory Walth , Shelley A. Wright , Jason Weiss , James E. Larkin , Anna M. Moore , Edward L. Chapin , Tuan Do , Jennifer Dunn , Brent Ellerbroek , Kim Gillies , Yutaka Hayano , Chris Johnson , Daniel Marshall , Reed L. Riddle , Luc Simard , Ji Man Sohn , Ryuji Suzuki , James Wincensten

The Infrared Spectrograph on the Spitzer Space Telescope

The Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) is one of three science instruments on the Spitzer Space Telescope. The IRS comprises four separate spectrograph modules covering the wavelength range from 5.3 to 38micron with spectral resolutions, R \~90…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-05 J. R. Houck , the Spitzer/IRS team

Euclid Near Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer instrument flight model presentation, performance and ground calibration results summary

The NISP (Near Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer) is one of the two Euclid instruments. It operates in the near-IR spectral region (950-2020nm) as a photometer and spectrometer. The instrument is composed of: a cold (135 K)…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-10-20 T. Maciaszek , A. Ealet , W. Gillard , K. Jahnke , R. Barbier , E. Prieto , W. Bon , A. Bonnefoi , A. Caillat , M. Carle , A. Costille , F. Ducret , C. Fabron , B. Foulon , J. L. Gimenez , E. Grassi , M. Jaquet , D. Le Mignant , L. Martin , T. Pamplona , P. Sanchez , J. C. Clémens , L. Caillat , M. Niclas , A. Secroun , B. Kubik , S. Ferriol , M. Berthe , J. C. Barrière , J. Fontigne , L. Valenziano , N. Auricchio , P. Battaglia , A. De Rosa , R. Farinelli , E. Franceschi , E. Medinaceli , G. Morgante , F. Sortino , M. Trifoglio , L. Corcione , V. Capobianco , S. Ligori , S. Dusini , E. Borsato , F. Dal Corso , F. Laudisio , C. Sirignano , L. Stanco , S. Ventura , L. Patrizii , T. Chiarusi , F. Fornari , F. Giacomini , A. Margiotta , N. Mauri , L. Pasqualini , G. Sirri , M. Spurio , M. Tenti , R. Travaglini , C. Bonoli , F. Bortoletto , A. Balestra , M. D'Alessandro , F. Grupp , D. Penka , J. Steinwagner , F. Hormuth , M. Schirmer , G. Seidel , C. Padilla , R. Casas , I. Lloro , R. Toledo-Moreo , J. Gomez , C. Colodro-Conde , D. Lizán , J. J. Diaz , P. B. Lilje , M. I. Andersen , J. Andersen , A. Sørensen , A. Hornstrup , N. C. Jessen , C. Thizy , W. Holmes , M. Pniel , M. Jhabvala , S. Pravdo , M. Seiffert , A. Waczynski , R. J. Laureijs , G. Racca , J. C. Salvignol , T. Boenke , P. Strada , Y. Mellier

Performance of the Near-infrared coronagraphic imager on Gemini-South

We present the coronagraphic and adaptive optics performance of the Gemini-South Near-Infrared Coronagraphic Imager (NICI). NICI includes a dual-channel imager for simultaneous spectral difference imaging, a dedicated 85-element curvature…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Mark Chun , Doug Toomey , Zahed Wahhaj , Beth Biller , Etienne Artigau , Tom Hayward , Mike Liu , Laird Close , Markus Hartung , Francois Rigaut , Christ Ftaclas

Evidence for Infrared-Faint Radio Sources as z > 1 Radio-Loud AGN

Infrared-Faint Radio Sources (IFRSs) are a class of radio objects found in the Australia Telescope Large Area Survey (ATLAS) which have no observable mid-infrared counterpart in the Spitzer Wide-area Infrared Extragalactic (SWIRE) survey.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-30 M. T. Huynh , R. P. Norris , B. Siana , E. Middelberg

CASSIS: The Cornell Atlas of Spitzer/Infrared Spectrograph Sources. II. High-resolution observations

The Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on board the Spitzer Space Telescope observed about 15,000 objects during the cryogenic mission lifetime. Observations provided low-resolution (R~60-127) spectra over ~5-38um and high-resolution (R~600)…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-26 V. Lebouteiller , D. J. Barry , C. Goes , G. C. Sloan , H. W. W. Spoon , D. W. Weedman , J. Bernard-Salas , J. R. Houck

Scientific Design of a High Contrast Integral Field Spectrograph for the Subaru Telescope

Ground-based telescopes equipped with adaptive-optics (AO) systems and specialized science cameras are now capable of directly detecting extrasolar planets. We present the expected scientific capabilities of CHARIS, the Coronagraphic High…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Michael W. McElwain , Timothy D. Brandt , Markus Janson , Gillian R. Knapp , Mary Anne Peters , Adam Burrows , Alexis Carlotti , Michael A. Carr , Tyler Groff , James E. Gunn , Olivier Guyon , Masahiko Hayashi , N. Jeremy Kasdin , Masayuki Kuzuhara , Robert H. Lupton , Frantz Martinache , David Spiegel , Naruhisa Takato , Motohide Tamura , Edwin L. Turner , Robert J. Vanderbei

NIRISS aperture masking interferometry: an overview of science opportunities

JWST's Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) includes an Aperture Masking Interferometry (AMI) mode designed to be used between 2.7{\mu}m and 4.8{\mu}m. At these wavelengths, it will have the highest angular resolution of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Étienne Artigau , Anand Sivaramakrishnan , Alexandra Z. Greenbaum , René Doyon , Paul Goudfrooij , Alex W. Fullerton , David Lafrenière , Kevin Volk , Loïc Albert , André Martel , K. E. Saavik Ford , Barry L. McKernan