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The infrared imaging spectrograph (IRIS) for TMT: spectrograph design

The Infra-Red Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) is one of the three first light instruments for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) and is the only one to directly sample the diffraction limit. The instrument consists of a parallel imager and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Anna M. Moore , Brian J. Bauman , Elizabeth J. Barton , David Crampton , Alex Delacroix , James E. Larkin , Luc Simard , Ryuji Suzuki , Shelley A. Wright

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

Broadband Low-Resolution Spectrograph - SpectrumMate LR

This paper presents the development and application of SpectrumMate LR, a broadband, low-resolution spectrograph for small telescope use. SpectrumMate LR is designed to offer affordable, accessible spectroscopic capabilities for amateur…

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Mid-IR spectroscopy with NIR grating spectrometers

Mid-infrared (mid-IR) spectroscopy is a crucial workhorse for a plethora of analytical applications and is suitable for diverse materials, including gases, polymers or biological tissue. However, this technologically significant wavelength…

Optics · Physics 2022-02-23 Paul Kaufmann , Helen M. Chrzanowski , Aron Vanselow , Sven Ramelow

RISTRETTO: Manufacturing of a single-mode visible high resolution spectrograph

The Spectrograph of the RISTRETTO instrument is now currently being manufactured. RISTETTO is an instrument designed to detect and characterize the reflected light of nearby exoplanets. It combines high contrast imaging and high resolution…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-27 Bruno Chazelas , Christophe Lovis , Nicolas Blind , Ludovic Genolet , Ian Hughes , Michael Sordet , Robin Schnell , Anthony Carvalho , Maddalena Bugatti , Adrien Crausaz , Samuel Rihs , Pablo Santos Diaz , David Ehrenreich , Emeline Bolmont , Christoph Mordasini , Martin Turbet

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. 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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

The NIR Upgrade to the SALT Robert Stobie Spectrograph

The near infrared (NIR) upgrade to the Robert Stobie Spectrograph (RSS) on the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), RSS/NIR, extends the spectral coverage of all modes of the visible arm. The RSS/NIR is a low to medium resolution…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Andrew I. Sheinis , Marsha J. Wolf , Matthew A. Bershady , David A. H. Buckley , Kenneth H. Nordsieck , Ted B. Williams

The Infrared Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) for TMT: Volume phase holographic grating performance testing and discussion

Maximizing the grating efficiency is a key goal for the first light instrument IRIS (Infrared Imaging Spectrograph) currently being designed to sample the diffraction limit of the TMT (Thirty Meter Telescope). Volume Phase Holographic (VPH)…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Shaojie Chen , Elliot Meyer , Shelley A. Wright , Anna M. Moore , James E. Larkin , Jerome Maire , Etsuko Mieda , Luc Simard

Development of an integrated near-IR astrophotonic spectrograph

Here, we present an astrophotonic spectrograph in the near-IR H-band (1.45 -1.65 $\mu m$) and a spectral resolution ($\lambda/\delta\lambda$) of 1500. The main dispersing element of the spectrograph is a photonic chip based on…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-16 Pradip Gatkine , Meghna Sitaram , Sylvain Veilleux , Mario Dagenais , Joss Bland-Hawthorn

ASTRONIRCAM - infrared camera-spectrograph for Sternberg institute 2.5 METER TELESCOPE

ASTRONIRCAM is a cryogenic-cooled slit spectrograph for the spectral range 1-2.5 mkm installed at the Nasmyth focus of the 2.5-meter telescope of the Caucasian observatory of Sternberg Astronomical Institute of Lomonosov Moscow State…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-15 A. E. Nadjip , A. M. Tatarnikov , D. W. Toomey , N. I. Shatsky , A. M. Cherepashchuk , S. A. Lamzin , A. A. Belinski

Arrayed Waveguide Grating Spectrometers for Astronomical Applications: New Results

One promising application of photonics to astronomical instrumentation is the miniaturization of near-infrared (NIR) spectrometers for large ground- and space-based astronomical telescopes. Here we present new results from our effort to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-11 Pradip Gatkine , Sylvain Veilleux , Yiwen Hu , Joss Bland-Hawthorn , Mario Dagenais

The infrared imaging spectrograph (IRIS) for TMT: electronics-cable architecture

The InfraRed Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) is a first-light instrument for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). It combines a diffraction limited imager and an integral field spectrograph. This paper focuses on the electrical system of IRIS.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-24 A. C. Trapp , James Larkin , Ken Magnone , Timothee Greffe , Tim Hardy , Jennifer Dunn , Eric Chisholm , Chris Johnson , Ryuji Suzuki

First mid-infrared spectrum of a faint high-z galaxy: Observations of CFRS 14.1157 with the Infrared Spectrograph on the Spitzer Space Telescope

The unprecedented sensitivity of the Infrared Spectrograph on the Spitzer Space Telescope allows for the first time the measurement of mid-infrared spectra from 14 to 38 microns of faint high-z galaxies. This unique capability is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. J. U. Higdon , D. Weedman , J. L. Higdon , T. Herter , V. Charmandaris , J. R. Houck , B. T. Soifer , B. R. Brandl , L. Armus , L. Hao

EAGLE ISS - A modular twin-channel integral-field near-IR spectrograph

The ISS (Integral-field Spectrograph System) has been designed as part of the EAGLE Phase A Instrument Study for the E-ELT. It consists of two input channels of 1.65x1.65 arcsec field-of-view, each reconfigured spatially by an image-slicing…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 P. R. Hastings , B. Stobie , S. Vives , P. Vola , M. Wells , C. J. Evans

Limiting Spectral Resolution of a Reflection Grating Made via Electron-Beam Lithography

Gratings enable dispersive spectroscopy from the X-ray to the optical, and feature prominently in proposed flagships and SmallSats alike. The exacting performance requirements of these future missions necessitate assessing whether the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-09 Casey T. DeRoo , Jared Termini , Fabien Grise , Randall L. McEntaffer , Benjamin D. Donovan , Chad Eichfeld

The Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph for the James Webb Space Telescope -- II. Wide Field Slitless Spectroscopy

We present the wide field slitless spectroscopy mode of the NIRISS instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope. This mode employs two orthogonal low-resolution (resolving power $\approx 150$) grisms in combination with a set of six…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-09 Chris J. Willott , René Doyon , Loic Albert , Gabriel B. Brammer , William V. Dixon , Koraljka Muzic , Swara Ravindranath , Aleks Scholz , Roberto Abraham , Étienne Artigau , Maruša Bradač , Paul Goudfrooij , John B. Hutchings , Kartheik G. Iyer , Ray Jayawardhana , Stephanie LaMassa , Nicholas Martis , Michael R. Meyer , Takahiro Morishita , Lamiya Mowla , Adam Muzzin , Gaël Noirot , Camilla Pacifici , Neil Rowlands , Ghassan Sarrouh , Marcin Sawicki , Joanna M. Taylor , Kevin Volk , Johannes Zabl

The Michigan Infrared Test Thermal ELT N-band (MITTEN) Cryostat

We introduce the Michigan Infrared Test Thermal ELT N-band (MITTEN) Cryostat, a new facility for testing infrared detectors with a focus on mid-infrared (MIR) wavelengths (8-13 microns). New generations of large format, deep well, fast…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-16 R. Bowens , E. Viges , M. R. Meyer , D. Atkinson , J. Monnier , M. Morgenstern , J. Leisenring , W. Hoffmann

The InfraRed Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) for TMT: Overview of innovative science programs

IRIS (InfraRed Imaging Spectrograph) is a first light near-infrared diffraction limited imager and integral field spectrograph being designed for the future Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). IRIS is optimized to perform astronomical studies…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Shelley A. Wright , James E. Larkin , Anna M. Moore , Tuan Do , Luc Simard , Mate Adamkovics , Lee Armus , Aaron J. Barth , Elizabeth Barton , Hope Boyce Jeffrey Cooke , Patrick Cote , Timothy Davidge , Brent Ellerbroek , Andrea Ghez , Michael C. Liu , Jessica R. Lu , Bruce A. Macintosh , Shude Mao , Christian Marois , Mathias Schoeck , Ryuji Suzuki , Jonathan C. Tan , Tommaso Treu , Lianqi Wang , Jason Weiss

A Warm Near-Infrared High-Resolution Spectrograph with Very High Throughput (WINERED)

WINERED is a newly built high-efficiency (throughput$ > 25-30\%$) and high-resolution spectrograph customized for short NIR bands at 0.9-1.35 ${\rm \mu}$m. WINERED is equipped with ambient temperature optics and a cryogenic camera using a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-01-15 Sohei Kondo , Yuji Ikeda , Naoto Kobayashi , Chikako Yasui , Hiroyuki Mito , Kei Fukue , Kenshi Nakanishi , Takafumi Kawanishi , Tetsuya Nakaoka , Shogo Otsubo , Masaomi Kinoshita , Ayaka Kitano , Satoshi Hamano , Misaki Mizumoto , Ryo Yamamoto , Natsuko Izumi , Noriyuki Matsunaga , Hideyo Kawakita

LIINUS/SERPIL: a design study for interferometric imaging spectroscopy at the LBT

We present two design concepts and the science drivers of a proposed near-infrared interferometric integral field spectrograph for the LBT. This instrument will expand the capabilities of the currently-under-construction interferometric…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 F. Mueller Sanchez , C. Gal , F. Eisenhauer , A. Krabbe , M. Haug , C. Iserlohe , T. M. Herbst