EMIR, the GTC NIR multi-object imager-spectrograph

EMIR, currently entering into its fabrication and AIV phase, will be one of the first common user instruments for the GTC, the 10 meter telescope under construction by GRANTECAN at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (Canary Islands, Spain). EMIR is being built by a Consortium of Spanish and Fren...

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Autores: Garzón López, Francisco, Abreu Rodríguez, David, Barrera Ordóñez, Sonia, Becerril, Santiago, Cairós, Luz Mª, Díaz García, José Javier, Fragoso López, Ana B., Gago Rodríguez, Fernando, Grange, Robert, González Fernández, Carlos, López Ramos, Pablo, Patrón Recio, Jesús, Pérez Espinós, Jaime, Rasilla Piñeiro, José Luis, Redondo Caicoya, Pablo, Restrepo, René, Saavedra Inarajo, Pablo, Sánchez de la Rosa, Vicente, Tenegui, Fabio, Vallbé Mumbrú, Marc|||0000-0002-7518-8971
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/133989
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/133989
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Telescopes
Infrared spectroscopy
Astronomical spectroscopy
Instrumentation
Spectrographs
Telescopis
Espectroscòpia infraroja
Espectroscòpia astronòmica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Astronomia i astrofísica
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Sumario:EMIR, currently entering into its fabrication and AIV phase, will be one of the first common user instruments for the GTC, the 10 meter telescope under construction by GRANTECAN at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (Canary Islands, Spain). EMIR is being built by a Consortium of Spanish and French institutes led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). EMIR is designed to realize one of the central goals of 10m class telescopes, allowing observers to obtain spectra for large numbers of faint sources in a time-efficient manner. EMIR is primarily designed to be operated as a MOS in the K band, but others a wide range of observing modes, including imaging and spectroscopy, both long slit and multi-object, in the wavelength range 0.9 to 2.5 um. It is equipped with two innovative subsystems: a robotic reconfigurable multi-slit mask and dispersive elements formed by the combination of high quality distraction grating and conventional prisms, both at the heart of the instrument. The present status of development, expected performances, schedule and plans for scientific exploitation are described and discussed. The development and fabrication of EMIR is funded by GRANTECAN and the Plan Nacional de Astronomía y Astrofísica (National Plan for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spain).

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