NEWS: the near-infrared Echelle for wideband spectroscopy
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Accepted manuscript
Date
2016-08-09
Authors
Veyette, Mark J.
Muirhead, Philip S.
Hall, Zachary J.
Taylor, Brian
Ye, Jimmy
Version
OA Version
Citation
MJ Veyette, PS Muirhead, ZJ Hall, B Taylor, J Ye. Proc. SPIE 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, 99086M (August 9, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2232632
Abstract
We present an updated optical and mechanical design of NEWS: the Near-infrared Echelle for Wide-band Spectroscopy (formerly called HiJaK: the High-resolution J, H and K spectrometer), a compact, high-resolution, near-infrared spectrometer for 5-meter class telescopes. NEWS provides a spectral resolution of 60,000 and covers the full 0.8-2.5 micron range in 5 modes. We adopt a compact, lightweight, monolithic design and developed NEWS to be mounted to the instrument cube at the Cassegrain focus of the the new 4.3-meter Discovery Channel Telescope.