The FourStar Infrared Camera
S. E. Persson (1), Robert Barkhouser (2), Christoph Birk (1), Randy, Hammond (2), Albert Harding (2), E. R. Koch (3), J. L. Marshall (1), Patrick, J. McCarthy (1), David Murphy (1), Joe Orndorff (2), Gregg Scharfstein (2),, Stephen A. Shectman (1), Stephen Smee (2)
TL;DR
The FourStar infrared camera is a high-sensitivity, wide-field instrument designed for the Magellan Baade telescope, enabling advanced near-infrared surveys and science programs with four HAWAII-2RG arrays.
Contribution
This paper introduces the design and specifications of the FourStar infrared camera, a new instrument for the Magellan telescope with large field of view and high sensitivity.
Findings
High sensitivity in the 1.0-2.5 micron range
Large field of view of 10.9 x 10.9 arcmin
Use of four HAWAII-2RG arrays
Abstract
The FourStar infrared camera is a 1.0-2.5 micron (JHKs) near infrared camera for the Magellan Baade 6.5m telescope at Las Campanas Observatory (Chile). It is being built by Carnegie Observatories and the Instrument Development Group at Johns Hopkins and is scheduled for completion in 2009. The instrument uses four Teledyne HAWAII-2RG arrays that produce a 10.9 x 10.9 arcmin field of view. The outstanding seeing at the Las Campanas site coupled with FourStar's high sensitivity and large field of view will enable many new survey and targeted science programs.
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TopicsAdaptive optics and wavefront sensing · Calibration and Measurement Techniques · Astronomy and Astrophysical Research