Science with UT's Dichroic-Mirror Camera (DMC), 15-band simultaneous imager
Hanindyo Kuncarayakti, Mamoru Doi, Hakim L. Malasan, Junji Hayano,, Hiroyuki Utsunomiya, Yutaka Ihara, Kouichi Tokita, Naohiro Takanashi,, Shigeyuki Sako, Sadanori Okamura, Tomoki Morokuma, Hisanori Furusawa, Yutaka, Komiyama, Masafumi Yagi, Norio Okada, Hidehiko Nakaya

TL;DR
The Dichroic-Mirror Camera (DMC) developed at the University of Tokyo enables simultaneous imaging in fifteen spectral bands from 390 to 950 nm, allowing detailed spectral energy distribution measurements of various astronomical objects.
Contribution
This paper introduces the DMC instrument with 15-band simultaneous imaging capability, a novel approach for capturing spectral data across a broad wavelength range.
Findings
Successful observation of diverse astronomical objects.
First scientific results demonstrating DMC's capabilities.
Potential for advanced spectral studies in astronomy.
Abstract
We introduce the Dichroic-Mirror Camera (DMC), an instrument developed at the University of Tokyo which is capable of performing simultaneous imaging in fifteen bands. The main feature of the DMC is the dichroic mirrors, which split incoming light into red and blue components. Combination of dichroic mirrors split light from the telescope focus into fifteen intermediate-width bands across 390 -- 950 nm. The fifteen bands of DMC provide measurements of the object's spectral energy distribution (SED) at fifteen wavelength points. During May -- June 2007 and March 2008, observing run of the DMC was carried out at Higashi-Hiroshima Observatory, Japan. We observed several objects i.e. planets, asteroids, standard stars & star clusters, planetary nebulae, galaxies, and supernovae. We describe several early scientific results from the DMC.
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TopicsAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation · Calibration and Measurement Techniques · CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors
