The mechanical design of SOXS for the NTT
M Aliverti, O Hershko, O Diner, A Brucallassi, G Pignata, H, Kuncarayakti, A Bianco, S Campana, R Claudi, P Schipani, A Baruffolo, S, Ben-Ami, F Biondi, G Capasso, R Cosentino, F DAlessio, P DAvanzo, M Munari, A, Rubin, S Scuderi, F Vitali, J Achr\'en, J.A. Araiza-Duran
TL;DR
This paper details the mechanical design and integration strategies for SOXS, a wide-band spectrograph for the ESO NTT, focusing on subsystem design, mounts, and thermal compensation to facilitate assembly and maintenance.
Contribution
It introduces innovative kinematic mounts and a comprehensive mechanical design for SOXS's subsystems, enhancing alignment and thermal stability.
Findings
Development of kinematic mounts for simplified assembly
Design of thermally compensated optomechanical mounts
Implementation of a modular mechanical structure
Abstract
SOXS (Son of X-shooter) is a wide band, medium resolution spectrograph for the ESO NTT with a first light expected in 2021. The instrument will be composed by five semi-independent subsystems: a pre-slit Common Path, an Acquisition Camera, a Calibration Box, the NIR spectrograph, and the UV-VIS spectrograph. In this paper, we present the mechanical design of the subsystems, the kinematic mounts developed to simplify the final integration procedure and the maintenance. The concept of the CP and NIR optomechanical mounts developed for a simple pre-alignment procedure and for the thermal compensation of reflective and refractive elements will be shown.
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TopicsAstronomy and Astrophysical Research · Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing