SPIRou @ CFHT: spectrograph optical design

Simon Thibault; Patrick Rabou; Jean-Francois Donati; Pierre Desaulniers; Xavier Dallaire; Etienne Artigau; Francesco Pepe; Yoan Micheau; Philippe Vallée; Francesco Pepe; Greg Barrick; Vlad Reshetov; Olivier Hernandez; Leslie Saddlemyer; John Pazder; Laurent P. Parès; Rene Doyon; Xavier Delfosse; Driss Kouach; David Loop

doi:10.1117/12.926697

24 September 2012 SPIRou @ CFHT: spectrograph optical design

Simon Thibault, Patrick Rabou, Jean-Francois Donati, Pierre Desaulniers, Xavier Dallaire, Etienne Artigau, Francesco Pepe, Yoan Micheau, Philippe Vallée, Francesco Pepe, Greg Barrick, Vlad Reshetov, Olivier Hernandez, Leslie Saddlemyer, John Pazder, Laurent P. Parès, Rene Doyon, Xavier Delfosse, Driss Kouach, David Loop

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Proceedings Volume 8446, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV; 844630 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926697
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

SPIRou is a near-infrared, echelle spectropolarimeter/velocimeter under design for the 3.6m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The unique scientific capabilities and technical design features are described in the accompanying (eight) papers at this conference. In this paper we focus on the lens design of the optical spectrograph. The SPIROU spectrograph is a near infrared fiber fed double pass cross dispersed spectrograph. The cryogenic spectrograph is connected with the Cassegrain unit by the two science fibers. It is also fed by the fiber coming from the calibration box and RV reference module of the instrument. It includes 2 off-axis parabolas (1 in double pass), an echelle grating, a train of cross disperser prisms (in double pass), a flat folding mirror, a refractive camera and a detector. This paper describes the optical design of the spectrograph unit and estimates the performances. In particular, the echelle grating options are discussed as the goal grating is not available from the market.

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Simon Thibault, Patrick Rabou, Jean-Francois Donati, Pierre Desaulniers, Xavier Dallaire, Etienne Artigau, Francesco Pepe, Yoan Micheau, Philippe Vallée, Francesco Pepe, Greg Barrick, Vlad Reshetov, Olivier Hernandez, Leslie Saddlemyer, John Pazder, Laurent P. Parès, Rene Doyon, Xavier Delfosse, Driss Kouach, and David Loop "SPIRou @ CFHT: spectrograph optical design", Proc. SPIE 8446, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV, 844630 (24 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926697

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