A quasioptical steering system for the CCAT/XSPEC submillimeter multi-object spectrometer

S. C. Chapman; A. Tikhomirov; C. M. Bradford; S. Hailey-Dunsheath

doi:10.1117/12.2055649

23 July 2014 A quasioptical steering system for the CCAT/XSPEC submillimeter multi-object spectrometer

S. C. Chapman, A. Tikhomirov, C. M. Bradford, S. Hailey-Dunsheath

Proceedings Volume 9153, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VII; 915320 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055649
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

A two arm, opto-mechanical positioner mechanism is presented in this proceedings as a candidate steering system for the millimeter-wave XSPEC spectrograph. The design is well matched to the expected target density on the sky, and meeting all requirements of the Cerro Chajnantor Atacama Telescope (CCAT), site environmental conditions (e.g., operating temperature and power dissipation), and the positioning requirements themselves for acquiring and tracking astronomical objects whose light is fed into the XSPEC spectrograph units. The prototype design has been fabricated and tested for basic operations.

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S. C. Chapman, A. Tikhomirov, C. M. Bradford, and S. Hailey-Dunsheath "A quasioptical steering system for the CCAT/XSPEC submillimeter multi-object spectrometer", Proc. SPIE 9153, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VII, 915320 (23 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055649

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