PEPSI: the Potsdam Echelle Polarimetric and Spectroscopic Instrument for the LBT

K. G. Strassmeier; M. Woche; I. Ilyin; E. Popow; S.-M. Bauer; F. Dionies; T. Fechner; M. Weber; A. Hofmann; J. Storm; R. Materne; W. Bittner; J. Bartus; T. Granzer; C. Denker; T. Carroll; M. Kopf; I. DiVarano; E. Beckert; M. Lesser

doi:10.1117/12.787376

25 July 2008 PEPSI: the Potsdam Echelle Polarimetric and Spectroscopic Instrument for the LBT

K. G. Strassmeier, M. Woche, I. Ilyin, E. Popow, S.-M. Bauer, F. Dionies, T. Fechner, M. Weber, A. Hofmann, J. Storm, R. Materne, W. Bittner, J. Bartus, T. Granzer, C. Denker, T. Carroll, M. Kopf, I. DiVarano, E. Beckert, M. Lesser

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Proceedings Volume 7014, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II; 70140N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787376
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

Abstract

We present the status of PEPSI, the bench-mounted fibre-fed and stabilized "Potsdam Echelle Polarimetric and Spectroscopic Instrument" for the 2×8.4m Large Binocular Telescope in southern Arizona. PEPSI is under construction at AIP and is scheduled for first light in 2009/10. Its ultra-high-resolution mode will deliver an unprecedented spectral resolution of approximately R=310,000 at high efficiency throughout the entire optical/red wavelength range 390-1050nm without the need for adaptive optics. Besides its polarimetric Stokes IQUV mode, the capability to cover the entire optical range in three exposures at resolutions of 40,000, 130,000 and 310,000 will surpass all existing facilities in terms of light-gathering-power times spectral-coverage product. A solar feed will make use of the spectrograph also during day time. As such, we hope that PEPSI will be the most powerful spectrometer of its kind for the years to come.

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K. G. Strassmeier, M. Woche, I. Ilyin, E. Popow, S.-M. Bauer, F. Dionies, T. Fechner, M. Weber, A. Hofmann, J. Storm, R. Materne, W. Bittner, J. Bartus, T. Granzer, C. Denker, T. Carroll, M. Kopf, I. DiVarano, E. Beckert, and M. Lesser "PEPSI: the Potsdam Echelle Polarimetric and Spectroscopic Instrument for the LBT", Proc. SPIE 7014, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II, 70140N (25 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787376

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