Upgrade of the McMath-Pierce stellar spectrograph

Mark S. Giampapa; Jorge E. Simmons; David B. Jaksha; E. L. Perkins

doi:10.1117/12.176706

1 June 1994 Upgrade of the McMath-Pierce stellar spectrograph

Mark S. Giampapa, Jorge E. Simmons, David B. Jaksha, E. L. Perkins

Proceedings Volume 2198, Instrumentation in Astronomy VIII; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176706
Event: 1994 Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1994, Kailua, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

We discuss a design for an echelle spectrograph based on three prisms as the cross-dispersing optical elements. Since high throughput in our particular system is achieved using an image slicer, obtaining adequate order separation is a challenge. We find that the design described herein yields good efficiencies throughout the visible wavelength range while also providing adequate order separation in the red.

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Mark S. Giampapa, Jorge E. Simmons, David B. Jaksha, and E. L. Perkins "Upgrade of the McMath-Pierce stellar spectrograph", Proc. SPIE 2198, Instrumentation in Astronomy VIII, (1 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176706

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