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Ultra-Stable Environment Control for the NEID Spectrometer: Design and Performance Demonstration
Paul Robertson, Tyler Anderson, Gudmundur Stefansson +30
Two key areas of emphasis in contemporary experimental exoplanet science are the detailed characterization of transiting terrestrial planets, and the search for Earth analog planet…
SOFIA - HIRMES: Looking forward to the HIgh-Resolution Mid-infrarEd Spectrometer
Samuel N. Richards, Samuel H. Moseley, Gordon Stacey +48
The HIgh-Resolution Mid-infrarEd Spectrometer (HIRMES) is the 3rd Generation Instrument for the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), currently in development a…
WIRC+Pol: a low-resolution near-infrared spectropolarimeter
Samaporn Tinyanont, Maxwell A. Millar-Blanchaer, Ricky Nilsson +14
WIRC+Pol is a newly commissioned low-resolution (R~100), near-infrared (J and H band) spectropolarimetry mode of the Wide-field InfraRed Camera (WIRC) on the 200-inch Hale Telescop…
The Wide Integral Field Infrared Spectrograph: Commissioning Results and On-sky Performance
Suresh Sivanandam, Dae-Sik Moon, R. Elliot Meyer +11
We have recently commissioned a novel infrared ( m) integral field spectrograph (IFS) called the Wide Integral Field Infrared Spectrograph (WIFIS). WIFIS is a unique in…
A Versatile Technique to Enable sub-milli-Kelvin Instrument Stability for Precise Radial Velocity Measurements: Tests with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder
Gudmundur Stefansson, Frederick Hearty, Paul Robertson +13
Insufficient instrument thermo-mechanical stability is one of the many roadblocks for achieving 10cm/s Doppler radial velocity (RV) precision, the precision needed to detect Earth-…
Mid-Infrared Imaging of the Bipolar Planetary Nebula M2-9 from SOFIA
M. W. Werner, R. Sahai, J. Davis +10
We have imaged the bipolar planetary nebula M2-9 using SOFIA's FORCAST instrument in six wavelength bands between 6.6 and 37.1 . A bright central point source, unresolved with…
SOFIA/FORCAST and Spitzer/IRAC Imaging of the Ultra Compact H II Region W3(OH) and Associated Protostars in W3
Lea Hirsch, Joseph D. Adams, Terry L. Herter +8
We present infrared observations of the ultra-compact H II region W3(OH) made by the FORCAST instrument aboard SOFIA and by Spitzer/IRAC. We contribute new wavelength data to the s…
First Science Observations with SOFIA/FORCAST: 6 to 37 micron Imaging of the Central Orion Nebula
R. Y. Shuping, Mark R. Morris, Terry L. Herter +9
We present new mid-infrared images of the central region of the Orion Nebula using the newly commissioned SOFIA airborne telescope and its 5 -- 40 micron camera FORCAST. The 37.1 m…
Multiwavelength Study of Chandra X-Ray Sources in the Antennae
D. M. Clark, S. S. Eikenberry, B. R. Brandl +7
We use WIRC, IR images of the Antennae (NGC 4038/4039) together with the extensive catalogue of 120 X-ray point sources (Zezas et al. 2006) to search for counterpart candidates. Us…
The Infrared Spectrograph on the Spitzer Space Telescope
J. R. Houck, the Spitzer/IRS team
The Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) is one of three science instruments on the Spitzer Space Telescope. The IRS comprises four separate spectrograph modules covering the wavelength ran…
The Optical/Infrared Astronomical Quality of High Atacama Sites. II. Infrared Characteristics
Riccardo Giovanelli, Jeremy Darling, Charles Henderson +8
We discuss properties of the atmospheric water vapor above the high Andean plateau region known as the Llano de Chajnantor, in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. A combination o…
The Optical/Infrared Astronomical Quality of High Atacama Sites. I. Preliminary Results of Optical Seeing
Riccardo Giovanelli, Jeremy Darling, Marc Sarazin +13
The region surrounding the Llano de Chajnantor, a high altitude plateau in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, has caught the attention of the astronomical community for its pote…
CORMASS: A Compact and Efficient NIR Spectrograph for Studying Low-Mass Objects
J. C. Wilson, M. F. Skrutskie, M. R. Colonno +6
CorMASS (Cornell Massachusetts Slit Spectrograph) is a compact, low-resolution (R=300), double-pass prism cross-dispersed near-infrared (NIR) spectrograph in operation on the Palom…
Discovery of a Bright Field Methane (T-type) Brown Dwarf by 2MASS
Adam J. Burgasser, John C. Wilson, J. Davy Kirkpatrick +8
We report the discovery of a bright (J = 13.830.03) methane brown dwarf, or T dwarf, by the Two Micron All Sky Survey. This object, 2MASSI J0559191-140448, is the first brown…