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most citedThe Multi-Object, Fiber-Fed Spectrographs for SDSS and the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey

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astro-ph.IM2019★ 127 cited

Binospec: A Wide-field Imaging Spectrograph for the MMT

Daniel Fabricant, Robert Fata, Harland Epps +14

Binospec is a high throughput, 370 to 1000 nm, imaging spectrograph that addresses two adjacent 8' by 15' fields of view. Binospec was commissioned in late 2017 at the f/5 focus of…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 244 cited

The Keck Cosmic Web Imager Integral Field Spectrograph

Patrick Morrissey, Matuesz Matuszewski, D. Christopher Martin +36

We report on the design and performance of the Keck Cosmic Web Imager (KCWI), a general purpose optical integral field spectrograph that has been installed at the Nasmyth port of t…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 192 cited

APF - The Lick Observatory Automated Planet Finder

Steven S. Vogt, Matthew Radovan, Robert Kibrick +45

The Automated Planet Finder (APF) is a facility purpose-built for the discovery and characterization of extrasolar planets through high-cadence Doppler velocimetry of the reflex ba…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 64 cited

MMT & Magellan Infrared Spectrograph

Brian McLeod, Daniel Fabricant, George Nystrom +19

The MMT and Magellan infrared spectrograph (MMIRS) is a cryogenic multiple slit spectrograph operating in the wavelength range 0.9-2.4 micron. MMIRS' refractive optics offer a 6.9…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 1.1k cited

The Multi-Object, Fiber-Fed Spectrographs for SDSS and the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey

Stephen Smee, James E. Gunn, Alan Uomoto +61

We present the design and performance of the multi-object fiber spectrographs for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and their upgrade for the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Sur…

astro-ph.IM2009★ 2 cited

A New Solution for the Dispersive Element in Astronomical Spectrographs

Harland W. Epps, Judith G. Cohen, J. Christopher Clemens

We present a new solution for the dispersive element in astronomical spectrographs, which in many cases can provide an upgrade path to enhance the spectral resolution of existing m…