4 papers
The SIDE dual VIS-NIR fiber fed spectrograph for the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias
O. Rabaza, H. W. Epps, M. Ubierna +3
SIDE (Super Ifu Deployable Experiment) is proposed as second-generation, common-user instrument for the GTC. It will be a low and intermediate resolution fiber fed spectrograph, hi…
URAT: astrometric requirements and design history
N. Zacharias, U. Laux, A. Rakich +1
The U.S. Naval Observatory Robotic Astrometric Telescope (URAT) project aims at a highly accurate (5 mas), ground-based, all-sky survey. Requirements are presented for the optics a…
The Cryogenic Refractive Indices of S-FTM16, a Unique Optical Glass for Near-Infrared Instruments
Warren R. Brown, Harland W. Epps, Daniel G. Fabricant
The Ohara glass S-FTM16 is of considerable interest for near-infrared optical designs because it transmits well through the K band and because negative S-FTM16 elements can be used…
The ROTSE-III Robotic Telescope System
C. W. Akerlof, M. C. B. Ashley, D. E. Casperson +12
The observation of a prompt optical flash from GRB990123 convincingly demonstrated the value of autonomous robotic telescope systems. Pursuing a program of rapid follow-up observat…