8 papers
HighSpec: A High-Resolution Spectrograph for the MAST Telescope Array
Yahel Sofer Rimalt, Sagi Ben-Ami, Eran Ofek +13
We present the updated design of HighSpec, a high-resolution spectrograph designed for the Multi Aperture Spectroscopic Telescope (MAST). HighSpec offers…
Automated scheduler for the SOXS instrument: design and performance
Laura Asquini, Marco Landoni, Dave Young +49
We present the advancements in the development of the scheduler for the Son Of X-shooter instrument at the ESO-NTT 3.58-m telescope in La Silla, Chile. SOXS is designed as a single…
Final Alignment and Image Quality Test for the Acquisition and Guiding System of SOXS
J. A. Araiza-Duran, G. Pignata, A. Brucalassi +50
SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) will be the new medium-resolution (R 4500 for 1 slit), high-efficiency, wide-band spectrograph for the ESO NTT at La Silla Observatory, Chile. It will be de…
The integration of the SOXS control electronics towards the PAE
Mirko Colapietro, Sergio D'Orsi, Giulio Capasso +51
SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is the new single object spectrograph for the ESO New Technology Telescope (NTT) at the La Silla Observatory, able to cover simultaneously both the UV-VIS a…
Characterisation and assessment of the SOXS Spectrograph UV-VIS Detector System
R. Cosentino, M. Hernandez, H. Ventura +50
The SOXS spectrograph, designed for the ESO NTT telescope, operates in both the optical (UV-VIS: 350-850 nm) and NIR (800-2000 nm) bands. This article provides an overview of the f…
SOXS NIR: Optomechanical integration and alignment, optical performance verification before full instrument assembly
M. Genoni, M. Aliverti, G. Pariani +48
This paper presents the opto-mechanical integration and alignment, functional and optical performance verification of the NIR arm of Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) instrument. SOXS will b…