3 papers
astro-ph.IM2024
A Precision Cryogenic Positioning Stage for Detector Dithering and Flexure Compensation
Stephen A. Smee, Stephen C. Hope, Randolph P. Hammond +20
This paper presents the design and technical progress of a precision X-Y stage for detector dithering and flexure compensation. The stage is being developed for use in the Magellan…
astro-ph.IM2024
A Novel Freeform Slicer IFU for the Magellan InfraRed Multi-Object Spectrograph (MIRMOS)
Maren Cosens, Nicholas P. Konidaris, Gwen C. Rudie +16
The Magellan InfraRed Multi-Object Spectrograph (MIRMOS) is a planned next generation multi-object and integral field spectrograph for the 6.5m Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas…
astro-ph.IM2024
Telescope control software and proto-model siderostat for the SDSS-V Local Volume Mapper
Hojae Ahn, Florian Briegel, Jimin Han +19
The fifth Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-V) Local Volume Mapper (LVM) is a wide-field integral field unit (IFU) survey that uses an array of four 160 mm fixed telescopes with sider…