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Paper Abstract
We present an overview of the design of IRIS, an infrared (0.84 - 2.4 micron) integral field spectrograph and imaging
camera for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). With extremely low wavefront error (<30 nm) and on-board wavefront
sensors, IRIS will take advantage of the high angular resolution of the narrow field infrared adaptive optics system
(NFIRAOS) to dissect the sky at the diffraction limit of the 30-meter aperture. With a primary spectral resolution of
4000 and spatial sampling starting at 4 milliarcseconds, the instrument will create an unparalleled ability to explore high
redshift galaxies, the Galactic center, star forming regions and virtually any astrophysical object. This paper summarizes
the entire design and basic capabilities. Among the design innovations is the combination of lenslet and slicer integral
field units, new 4Kx4k detectors, extremely precise atmospheric dispersion correction, infrared wavefront sensors, and a
very large vacuum cryogenic system.
Paper Details
Date Published: 6 August 2014
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 914724 (6 August 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2055216
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9147:
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V
Suzanne K. Ramsay; Ian S. McLean; Hideki Takami, Editor(s)
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 914724 (6 August 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2055216
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Anna M. Moore, Caltech Optical Observatories (United States)
James E. Larkin, Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)
Shelley A. Wright, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Univ. of Toronto (Canada)
Univ. of Toronto (Canada)
Brian Bauman, Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (United States)
Jennifer Dunn, NRC - Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (Canada)
Brent Ellerbroek, Thirty Meter Telescope Observatory Corp. (United States)
Andrew C. Phillips, Univ. of California Observatories (United States)
Luc Simard, NRC - Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (Canada)
Ryuji Suzuki, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Japan)
Kai Zhang, Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics and Technology (China)
Ted Aliado, Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)
George Brims, Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)
John Canfield, Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)
Shaojie Chen, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Univ. of Toronto (Canada)
Richard Dekany, Caltech Optical Observatories (United States)
Alex Delacroix, Caltech Optical Observatories (United States)
Tuan Do, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Univ. of Toronto (Canada)
Univ. of Toronto (Canada)
James E. Larkin, Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)
Shelley A. Wright, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Univ. of Toronto (Canada)
Univ. of Toronto (Canada)
Brian Bauman, Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (United States)
Jennifer Dunn, NRC - Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (Canada)
Brent Ellerbroek, Thirty Meter Telescope Observatory Corp. (United States)
Andrew C. Phillips, Univ. of California Observatories (United States)
Luc Simard, NRC - Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (Canada)
Ryuji Suzuki, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Japan)
Kai Zhang, Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics and Technology (China)
Ted Aliado, Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)
George Brims, Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)
John Canfield, Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)
Shaojie Chen, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Univ. of Toronto (Canada)
Richard Dekany, Caltech Optical Observatories (United States)
Alex Delacroix, Caltech Optical Observatories (United States)
Tuan Do, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Univ. of Toronto (Canada)
Univ. of Toronto (Canada)
Glen Herriot, NRC - Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (Canada)
Bungo Ikenoue, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Japan)
Chris Johnson, Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)
Elliot Meyer, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Univ. of Toronto (Canada)
Univ. of Toronto (Canada)
Yoshiyuki Obuchi, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Japan)
John Pazder, NRC - Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (Canada)
Vladimir Reshetov, NRC - Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (Canada)
Reed Riddle, Caltech Optical Observatories (United States)
Sakae Saito, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Japan)
Roger Smith, Caltech Optical Observatories (United States)
Ji Man Sohn, Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)
Fumihiro Uraguchi, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Japan)
Tomonori Usuda, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Japan)
Eric Wang, Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)
Lianqi Wang, Thirty Meter Telescope Observatory Corp. (United States)
Jason Weiss, Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)
Robert Wooff, NRC - Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (Canada)
Bungo Ikenoue, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Japan)
Chris Johnson, Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)
Elliot Meyer, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Univ. of Toronto (Canada)
Univ. of Toronto (Canada)
Yoshiyuki Obuchi, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Japan)
John Pazder, NRC - Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (Canada)
Vladimir Reshetov, NRC - Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (Canada)
Reed Riddle, Caltech Optical Observatories (United States)
Sakae Saito, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Japan)
Roger Smith, Caltech Optical Observatories (United States)
Ji Man Sohn, Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)
Fumihiro Uraguchi, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Japan)
Tomonori Usuda, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Japan)
Eric Wang, Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)
Lianqi Wang, Thirty Meter Telescope Observatory Corp. (United States)
Jason Weiss, Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States)
Robert Wooff, NRC - Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (Canada)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9147:
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V
Suzanne K. Ramsay; Ian S. McLean; Hideki Takami, Editor(s)
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