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Paper Abstract
CanariCam is the facility multi-mode mid-IR camera developed by the University of Florida (UF) for the 10.4-
meter Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC). CanariCam contains a 320 × 240-pixel Raytheon array, which will
Nyquist-sample the diffraction-limited point-spread-function at wavelengths longer than 8 microns, yielding a
field of view of 26"×19". In Aug. 2007, the University of Florida instrument team held a successful Acceptance
Testing (AT) of CanariCam. We describe key performance requirements, and compare these to the actual performance
during formal AT. Among the results considered are detector noise characteristics, image quality, and
throughput. We focus particularly on the unique dual-beam polarimetric modes. We have demonstrated that
with a half-wave plate, it achieves or exceeds the design goals for imaging both polarization planes simultaneously.
Paper Details
Date Published: 9 July 2008
PDF: 11 pages
Proc. SPIE 7014, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II, 70142E (9 July 2008); doi: 10.1117/12.789040
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7014:
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II
Ian S. McLean; Mark M. Casali, Editor(s)
PDF: 11 pages
Proc. SPIE 7014, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II, 70142E (9 July 2008); doi: 10.1117/12.789040
Show Author Affiliations
Margaret M. Moerchen, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Christopher Packham, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Charles M. Telesco, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Kevin T. Hanna, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Jeffrey A. Julian, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Frank Varosi, Univ. of Florida (United States)
James H. Hough, Ctr. for Astrophysics Research, Univ. of Hertfordshire (United Kingdom)
Christopher Packham, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Charles M. Telesco, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Kevin T. Hanna, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Jeffrey A. Julian, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Frank Varosi, Univ. of Florida (United States)
James H. Hough, Ctr. for Astrophysics Research, Univ. of Hertfordshire (United Kingdom)
Francisco Reyes, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Christ Ftaclas, Institute for Astronomy, Univ. of Hawaii (United States)
J. G. Bennett, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Roger E. Julian, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Charles Murphey, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Craig Warner, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Christ Ftaclas, Institute for Astronomy, Univ. of Hawaii (United States)
J. G. Bennett, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Roger E. Julian, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Charles Murphey, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Craig Warner, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7014:
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II
Ian S. McLean; Mark M. Casali, Editor(s)
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