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Calibration unit design for the multi-aperture spectroscopic telescope (MAST)




AuthorsKuncarayakti, Hanindyo; Achrén, Jani; Ben-Ami, Sagi; Mattila, Seppo; Sofer Rimalt, Yahel; Irani, Ido; Ironi, Oren; Yaron, Ofer

EditorsBryant, Julia J.; Motohara, Kentaro; Vernet, Joël R.

Conference nameSPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation

PublisherSPIE

Publication year2024

JournalProceedings of SPIE : the International Society for Optical Engineering

Book title Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X

Article number1309687

Issue13096

ISSN0277-786X

eISSN1996-756X

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019131

Web address http://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019131


Abstract

The Multi-Aperture Spectroscopic Telescope (MAST) is a new telescope array with a novel design, currently being constructed at the Weizmann Astrophysical Observatory in Israel. It comprises twenty 60 cm telescopes, collectively providing the light-gathering power of a single 2.7 m telescope. MAST features two fiber-fed spectrographs with low and high resolutions, covering the optical domain. To remove instrument signatures and calibrate the wavelength, a calibration unit utilizing quartz-tungsten-halogen (QTH) and ThAr lamps to generate arc and flat spectra will be employed. The lamp outputs are homogenized and distributed by a series of beamsplitters into five identical fiber outlets feeding the spectrographs. This presentation outlines the opto-mechanical design of the calibration unit and the development status of the subsystem.



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