A4 Refereed article in a conference publication
Calibration unit design for the multi-aperture spectroscopic telescope (MAST)
Authors: Kuncarayakti, Hanindyo; Achrén, Jani; Ben-Ami, Sagi; Mattila, Seppo; Sofer Rimalt, Yahel; Irani, Ido; Ironi, Oren; Yaron, Ofer
Editors: Bryant, Julia J.; Motohara, Kentaro; Vernet, Joël R.
Conference name: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation
Publisher: SPIE
Publication year: 2024
Journal: Proceedings of SPIE : the International Society for Optical Engineering
Book title : Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X
Article number: 1309687
Issue: 13096
ISSN: 0277-786X
eISSN: 1996-756X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019131
Web address : http://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019131
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.