Full system test and early preliminary acceptance Europe results for CRIRES+

Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
•
Dorn, Reinhold J.
•
Follert, Roman
•
Hatzes, Artie
•
Bristow, Paul
•
Seemann, Ulf
•
Cumani, Claudio
•
Eschbaumer, Siegfried
•
Haimerl, Andreas
•
Haug, Marcus
•
Heiter, Ulrike
•
Hinterschuster, Renate
•
Ives, Derek J.
•
Jung, Yves
•
Kerber, Florian
•
Klein, Barbara
•
Lavail, Alexis
•
Lizon, Jean Louis
•
Marquart, Thomas
•
Moins, Christophe
•
Molina-Conde, Ignacio
•
•
Pasquini, Luca
•
Paufique, Jérôme
•
Piskunov, Nikolai
•
Stegmeier, Jörg
•
Stempels, Eric
•
Tordo, Sebastien
•
Valenti, Elena
•
Anwand-Heerwart, Heiko
•
Hauptner, Katja
•
Jeep, Peter
•
Marvin, Christopher
•
Reiners, Ansgar
•
Rhode, Petra
•
Schmidt, Christof
•
Umlauf, Tim
DOI
10.1117/12.2313743
Abstract
CRIRES+ is the new high-resolution NIR echelle spectrograph intended to be operated at the platform B of VLT Unit telescope UT3. It will cover from Y to M bands (0.95-5.3um) with a spectral resolution of R = 50000 or R=100000. The main scientific goals are the search of super-Earths in the habitable zone of low-mass stars, the characterisation of transiting planets atmosphere and the study of the origin and evolution of stellar magnetic fields. Based on the heritage of the old adaptive optics (AO) assisted VLT instrument CRIRES, the new spectrograph will present improved optical layout, a new detector system and a new calibration unit providing optimal performances in terms of simultaneous wavelength coverage and radial velocity accuracy (a few m/s). The total observing efficiency will be enhanced by a factor of 10 with respect to CRIRES. An innovative spectro-polarimetry mode will be also offered and a new metrology system will ensure very high system stability and repeatability. Fiinally, the CRIRES+ project will also provide the community with a new data reduction software (DRS) package. CRIRES+ is currently at the initial phase of its Preliminary Acceptance in Europe (PAE) and it will be commissioned early in 2019 at VLT. This work outlines the main results obtained during the initial phase of the full system test at ESO HQ Garching.
Coverage
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
All editors
Evans, Christopher J.; Simard, Luc; Takami, Hideki
Series
Volume
10702
Start page
1070239-1
Conferenece
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
Conferenece place
Austin, Texas, United States
Conferenece date
10-15 June, 2018
File(s)
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name

1070239-2.pdf

Description
Pdf editoriale
Size

1.15 MB

Format

Adobe PDF

Checksum (MD5)

bb934e748e6f72e5f340fb0c77f44805

Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name

SPIEpaper_10702-118.pdf

Description
postprint
Size

3.59 MB

Format

Adobe PDF

Checksum (MD5)

062152f38ea96756db9f4f49113d23b8