SOXS NIR: Optomechanical integration and alignment, optical performance verification before full instrument assembly

M. Genoni; M. Aliverti; G. Pariani; L. Oggioni; F. Vitali; F. D'Alessio; P. D'Avanzo; S. Campana; M. Munari; R. Zanmar Sanchez; A. Scaudo; M. Landoni; D. Young; S. Scuderi; P. Schipani; M. Riva; R. Claudi; K. Radhakrishnan; F. Battaini; A. Rubin; A. Baruffolo; G. Capasso; R. Cosentino; O. Hershko; H. Kuncarayakti; G. Pignata; S. Ben-Ami; A. Brucalassi; J. Achrén; J. A. Araiza-Duran; I. Arcavi; L. Asquini; R. Bruch; E. Cappellaro; M. Colapietro; M. Della Valle; M. De Pascale; R. Di Benedetto; S. D'Orsi; A. Gal-Yam; M. Hernandez Diaz; J. Kotilainen; G. Li Causi; L. Marty; S. Mattila; M. Rappaport; D. Ricci; B. Salasnich; S. Smartt; M. Stritzinger; H. Ventura

doi:https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019253

SOXS NIR: Optomechanical integration and alignment, optical performance verification before full instrument assembly

M. Genoni, M. Aliverti, G. Pariani, L. Oggioni, F. Vitali, F. D'Alessio, P. D'Avanzo, S. Campana, M. Munari, R. Zanmar Sanchez, A. Scaudo, M. Landoni, D. Young, S. Scuderi, P. Schipani, M. Riva, R. Claudi, K. Radhakrishnan, F. Battaini, A. RubinA. Baruffolo, G. Capasso, R. Cosentino, O. Hershko, H. Kuncarayakti, G. Pignata, S. Ben-Ami, A. Brucalassi, J. Achrén, J. A. Araiza-Duran, I. Arcavi, L. Asquini, R. Bruch, E. Cappellaro, M. Colapietro, M. Della Valle, M. De Pascale, R. Di Benedetto, S. D'Orsi, A. Gal-Yam, M. Hernandez Diaz, J. Kotilainen, G. Li Causi, L. Marty, S. Mattila, M. Rappaport, D. Ricci, B. Salasnich, S. Smartt, M. Stritzinger, H. Ventura

Weizmann Institute of Science, Tel Aviv University

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Abstract

This paper presents the opto-mechanical integration and alignment, functional and optical performance verification of the NIR arm of Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) instrument. SOXS will be a single object spectroscopic facility for the ESO-NTT 3.6-m telescope, made by two arms high efficiency spectrographs, able to cover the spectral range 350-2050 nm with a mean resolving power R≈4500. In particular the NIR arm is a cryogenic echelle cross-dispersed spectrograph spanning the 780-2050 nm range. We describe the integration and alignment method performed to assemble the different optomechanical elements and their installation on the NIR vacuum vessel, which mostly relies on mechanical characterization. The tests done to assess the image quality, linear dispersion and orders trace in laboratory conditions are summarized. The full optical performance verification, namely echellogram format, image quality and resulting spectral resolving power in the whole NIR arm (optical path and science detector) is detailed. Such verification is one of the most relevant prerequisites for the subsequent full instrument assembly and provisional acceptance in Europe milestone, foreseen in 2024.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X
Editors	Julia J. Bryant, Kentaro Motohara, Joel R. Vernet
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510675155
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019253
State	Published - 2024
Event	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X 2024 - Yokohama, Japan Duration: 16 Jun 2024 → 21 Jun 2024

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	13096

Conference

Conference	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X 2024
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Yokohama
Period	16/06/24 → 21/06/24

Keywords

ESO-NTT telescope
Echelle cross-dispersed spectrographs
NIR spectrographs
SOXS
Spectrographs AIT
optical performance verification

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Genoni, M., Aliverti, M., Pariani, G., Oggioni, L., Vitali, F., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Campana, S., Munari, M., Zanmar Sanchez, R., Scaudo, A., Landoni, M., Young, D., Scuderi, S., Schipani, P., Riva, M., Claudi, R., Radhakrishnan, K., Battaini, F., ... Ventura, H. (2024). SOXS NIR: Optomechanical integration and alignment, optical performance verification before full instrument assembly. In J. J. Bryant, K. Motohara, & J. R. Vernet (Eds.), Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X Article 130962T (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 13096). SPIE. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019253

Genoni, M. ; Aliverti, M. ; Pariani, G. et al. / SOXS NIR : Optomechanical integration and alignment, optical performance verification before full instrument assembly. Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X. editor / Julia J. Bryant ; Kentaro Motohara ; Joel R. Vernet. SPIE, 2024. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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SOXS NIR: Optomechanical integration and alignment, optical performance verification before full instrument assembly. / Genoni, M.; Aliverti, M.; Pariani, G. et al.
Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X. ed. / Julia J. Bryant; Kentaro Motohara; Joel R. Vernet. SPIE, 2024. 130962T (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 13096).

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Genoni M, Aliverti M, Pariani G, Oggioni L, Vitali F, D'Alessio F et al. SOXS NIR: Optomechanical integration and alignment, optical performance verification before full instrument assembly. In Bryant JJ, Motohara K, Vernet JR, editors, Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X. SPIE. 2024. 130962T. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). Epub 2024 Jul 18. doi: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019253

SOXS NIR: Optomechanical integration and alignment, optical performance verification before full instrument assembly

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