Abstract
Son of X-Shooter (SOXS) will be a high-efficiency spectrograph with a mean Resolution-Slit product of 4500 (goal 5000) over the entire band capable of simultaneously observing the complete spectral range 350-2000 nm. It consists of three scientific arms (the UV-VIS Spectrograph, the NIR Spectrograph and the Acquisition Camera) connected by the Common Path system to the NTT and the Calibration Unit. The Common Path is the backbone of the instrument and the interface to the NTT Nasmyth focus flange. The light coming from the focus of the telescope is split by the common path optics into the two different optical paths in order to feed the two spectrographs and the acquisition camera. The instrument project went through the Preliminary Design Review in 2017 and is currently in Final Design Phase (with FDR in July 2018). This paper outlines the status of the Common Path system and is accompanied by a series of contributions describing the SOXS design and properties after the instrument Preliminary Design Review.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII |
| Editors | Luc Simard, Christopher J. Evans, Hideki Takami |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781510619579 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 6 Jul 2018 |
| Event | Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018 - Austin, United States Duration: 10 Jun 2018 → 14 Jun 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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| Volume | 10702 |
Conference
| Conference | Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Austin |
| Period | 10/06/18 → 14/06/18 |
Keywords
- Astronomical Instrumentation
- NIR
- Spectrograph
- Transients
- VIS
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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