The development status of the NIR Arm of the new SoXS instrument at the ESO/NTT telescope

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

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Abstract

We present here the development status of the NIR spectrograph of the Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) instrument, for the ESO/NTT telescope at La Silla (Chile). SOXS is a R~4,500 mean resolution spectrograph, with a simultaneously coverage from about 0.35 to 2.00 μm. It will be mounted at the Nasmyth focus of the NTT. The two UV-VIS-NIR wavelength ranges will be covered by two separated arms. The NIR spectrograph is a fully cryogenic echelle-dispersed spectrograph, working in the range 0.80-2.00 μm, equipped with a Hawaii H2RG IR array from Teledyne. The whole spectrograph will be cooled down to about 150 K (but the array at 40 K), to lower the thermal background, and equipped with a thermal filter to block any thermal radiation above 2.0 μm. In this work, we will show the advanced phase of integration of the NIR spectrograph.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGround-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII
EditorsChristopher J. Evans, Julia J. Bryant, Kentaro Motohara
PublisherSPIE
Number of pages9
Volume11447
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-5106-3682-8, 9781510636811
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Dec 2020
EventGround-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII 2020 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: 14 Dec 202022 Dec 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11447

Conference

ConferenceGround-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Online
Period14/12/2022/12/20

Keywords

  • Cryogenics
  • H2RG
  • NTT
  • Near infrared
  • SOXS
  • Spectrograph
  • Transient

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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