The optomechanical design of the Giant Magellan telescope multi-object astronomical and cosmological spectrograph (GMACS)

Travis Prochaska; Caron Albert; James Beck; Erika Cook; D. L. DePoy; Daniel M. Faes; Cynthia Froning; Walter Grant; Isaac Gutierrez; Tae-Geun Ji; Damien Jones; Hye-In Lee; Jennifer L. Marshall; Claudia Mendes de Oliveira; Soojong Pak; Casey Papovich; Rafael Ribeiro; Marcus Sauseda; Luke M. Schmidt; Aline Souza; Keith Taylor; Darius Williams

doi:10.1117/12.2313829

8 July 2018 The optomechanical design of the Giant Magellan telescope multi-object astronomical and cosmological spectrograph (GMACS)

Travis Prochaska, Caron Albert, James Beck, Erika Cook, D. L. DePoy, Daniel M. Faes, Cynthia Froning, Walter Grant, Isaac Gutierrez, Tae-Geun Ji, Damien Jones, Hye-In Lee, Jennifer L. Marshall, Claudia Mendes de Oliveira, Soojong Pak, Casey Papovich, Rafael Ribeiro, Marcus Sauseda, Luke M. Schmidt, Aline Souza, Keith Taylor, Darius Williams

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Proceedings Volume 10702, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII; 107029Y (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313829
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, Austin, Texas, United States

Abstract

We describe the latest optomechanical design of GMACS, a wide-field, multi-object, moderate-resolution optical spectrograph for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT). Specifically, we discuss the details of the structure, mechanisms, optical mounts and deflection tracking/compensation as well as the requirements and considerations used to guide the design. We also discuss GMACS’s interfaces with GMT and other instruments.

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Travis Prochaska, Caron Albert, James Beck, Erika Cook, D. L. DePoy, Daniel M. Faes, Cynthia Froning, Walter Grant, Isaac Gutierrez, Tae-Geun Ji, Damien Jones, Hye-In Lee, Jennifer L. Marshall, Claudia Mendes de Oliveira, Soojong Pak, Casey Papovich, Rafael Ribeiro, Marcus Sauseda, Luke M. Schmidt, Aline Souza, Keith Taylor, and Darius Williams "The optomechanical design of the Giant Magellan telescope multi-object astronomical and cosmological spectrograph (GMACS)", Proc. SPIE 10702, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII, 107029Y (8 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313829

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