First light with NEWFIRM

Ronald G. Probst; James R. George; Philip N. Daly; Ken Don; Maureen Ellis

doi:10.1117/12.787473

9 July 2008 First light with NEWFIRM

Ronald G. Probst, James R. George, Philip N. Daly, Ken Don, Maureen Ellis

Proceedings Volume 7014, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II; 70142S (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787473
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

Abstract

NEWFIRM, the widefield infrared camera for the NOAO 4-m telescopes, saw first light in February 2007 and is now in service as a general user instrument. Previous papers have described it conceptually and presented design details. We discuss experience gained from assembly, laboratory testing, and on-sky commissioning. We present final system performance characteristics and summarize science use in its the first semester of general availability. NEWFIRM has met its requirement to provide a high efficiency observing system, optimized end-to-end for survey science.

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Ronald G. Probst, James R. George, Philip N. Daly, Ken Don, and Maureen Ellis "First light with NEWFIRM", Proc. SPIE 7014, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II, 70142S (9 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787473

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