Compact multi-band visible camera for 1m-class fast telescopes

Alberto Riva; Paolo Spanò

doi:10.1117/12.789200

11 July 2008 Compact multi-band visible camera for 1m-class fast telescopes

Alberto Riva, Paolo Spanò

Proceedings Volume 7014, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II; 701450 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789200
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

Abstract

Most of the small 1m-class telescopes designed for fast tracking of transient object, like GRBs, are equipped with infrared and visible cameras, fed through a dichroic. We studied a new concept for a fast and compact multi-band visible camera, using successive dichroics, to cover simultaneously many visible bands (U,B,V,R, and I), sampled with one more CCD detectors. This extended spectral coverage will help to observe transient faint objects. To keep envelope size, weight and overall cost at a reasonable level, a trade-off has been carried out.

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Alberto Riva and Paolo Spanò "Compact multi-band visible camera for 1m-class fast telescopes", Proc. SPIE 7014, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II, 701450 (11 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789200

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