FISICA: The Florida image slicer for infrared cosmology and astrophysics

    Authors

    S. S. Eikenberry; R. Elston; R. Guzman; S. N. Raines; J. Julian; N. Gruel; G. Boreman; J. Hoffmann; M. Rodgers; P. Glenn; G. Hull-Allen; B. Myrick; S. Flint;L. Comstock

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    New Astron. Rev.

    Keywords

    integral field units; INTEGRAL FIELD SPECTROSCOPY; DESIGN; Astronomy & Astrophysics

    Abstract

    We report on the design and status of the Florida Image Slicer for Infrared Cosmology and Astrophysics (FISICA)-a fully-cryogenic all-reflective image-slicing integral field unit for the FLAMINGOS near-infrared spectrograph. Designed to accept input beams near f/15, FISICA with FLAMINGOS provides R similar to 1300 spectra over a 16 x 33" field-of-view on the Cassegrain f/15 focus of the KPNO 4-m telescope, or a 6 x 12" field-of-view on the Nasmyth or Bent Cassegrain foci of the Gran Telescopio Canarias 10.4-m telescope. FISICA accomplishes this using three sets of "monolithic" powered mirror arrays, each with 22 mirrored surfaces cut into a single piece of aluminum. We review the optical and opto-mechanical design, fabrication, laboratory test results, and on-telescope performance for FISICA. (c) 2006 Published by Elsevier B.V.

    Journal Title

    New Astronomy Reviews

    Volume

    50

    Issue/Number

    4-5

    Publication Date

    1-1-2006

    Document Type

    Article; Proceedings Paper

    Language

    English

    First Page

    365

    Last Page

    369

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000238888200030

    ISSN

    1387-6473

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