Development of mid-infrared spectrometer with an image slicer (MIRSIS) for ground-based astronomy: developing optical and mechanical mounts

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7014, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Okamoto, Yoshiko K ^a   Kataza, Hirokazu ^b   Sato, Keigo ^a   Manabe, Kei ^a   Mitsui, Kenji ^c   Okada, Norio ^c   Fukushima, Mitsuhiro ^c   Nishino, Tetsuo ^c   Tomita, Koji ^a   Tosa, Masamune ^a   Onaka, Takashi ^d  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Image slicer; Infrared; Optics; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

10 MICRON; GROUND-BASED ASTRONOMY; GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS; IMAGE SLICER; IMAGE-SLICERS; INFRARED; MEASURING SYSTEMS; OKAMOTO; OPTICAL ALIGNMENTS; OPTICAL ELEMENTS; OPTICAL PARTS; STEP MOTOR; ULTRA PRECISION;

ALIGNMENT; ASTROPHYSICS; INFRARED SPECTROMETERS; INSTRUMENTS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL TESTING; OPTICS; SPECTROMETRY;

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 66249113555     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.788575     Document Type: Conference Paper

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