'MOHAWK': A 4000-fiber positioner for DESpec

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8446, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Saunders, Will ^a   Smith, Greg ^a   Gilbert, James ^a   Muller, Rolf ^a   Goodwin, Michael ^a   Staszak, Nick ^a   Brzeski, Jurek ^a   Miziarski, Stan ^a   Colless, Matthew ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blanco telescope; Dark energy; Fiber positioner; Fiber spectroscopy; Multi object spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT STUDIES; DARK ENERGY; FIBER POSITIONER; FIBER SPECTROSCOPY; FOCAL PLANE; MODULAR DESIGNS; MULTIOBJECT SPECTROSCOPY; OFF-THE-SHELF COMPONENTS; POSITION ERRORS;

ACTUATORS; ASTRONOMY; INSTRUMENTS;

FIBERS;

EID: 84871974301     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.925724     Document Type: Conference Paper

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