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A multi-object multi-field spectrometer and imager for a European ELT

Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics 6269 (2006) 62692v-62692v-9

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Chris Evans, Colin Cunningham, Eli Atad-Ettedgui, Jeremy Allington-Smith, Francois Assémat, Gavin Dalton, Peter Hastings, Timothy Hawarden, Isobel Hook, Rob Ivison, Simon Morris, Suzanne Ramsay Howat, Mel Strachan, Stephen Todd
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ELT instrument concepts: impact on telescope and adaptive optics design

Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics 6269 (2006) 62691r-62691r-13

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Colin Cunningham, Eli Atad-Ettadgui, Roland Bacon, Bernhard Brandl, Jean-Gabriel Cuby, Gavin Dalton, William Dent, Sandro D'Odorico, Ian Egan, Chris Evans, Francois Hammer, Norbert Hubin, Pascal Jagourel, Marcus Kasper, Florian Kerber, Rainer Lenzen, Iciar Montilla, Gil Moretto, Simon Morris, Luca Pasquini, Eric Prieto, Andreas Quirrenbach, Michael Redfern, Oliver Ryan, Mel Strachan, Christophe Verinaud
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Cryogenic mounts for large fused silica lenses

Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) 6273 (2006) 2-2

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TR Froud, IAJ Tosh, RL Edeson, GB Dalton

High-significance Sunyaev-Zel’dovich measurement: Abell 1914 seen with the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager$^*$

\mnras 369 (2006) L1-L4

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AMI Collaboration, R Barker, P Biddulph, D Bly, R Boysen, A Brown, C Clementson, M Crofts, T Culverhouse, J Czeres, R Dace, R D Alessandro, P Doherty, P Duffett-Smith, K Duggan, J Ely, M Felvus, W Flynn, J Geisbüsch, K Grainge, W Grainger, D Hammet, R Hills, M Hobson, C Holler, R Jilley, ME Jones, T Kaneko, R Kneissl, K Lancaster, A Lasenby, P Marshall, F Newton, O Norris, I Northrop, G Pooley, V Quy, RDE Saunders, A Scaife, J Schofield, P Scott, C Shaw, AC Taylor, D Titterington, M Velić, E Waldram, S West, B Wood, G Yassin, J Zwart
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KMOS: A multi-object deployable-IFU spectrometer for the ESO VLT

NEW ASTRON REV 50:4-5 (2006) 370-373

Authors:

R Sharples, R Bender, R Bennett, K Burch, P Carter, P Clark, R Content, R Davies, R Davies, M Dubbeldam, R Genzel, A Hess, K Laidlaw, M Lehnert, I Lewis, B Muschielok, S Ramsey-Howat, P Rees, D Robertson, I Robson, R Saglia, M Tecza, N Thatte, S Todd, B Wall, M Wegner

Abstract:

We describe the design of a 2nd generation instrument for the ESO VLT which uses 24 cryogenic pickoff arms linked to diamond-machined image slicing integral field units to deliver a unique multiple deployable integral field capability in the near-infrared (1-2.5 mu m). The science requirements for the instrument are presented and linked to the functional specification. The baseline instrument concept is described with emphasis on technological innovations. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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