The mechanical design of SOXS for the NTT
Date Issued
2018
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Hershko, O.
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Diner, O.
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Pignata, G.
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Kuncarayakti, H.
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Ben-Ami, S.
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Rubin, A.
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Achrén, J.
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Araiza-Duran, J. A.
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Arcavi, I.
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Fynbo, J.
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Gal-Yam, A.
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Hirvonen, M.
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Kotilainen, J.
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Kumar, T.
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Lehti, J.
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Mattila, S.
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Rappaport, M.
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Smartt, S.
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Zanmar Sanchez, R.
Abstract
SOXS (Son of X-shooter) is a wide band, medium resolution spectrograph for the ESO NTT with a first light expected in early 2021. The instrument will be composed by five semi-independent subsystems: a pre-slit Common Path (CP), an Acquisition Camera (AC), a Calibration Unit (CU), the NIR spectrograph, and the UV-VIS spectrograph. In this paper, we present the mechanical design of the subsystems, the kinematic mounts developed to simplify the final integration procedure and the maintenance. The concept of the CP and NIR optomechanical mounts developed for a simple pre- alignment procedure and for the thermal compensation of reflective and refractive elements will be shown.
Coverage
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
All editors
Evans, Christopher J.; Simard, Luc; Takami, Hideki
Series
Volume
10702
Start page
1070231
Conferenece
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
Conferenece place
Austin, Texas, United States
Conferenece date
10-15 June, 2018
Issn Identifier
0277-786X
Ads BibCode
2018SPIE10702E..31A
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open.access
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