Phoenix: Operation and Performance of a Cryogenic High-resolution 1 { 5 Micron Infrared Spectrograph
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چکیده
At the 1998 SPIE meeting we described a cryogenic, high-resolution spectrograph (Phoenix) for use in the 1 { 5 m region. At that time Phoenix had been used at Kitt Peak for about a year. In the intervening two years we have worked extensively with the instrument and have modiied a few aspects of the design to bring the operational characteristics more closely into agreement with the original speciications. Changes to the instrument since 1998 that resulted in signiicant improvements in performance will be discussed. We will review the current operational characteristics of the spectrograph. Phoenix is a facility instrument of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory with use planned at Gemini South and CTIO.
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