The FIRE infrared spectrometer at Magellan: construction and commissioning

We describe the construction and commissioning of FIRE, a new 0.8-2.5μm echelle spectrometer for the Magellan/ Baade 6.5 meter telescope. FIRE delivers continuous spectra over its full bandpass with nominal spectral resolution R = 6000. Additionally it offers a longslit mode dispersed by the prisms...

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Main Authors: Simcoe, Robert A. (Contributor), Burgasser, Adam J. (Author), Bochanski, John J. (Contributor), Schechter, Paul L. (Contributor), Bernstein, Rebecca A. (Author), Bigelow, Bruce C. (Author), Pipher, Judith L. (Author), Forrest, William (Author), McMurtry, Craig (Author), Smith, Matthew J. (Author), Fishner, Jason (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SPIE, 2013-01-31T15:28:08Z.
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