The design and performance of high resolution échelle spectrographs in astronomy.

The design and performance of several high resolution spectrographs for use in astronomy will be described. After a basic outline of the required theory, the design and performance of HERCULES will be presented. HERCULES is an R2 spectrograph fibre-fed from the MJUO 1-m telescope. The échelle gratin...

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Main Author: Barnes, Stuart
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Physics and Astronomy 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/5576