Gemini infrared multi-object spectrograph: Instrument overview

Suresh Sivanandam; Scott Chapman; Luc Simard; Paul Hickson; Kim Venn; Simon Thibault; Marcin Sawicki; Adam Muzzin; Darren Erickson; Roberto Abraham; Masayuki Akiyama; David Andersen; Colin Bradley; Raymond Carlberg; Shaojie Chen; Carlos Correia; Tim Davidge; Sara Ellison; Kamal El-Sankary; Gregory Fahlman; Masen Lamb; Olivier Lardière; Marie Lemoine-Busserolle; Dae Sik Moon; Norman Murray; Alison Peck; Cyrus Shafai; Gaetano Sivo; Jean Pierre Veran; Howard Yee

doi:10.1117/12.2313924

Gemini infrared multi-object spectrograph: Instrument overview

Suresh Sivanandam, Scott Chapman, Luc Simard, Paul Hickson, Kim Venn, Simon Thibault, Marcin Sawicki, Adam Muzzin, Darren Erickson, Roberto Abraham, Masayuki Akiyama, David Andersen, Colin Bradley, Raymond Carlberg, Shaojie Chen, Carlos Correia, Tim Davidge, Sara Ellison, Kamal El-Sankary, Gregory FahlmanMasen Lamb, Olivier Lardière, Marie Lemoine-Busserolle, Dae Sik Moon, Norman Murray, Alison Peck, Cyrus Shafai, Gaetano Sivo, Jean Pierre Veran, Howard Yee

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Abstract

The Gemini Infrared Multi-Object Spectrograph (GIRMOS) is a powerful new instrument being built to facility- class standards for the Gemini telescope. It takes advantage of the latest developments in adaptive optics and integral field spectrographs. GIRMOS will carry out simultaneous high-angular-resolution, spatially-resolved infrared (1 - 2.4 μm) spectroscopy of four objects within a two-arcminute field-of-regard by taking advantage of multi-object adaptive optics. This capability does not currently exist anywhere in the world and therefore offers significant scientific gains over a very broad range of topics in astronomical research. For example, current programs for high redshift galaxies are pushing the limits of what is possible with infrared spectroscopy at 8 -10- meter class facilities by requiring up to several nights of observing time per target. Therefore, the observation of multiple objects simultaneously with adaptive optics is absolutely necessary to make effective use of telescope time and obtain statistically significant samples for high redshift science. With an expected commissioning date of 2023, GIRMOS's capabilities will also make it a key followup instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope when it is launched in 2021, as well as a true scientific and technical pathfinder for future Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) multi-object spectroscopic instrumentation. In this paper, we will present an overview of this instrument's capabilities and overall architecture. We also highlight how this instrument lays the ground work for a future TMT early-light instrument.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
Editors	Luc Simard, Luc Simard, Christopher J. Evans, Hideki Takami
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Print)	9781510619579
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313924
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018 - Austin, United States Duration: 2018 Jun 10 → 2018 Jun 14

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	10702
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Other	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	18/6/10 → 18/6/14

Keywords

high angular resolution
infrared instrumentation
integral field spectroscopy
multi-object adaptive optics

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Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Sivanandam, S., Chapman, S., Simard, L., Hickson, P., Venn, K., Thibault, S., Sawicki, M., Muzzin, A., Erickson, D., Abraham, R., Akiyama, M., Andersen, D., Bradley, C., Carlberg, R., Chen, S., Correia, C., Davidge, T., Ellison, S., El-Sankary, K., ... Yee, H. (2018). Gemini infrared multi-object spectrograph: Instrument overview. In L. Simard, L. Simard, C. J. Evans, & H. Takami (Eds.), Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII [107021J] (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10702). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313924

Gemini infrared multi-object spectrograph: Instrument overview. / Sivanandam, Suresh; Chapman, Scott; Simard, Luc et al.
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII. ed. / Luc Simard; Luc Simard; Christopher J. Evans; Hideki Takami. SPIE, 2018. 107021J (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10702).

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Sivanandam, S, Chapman, S, Simard, L, Hickson, P, Venn, K, Thibault, S, Sawicki, M, Muzzin, A, Erickson, D, Abraham, R, Akiyama, M, Andersen, D, Bradley, C, Carlberg, R, Chen, S, Correia, C, Davidge, T, Ellison, S, El-Sankary, K, Fahlman, G, Lamb, M, Lardière, O, Lemoine-Busserolle, M, Moon, DS, Murray, N, Peck, A, Shafai, C, Sivo, G, Veran, JP & Yee, H 2018, Gemini infrared multi-object spectrograph: Instrument overview. in L Simard, L Simard, CJ Evans & H Takami (eds), Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII., 107021J, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 10702, SPIE, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018, Austin, United States, 18/6/10. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313924

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