Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: We report on our plans to upgrade the detector systems in the 2022–2024 time frame for three of the workhorse instruments (NIRC2, DEIMOS, and NIRES) operated by the W. M. Keck Observatory. The upgrades are done in collaboration with Observatory partner institutions and other Maunakea observatories. The main motivating factors behind these upgrades are to tackle obsolescence of hardware and software components, to boost observing efficiency, to enhance the instrument throughput, and to add new observing functionality.
Source: Astronomische Nachrichten
Authors: Carlos Alvarez, Marc Kassis, Timothee Greffe, Roger Smith, Marc Baril, Randall Campbell, Percy Gomez, Evan Kirby, Dimitri Mawet, Mitsuko Roberts, Robert Weber, David Hale, David Cavalieri, Joshua Holewczynski, James Smous, Shui Kwok, Dwight Chan, Mike Dahler
Language: English
Subfield: Instrumentation
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4368367656