The First-Light Instrument Suite at TMT: capabilities and status update

Alastair Heptonstall; David Andersen; Hiroshi Terada; Kanaka Warad; Michael Fitzgerald; Quinn Konopacky; James Larkin; Dimitri Mawet; Eric Peng; Charles Steidel; Shelley Wright

doi:10.1117/12.3020687

19 July 2024 The First-Light Instrument Suite at TMT: capabilities and status update

Alastair Heptonstall, David Andersen, Hiroshi Terada, Kanaka Warad, Michael Fitzgerald, Quinn Konopacky, James Larkin, Dimitri Mawet, Eric Peng, Charles Steidel, Shelley Wright

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 13096, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X; 130960V (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020687
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is designing three science instruments for first light: IRIS (InfraRed Imaging Spectrograph), WFOS (Wide Field Optical Spectrograph), and MODHIS (Multi- Objective Diffraction-limited High-resolution Infrared Spectrograph). We present overviews of the technical capabilities of each of these instruments and show how those capabilities translate into meeting key TMT science requirements. Finally, we provide an update on the design progress of these three instruments.

Conference Presentation

Citation Download Citation

Alastair Heptonstall, David Andersen, Hiroshi Terada, Kanaka Warad, Michael Fitzgerald, Quinn Konopacky, James Larkin, Dimitri Mawet, Eric Peng, Charles Steidel, and Shelley Wright "The First-Light Instrument Suite at TMT: capabilities and status update", Proc. SPIE 13096, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X, 130960V (19 July 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020687

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available