HAWK-I: A new wide-field 1- to 2.5-&#956;m imager for the VLT

Jean-Francois Pirard; Markus Kissler-Patig; Alan Moorwood; Peter Biereichel; Bernard Delabre; Reinhold Dorn; Gert Finger; Domingo Gojak; Gotthard Huster; Yves Jung; Franz Koch; Miska Le Louarn; Jean-Louis Lizon; Leander Mehrgan; Eszter Pozna; Armin Silber; Barbara Sokar; Joerg Stegmeier

doi:10.1117/12.578293

30 September 2004 HAWK-I: A new wide-field 1- to 2.5-μm imager for the VLT

Jean-Francois Pirard, Markus Kissler-Patig, Alan Moorwood, Peter Biereichel, Bernard Delabre, Reinhold Dorn, Gert Finger, Domingo Gojak, Gotthard Huster, Yves Jung, Franz Koch, Miska Le Louarn, Jean-Louis Lizon, Leander Mehrgan, Eszter Pozna, Armin Silber, Barbara Sokar, Joerg Stegmeier

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Proceedings Volume 5492, Ground-based Instrumentation for Astronomy; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.578293
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

HAWK-I (High Acuity, Wide field K-band Imaging) is a 0.9 μm - 2.5 μm wide field near infrared imager designed to sample the best images delivered over a large field of 7.5 arcmin x 7.5 arcmin. HAWK-I is a cryogenic instrument to be installed on one of the Very Large Telescope Nasmyth foci. It employs a catadioptric design and the focal plane is equipped with a mosaic of four HAWAII 2 RG arrays. Two filter wheels allow to insert broad band and narrow band filters. The instrument is designed to remain compatible with an adaptive secondary system under study for the VLT.

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Jean-Francois Pirard, Markus Kissler-Patig, Alan Moorwood, Peter Biereichel, Bernard Delabre, Reinhold Dorn, Gert Finger, Domingo Gojak, Gotthard Huster, Yves Jung, Franz Koch, Miska Le Louarn, Jean-Louis Lizon, Leander Mehrgan, Eszter Pozna, Armin Silber, Barbara Sokar, and Joerg Stegmeier "HAWK-I: A new wide-field 1- to 2.5-μm imager for the VLT", Proc. SPIE 5492, Ground-based Instrumentation for Astronomy, (30 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.578293

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