Kitt Peak National Observatory fiber actuator device

Samuel Charles Barden; Andy C. Rudeen

doi:10.1117/12.19136

1 July 1990 Kitt Peak National Observatory fiber actuator device

Samuel Charles Barden, Andy C. Rudeen

Proceedings Volume 1235, Instrumentation in Astronomy VII; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19136
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1990, Tucson, AZ, United States

Abstract

A robot for positioning fiber optics in the focal plane of the Mayall 4-meter telescope has been constructed at Kin Peak National Observatory (KPNO). This fiber actuator device (FAD) will position up to 100 fibers for multi-object spectroscopy over a 45 arc-minute field. The positioner is based upon the AUTOFIB concept which uses magnets to hold the fibers in place. We have incorporated a unique gripping mechanism which allows a TV camera to view both the fiber and sky simultaneously.

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Samuel Charles Barden and Andy C. Rudeen "Kitt Peak National Observatory fiber actuator device", Proc. SPIE 1235, Instrumentation in Astronomy VII, (1 July 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19136

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