Paper
1 June 1994 CAMILA: Infrared Camera/Spectrograph for OAN-SPM
Irene Cruz-Gonzales, Luis Carrasco, Elfego Ruiz Schneider, Lorenzo S. Leija, Michael F. Skrutskie, Michael R. Meyer, Pablo Diaz Sotelo, P. Barbosa, Leonel Gutierrez, Arturo I. Iriarte Valverde, Francisco J. Cobos Duenas, Abel Bernal, Beatriz Sanchez, Jorge Valdez, S. Arguelles, Paolo Conconi
Author Affiliations +
Abstract
The development of the IR camera and spectrograph (CAMILA) is described. It is based on a NICMOS 3 HgCdTe detector developed by Rockwell with a spectral response of 1 to 2.5 micrometers . The initial configuration of the system was recently concluded and consists of the following components: detector cryostat, detector control electronics, low noise preamplifiers, detector-PC interface, operating system and optics. The characterization of the electronics and the science grade chip are presented. The complete optical configuration allows the following modes of operation: direct imaging (12 filter positions), polarimetry and spectroscopy on three dispersion modes (low, medium, and high resolution). Preliminary spectroscopic results at the H band with R equals 1500 are presented. The project is a collaborative effort of groups from IAUNAM and UMASS (Amherst) and will be used mainly at the 2.1-m telescope of San Pedro Martir, B.C. (Mexico).
© (1994) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
Irene Cruz-Gonzales, Luis Carrasco, Elfego Ruiz Schneider, Lorenzo S. Leija, Michael F. Skrutskie, Michael R. Meyer, Pablo Diaz Sotelo, P. Barbosa, Leonel Gutierrez, Arturo I. Iriarte Valverde, Francisco J. Cobos Duenas, Abel Bernal, Beatriz Sanchez, Jorge Valdez, S. Arguelles, and Paolo Conconi "CAMILA: Infrared Camera/Spectrograph for OAN-SPM", Proc. SPIE 2198, Instrumentation in Astronomy VIII, (1 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176740
Lens.org Logo
CITATIONS
Cited by 23 scholarly publications.
Advertisement
Advertisement
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission  Get copyright permission on Copyright Marketplace
KEYWORDS
Infrared cameras

Electronics

Cameras

Sensors

Spectrographs

Telescopes

Imaging spectroscopy

RELATED CONTENT

SpeX: a medium-resolution IR spectrograph for IRTF
Proceedings of SPIE (August 21 1998)
FLITECAM a 1 to 5 um camera for...
Proceedings of SPIE (August 21 1998)
Instrumentation for the Keck Observatory
Proceedings of SPIE (August 16 2000)
CISCO: cooled infrared spectrograph and camera for OHS
Proceedings of SPIE (August 21 1998)

Back to Top