Overview of the instrumentation programme of the 10.4m GTC Telescope

Antonio Cabrera-Lavers; Romano L. M. Corradi

doi:10.1117/12.2235321

3 August 2016 Overview of the instrumentation programme of the 10.4m GTC Telescope

Antonio Cabrera-Lavers, Romano L. M. Corradi

Proceedings Volume 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI; 990803 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235321
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

We present the instrumentation plan of the 10.4m Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) until 2019. It includes a suite of instruments covering a wide wavelength range (from 350 to 2000 nm), with imaging, multiplexed (MOS, IFUs, and Fabry-Perot) spectroscopy at a resolution up to R=30000, polarimetric capabilities, and adaptive optics correction. Up to six instruments will be simultaneously available, taking advantage of five, full-equipped and interchangeable focal configurations of GTC, which include one Main Cassegrain focus, two Nasmyth platforms, and two Folded-Cassegrain foci.

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Antonio Cabrera-Lavers and Romano L. M. Corradi "Overview of the instrumentation programme of the 10.4m GTC Telescope", Proc. SPIE 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, 990803 (3 August 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235321

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