The Infrared Extension to the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Low Resolution Spectrograph

Osmer奖摘要AST9987045寻求部分资金，为大型双筒望远镜(LBT)设计和建造一台多目标双谱仪(MODS)。该仪器将具有0.6角秒宽狭缝的中间光谱分辨率范围(103至106)。它将通过使用两个独立的光学通道来提供从320到1000纳米的高吞吐量，一个针对蓝色优化，另一个针对红色优化。该光谱仪将采用开放式结构、模块化设计方法，光学元件的数量最少。该设计是创新的，它能够接受预测的自适应光学(A/O)单元。研究活动包括星系的形成和演化以及宇宙结构的起源。

Osmer award abstractAST 9987045Partial funding is sought to design and build a Multi-Object Double Spectrograph (MODS) for the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT). The instrument will have a range of intermediate spectral resolutions (103 to 106) for a 0.6 arc-second wide slit. It will deliver high throughout from 320 to 1000 Nanometers wavelengths through the use of two separate optical channels, one optimized for the blue, the other for the red. The spectrograph will use an open architecture, modular design approach with a minimum number of optical elements. The design is innovative as demonstrated by its capability to accept a forecasted Adaptive Optics (A/O) unit.Research activities include the formation and evolution of galaxies and the origin of structure in the universe.***