Near-Infrared Camera and Fabry-Perot Spectrometer (NIC-FPS)

近红外相机和法布里-珀罗光谱仪（NIC-FPS）使用冷却的法布里-珀罗标准子，可以实现极高的光谱分辨率（分数带宽为0.01%）。该仪器的能力将允许观测来自天体的发射线，落在地球OH气辉线发射之间。阿帕奇角天文台ARC 3.5 m望远镜上的NIC-FPS仪器与大型望远镜上的更大分数带宽仪器相比，将提供显着的灵敏度改进。目前的合同是用于购买窄带滤波器，用于频谱排序器，并为法布里-珀罗标准子获得一种新的控制器。NIC-FPS将用于研究与新形成的恒星、高度演化的恒星、超新星和星系相关的气体流出。该项目涉及研究生参与建设和调试阶段。支持本科生和研究生的观察项目。

The Near-Infrared Camera and Fabry-Perot Spectrometer (NIC-FPS) uses a cooled Fabry-Perot etalon and will achieve extremely high spectral resolution (fractional bandwidth of 0.01%). The capabilities of this instrument will allow observations of emission lines from astronomical objects that fall between terrestrial OH airglow line emissions. The NIC-FPS instrument on the ARC 3.5-m telescope at Apache Point Observatory will provide significant improvements in sensitivity compared with greater fractional bandwidth instruments on larger telescopes. The present award is for the purchase of narrow-band filters that will be used as spectral order sorters, and for the acquisition of a new controller for the Fabry-Perot etalon. NIC-FPS will be used to study gaseous outflows associated with newly formed stars, highly evolved stars, supernovae, and galaxies. The project involves graduate student participation in the construction and commissioning phases. Both undergraduate and graduate student observing projects will be supported.