Development of a Wide-Field, Near-Infrared Camera for the Wyoming Infrared Observatory

为怀俄明州红外天文台开发广角近红外相机

• 批准号: 0421507
• 负责人: Michael Pierce
• 金额: $ 74.17万
• 依托单位: University of Wyoming
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-01 至 2008-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0421507&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Development; Wide; Field; Near; Infrared

AST-0421507 -- Pierce, U. WyomingA modern, near-infrared camera for the University of Wyoming Infrared Observatory will be built. The Wyoming Wide-Field Camera will be based around a 2048x2048 Hawaii-2 HgCdTe detector and will include a prime focus corrector and two cryogenic 5-position filter wheels. The camera will be placed at the f/2.1 prime focus of the Wyoming Infrared Observatory 2.3-m telescope and will produce a plate scale of 0.76 arcsec/pixel and a field of view of 26 arc min. The instrument will play a leading role in the newly restructured graduate and undergraduate astronomy programs at the University of Wyoming and boost the science and technology infrastructure in the Wyoming region.

AST-0421507——美国怀俄明州皮尔斯将为怀俄明大学红外天文台建造一台现代化的近红外相机。怀俄明州广域相机将基于 2048x2048 Hawaii-2 HgCdTe 探测器，并将包括一个主焦点校正器和两个低温 5 位滤光轮。该相机将放置在怀俄明州红外天文台 2.3 米望远镜的 f/2.1 主焦点处，并将产生 0.76 角秒/像素的板刻度和 26 角分的视场。该仪器将在怀俄明大学新近重组的研究生和本科天文学项目中发挥主导作用，并促进怀俄明地区的科技基础设施建设。