Development of New Near-Infrared Cameras for Palomar Observatory

摘要 AST-9601507 T. L.海沃德 将为帕洛马天文台的黑尔200英寸望远镜研制一个双照相机系统。 第一台相机将与喷气推进实验室目前正在为帕洛玛建造的自适应光学（AO）系统一起使用。 AO系统将校正天文视宁度的影响，以在2.2微米的波长下达到接近望远镜衍射极限0.1角秒的角分辨率。 第二台照相机将提供一种互补的宽视场（4角分）成像能力。 这两款相机都将使用1024 x 1024像素的HgCdTe阵列探测器，这是目前1至2.5微米波长范围内最大的设备。

ABSTRACT AST-9601507 T. L. Hayward A dual camera system is to be developed for the Hale 200 inch telescope at Palomar Observatory. The first camera will be used with an adaptive optics (AO) system currently being built for Palomar by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The AO system will correct the effects of astronomical seeing to achieve an angular resolution near the telescope's diffraction limit of 0.1 arcsecond at a wavelength of 2.2 micrometers. The second camera will provide a complementary wide-field (4 arcminute) imaging capability. Both cameras will be built using 1024 x 1024 pixel HgCdTe array detectors, the largest devices for the 1 to 2.5 micrometer wavelength region available today.