TY - GEN
T1 - Instrumentation at the magellan telescopes 2008
AU - Osip, David J.
AU - Floyd, David
AU - Covarrubias, Ricardo
PY - 2008/12/1
Y1 - 2008/12/1
N2 - The Carnegie Institution operates the twin 6.5m Magellan Telescopes on behalf of the Magellan consortium (Carnegie Institution of Washington, Harvard University, the University of Arizona, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Michigan). The two telescopes have been in routine operations at the Las Campanas Observatory since 2001 and 2002 respectively. We currently operate with a suite of instruments available at 6 active ports during regular night-time science operations. Here, we briefly describe the capabilities, operation, and performance of the suite of commissioned instruments including MagIC, PANIC, MIKE, MIKE-Fibers, LDSS3, IMACS, and MagE. Beyond the instruments that are presently installed on site, we will also introduce the large number of instruments that are in advanced stages of construction by teams throughout our consortium (FIRE, Four-Star, MegaCam, MMIRS, PFS, PISCO, MIRAC4).
AB - The Carnegie Institution operates the twin 6.5m Magellan Telescopes on behalf of the Magellan consortium (Carnegie Institution of Washington, Harvard University, the University of Arizona, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Michigan). The two telescopes have been in routine operations at the Las Campanas Observatory since 2001 and 2002 respectively. We currently operate with a suite of instruments available at 6 active ports during regular night-time science operations. Here, we briefly describe the capabilities, operation, and performance of the suite of commissioned instruments including MagIC, PANIC, MIKE, MIKE-Fibers, LDSS3, IMACS, and MagE. Beyond the instruments that are presently installed on site, we will also introduce the large number of instruments that are in advanced stages of construction by teams throughout our consortium (FIRE, Four-Star, MegaCam, MMIRS, PFS, PISCO, MIRAC4).
KW - Instrument
KW - Magellan
KW - Telescope
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U2 - 10.1117/12.790011
DO - 10.1117/12.790011
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:66249090208
SN - 9780819472243
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II
T2 - Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II
Y2 - 23 June 2008 through 28 June 2008
ER -