Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 52, Issue 5, 0552205(2023)

Development of Astronomical Spectrographs for the 1.2-meter Telescope of Sun Yat-Sen University(Invited)

Kai ZHANG1,2、*, Boqing WANG1,2,3, Zhongyu YUE1,2, Xinqiqige1,2, Tong ZHOU1,2, Mingda JIANG1,2, Liang WANG1,2, Bo MA4, and Zhengyang LI1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Astronomical Observatories/Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210042, China
  • 2CAS Key Laboratory of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Nanjing 210042, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 4School of Physics and Astronomy, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China
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    Figures & Tables(18)
    Distribution of different instruments on the focus unit
    Optical design of long slit spectrograph
    Grism and diffraction efficiency measurement
    Optical image quality analysis of long-slit spectrograph
    Overall photograph of long-slit spectrograph and long-slit spectral image
    Test results of sampling rate
    Measurement of optical throughput at a single wavelength
    Design model of fiber coupling interface
    Optical design of high-resolution fiber spectrograph
    Image quality analysis of high-resolution spectrograph
    Commissioning photo of the high-resolution fiber spectrograph spectral image on the detector
    High-resolution two-dimensional spectrum
    Test results of high-resolution fiber spectrograph
    Design model and photo of calibration unit
    Illumination test of calibration unit
    • Table 1. The main technical indexes of the long-slit spectrograph

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      Table 1. The main technical indexes of the long-slit spectrograph

      ParametersDesign indexes
      SlitWidth:1″,2″,3″ can be switched. Length:≥5′
      Spectral resolution

      Width 3″,R=1 000

      Width 2″,R=1 500

      Width 1″,R=3 000

      Waveband coverageReplacing the grisms to cover different bands from 400 to 900 nmThe bandwidth covered by a single exposure ≥70 nm
      Sampling rate~3 pixels
      Efficiency

      Peak efficiency≥40%

      (From the slit to the optical system in front of the detector)

    • Table 2. Reference parameters of available Grisms in the full band

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      Table 2. Reference parameters of available Grisms in the full band

      Waveband#1#2#3#4#5
      Short wavelength390 nm455 nm535 nm640 nm755 nm
      Long wavelength460 nm540 nm635 nm760 nm900 nm
      Line density1 260 l/mm1 065 l/mm890 l/mm745 l/mm625 l/mm
    • Table 3. The main technical indexes of the high-resolution spectrograph

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      Table 3. The main technical indexes of the high-resolution spectrograph

      ParametersDesign indexes
      FiberCore diameter Φ62.5 μm(equivalent to 2.7"),Length ~25 m
      Spectral resolutionR≥30 000
      Waveband coverageThe full band of 400~1 000 nm covered by a single exposure
      Sampling rate~3 pixels
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    Kai ZHANG, Boqing WANG, Zhongyu YUE, Xinqiqige, Tong ZHOU, Mingda JIANG, Liang WANG, Bo MA, Zhengyang LI. Development of Astronomical Spectrographs for the 1.2-meter Telescope of Sun Yat-Sen University(Invited)[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2023, 52(5): 0552205

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    Paper Information

    Category: Special Issue for Advanced Science and Technology of Astronomical Optics

    Received: Dec. 30, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 13, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 19, 2023

    The Author Email: Kai ZHANG (kzhang@niaot.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20235205.0552205

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