Abstract
SOXS (Son of X-Shooter) will be the new medium resolution (R∼4500 for a 1 arcsec slit), high-efficiency, wide band spectrograph for the ESO-NTT telescope on La Silla. It will be able to cover simultaneously optical and NIR bands (350-2000nm) using two different arms and a pre-slit Common Path feeding system. SOXS will provide an unique facility to follow up any kind of transient event with the best possible response time in addition to high efficiency and availability. Furthermore, a Calibration Unit and an Acquisition Camera System with all the necessary relay optics will be connected to the Common Path sub-system. The Acquisition Camera, working in optical regime, will be primarily focused on target acquisition and secondary guiding, but will also provide an imaging mode for scientific photometry. In this work we give an overview of the Acquisition Camera System for SOXS with all the different functionalities. The optical and mechanical design of the system are also presented together with the preliminary performances in terms of optical quality, throughput, magnitude limits and photometric properties.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Proceedings of the SPIE |
Volume | 10702 |
Pages (from-to) | 95 |
ISSN | 0277-786X |
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Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Event | Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII - Austin, United States Duration: 10 Jun 2018 → 15 Jun 2018 |
Conference
Conference | Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII |
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Location | Austin, United States |
Period | 10/06/2018 → 15/06/2018 |