The Prime Focus Imaging Spectrograph The Prime Focus Imaging Spectrograph for the for the Southern African Large Telescope: Southern African Large Telescope: Operational Modes Operational Modes Chip Kobulnicky – Instrument Scientist, University of Wisc PFIS Team nneth Nordsieck PI – University of Wisconsin ic Burgh Instrument Scientist – University of Wisconsin rragh O’Donoghue Detector PI - South African Astrophysical Observatory chael Smith Instrument Engineer – University of Wisconsin ffrey Percival Project Manager – University of Wisconsin d Williams Fabry-Perot PI – Rutgers University
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The Prime Focus Imaging Spectrograph for the Southern African Large Telescope: Operational Modes
Chip Kobulnicky – Instrument Scientist, University of Wisconsin PFIS Team Kenneth Nordsieck PI – University of Wisconsin Eric Burgh Instrument Scientist – University of Wisconsin Darragh O’Donoghue Detector PI - South African Astrophysical Observatory - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Prime Focus Imaging Spectrograph for the The Prime Focus Imaging Spectrograph for the Southern African Large Telescope: Southern African Large Telescope:
Operational ModesOperational Modes
Chip Kobulnicky – Instrument Scientist, University of Wisconsin
PFIS Team
Kenneth Nordsieck PI – University of WisconsinEric Burgh Instrument Scientist – University of WisconsinDarragh O’Donoghue Detector PI - South African Astrophysical ObservatoryMichael Smith Instrument Engineer – University of WisconsinJeffrey Percival Project Manager – University of WisconsinTed Williams Fabry-Perot PI – Rutgers University
PFIS OverviewPFIS Overview
First-generation, all-purpose First-generation, all-purpose spectrograph on the Southern African spectrograph on the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT). Large Telescope (SALT). Commissioning in fall 2004. Commissioning in fall 2004.
V. Fast Filter ImagingV. Fast Filter Imaging maskmask ”” NN V. Fast Longslit Spectroscopy V. Fast Longslit Spectroscopy slits 1-8slits 1-8 ”” NN
V. Fast Fabry-Perot ImagingV. Fast Fabry-Perot Imaging maskmask ”” NN V. Fast Multi-slit SpectroscopyV. Fast Multi-slit Spectroscopy maskmask ”” NN
V. Fast Imaging PolarimetryV. Fast Imaging Polarimetry maskmask ”” YY V. Fast Longslit Spectropolar.V. Fast Longslit Spectropolar. slit 7slit 7 ”” YY
V. Fast Fabry-Perot PolarimetryV. Fast Fabry-Perot Polarimetry maskmask ”” YY V. Fast Multi-slit Spectropolar.V. Fast Multi-slit Spectropolar. maskmask ””
Star cluster kinematics Star cluster kinematics Galaxy cluster kinematics (z>0.4)Galaxy cluster kinematics (z>0.4)Flows in SF regions & galaxiesFlows in SF regions & galaxiesF-P imaging polarimetry of reflection nebulaeF-P imaging polarimetry of reflection nebulae
(PI - Ted Williams, Rutgers)
PolarimetryPolarimetry(See 4843-24 - Nordsieck et al.)
Linear polarimetry – ½ wave plate, 8 positions Imaging polarimetry, 4’ FOV – polarimetric surveysLongslit spectropolarimetry – novae, magnetic stars, AGN Time-resolved polarimetry or spectropolarimetry –