Science instrument development for the Giant Magellan Telescope

D. T. Jaffe; D. L. DePoy; D. G. Fabricant; P. M. Hinz; G. Jacoby; M. Johns; P. McCarthy; P. J. McGregor; S. Shectman; A. Szentgyorgyi

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Science instrument development for the Giant Magellan Telescope

D. T. Jaffe, D. L. DePoy, D. G. Fabricant, P. M. Hinz, G. Jacoby, M. Johns, P. McCarthy, P. J. McGregor, S. Shectman, A. Szentgyorgyi

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The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is a 24.5m diameter optical/infrared telescope. Its seven 8.4m primary mirrors give it a collecting area equivalent to a 21.4m filled aperture. The ten GMT partners are constructing the telescope at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile with first light planned for the end of 2018. In this paper, we describe the plans for the first-generation focal plane instrumentation for the telescope. The GMTO Corporation has solicited studies for instruments capable of carrying out the broad range of objectives outlined in the GMT Science Case. Six instruments have been selected for 14 month long conceptual design studies. We briefly describe the features of these instruments and give examples of the major science questions that they can address.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III
Edition	PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856619
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 27 Jun 2010 → 2 Jul 2010

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Number	PART 1
Volume	7735
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Conference	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	27/06/10 → 2/07/10

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Jaffe, D. T., DePoy, D. L., Fabricant, D. G., Hinz, P. M., Jacoby, G., Johns, M., McCarthy, P., McGregor, P. J., Shectman, S., & Szentgyorgyi, A. (2010). Science instrument development for the Giant Magellan Telescope. In Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III (PART 1 ed.). Article 773525 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7735, No. PART 1). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856619

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Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III. PART 1. ed. 2010. 773525 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7735, No. PART 1).

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