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Deployable cryogenic cross-dispersing unit for simultaneous zJHK spectroscopy

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A modular cryogenic cross-disperser MOBIUS for the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) is being developed to produce a simultaneous zJHK spectrum with a single LUCI, the LBT Utility Cameras in the Infrared. Its compact and exchangeable optical design fit within the existing focal plane mask frame of the LUCI spectrograph without any other hardware modifications. This unique deployable system enables a rapid acquisition of data over a wide wavelength range to better understand the unknown objects in the universe.

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The LBT is an international collaboration among institutions in the United States, Italy and Germany. LBT Corporation Members are: The University of Arizona on behalf of the Arizona Board of Regents; Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Italy; LBT Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Germany, representing the Max-Planck Society, The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam, and Heidelberg University; The Ohio State University, representing OSU, University of Notre Dame, University of Minnesota and University of Virginia. Parts of this research were also supported by the State of Arizona Technology Research Initiative Fund (TRIF) through the Space4 Center at the University of Arizona.

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  1. Large Binocular Telescope Observatory, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA

    Daewook Kim, Jim Wiese, Heejoo Choi, Al Conrad & David Thompson

  2. James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, 1630 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA

    Daewook Kim, Hyukmo Kang & Heejoo Choi

  3. Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA

    Daewook Kim

  4. Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1629 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA

    Vishnu Reddy

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Kim, D., Kang, H., Wiese, J. et al. Deployable cryogenic cross-dispersing unit for simultaneous zJHK spectroscopy. Opt Rev 30, 232–237 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-023-00791-2

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