The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory 6.5m telescope: update of the Near-Infrared Echelle Spectrograph NICE as a first light instrument

Kentaro Asano; Masuo Tanaka; Hidenori Takahashi; Hiroaki Sameshima; Atsushi Nishimura; Tsutomu Aoki; Mamoru Doi; Bunyo Hatsukade; Natsuko Kato; Takafumi Kamizuka; Kotaro Kohno; Masahiro Konishi; Takeo Minezaki; Takashi Miyata; Tomoki Morokuma; Mizuki Numata; Shigeyuki Sako; Kentaro Motohara; Takao Soyano; Toshihiko Tanabé; Ken'ichi Tarusawa; Shintaro Koshida; Yuzuru Yoshii

doi:10.1117/12.2561186

13 December 2020 The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory 6.5m telescope: update of the Near-Infrared Echelle Spectrograph NICE as a first light instrument

Kentaro Asano, Masuo Tanaka, Hidenori Takahashi, Hiroaki Sameshima, Atsushi Nishimura, Tsutomu Aoki, Mamoru Doi, Bunyo Hatsukade, Natsuko Kato, Takafumi Kamizuka, Kotaro Kohno, Masahiro Konishi, Takeo Minezaki, Takashi Miyata, Tomoki Morokuma, Mizuki Numata, Shigeyuki Sako, Kentaro Motohara, Takao Soyano, Toshihiko Tanabé, Ken'ichi Tarusawa, Shintaro Koshida, Yuzuru Yoshii

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Proceedings Volume 11447, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII; 114476I (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561186
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The Near-Infrared Cross-dispersed Echelle spectrograph (NICE) is a first light instrument for the TAO 6.5 m telescope. The instrument covers a wavelength range of 0.9 to 2.4 µm and has a resolving power of λ/∆λ ~2,600. NICE was first used on the 1.5 m infrared telescope at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan from 2001 to 2005 and on the 1.6 m Pirka telescope in Japan from 2009 to 2018. We are now upgrading the cryogenics and computer system for the installation of NICE on the TAO telescope. Here we report on the current status and future schedules of instrumentation updates, control system, and modified specifications of NICE for its transfer to the TAO 6.5 m telescope.

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Kentaro Asano, Masuo Tanaka, Hidenori Takahashi, Hiroaki Sameshima, Atsushi Nishimura, Tsutomu Aoki, Mamoru Doi, Bunyo Hatsukade, Natsuko Kato, Takafumi Kamizuka, Kotaro Kohno, Masahiro Konishi, Takeo Minezaki, Takashi Miyata, Tomoki Morokuma, Mizuki Numata, Shigeyuki Sako, Kentaro Motohara, Takao Soyano, Toshihiko Tanabé, Ken'ichi Tarusawa, Shintaro Koshida, and Yuzuru Yoshii "The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory 6.5m telescope: update of the Near-Infrared Echelle Spectrograph NICE as a first light instrument", Proc. SPIE 11447, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII, 114476I (13 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561186

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