NIRIM: A dual-purpose near-infrared (0.76-2.5 mu m) imaging camera for wide-field and high-resolution imaging

Authors
Meixner, M Owl, RY Leach, RW
Citation
M. Meixner et al., NIRIM: A dual-purpose near-infrared (0.76-2.5 mu m) imaging camera for wide-field and high-resolution imaging, PUB AST S P, 111(762), 1999, pp. 997-1008
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC
ISSN journal
00046280 → ACNP
Volume
111
Issue
762
Year of publication
1999
Pages
997 - 1008
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6280(199908)111:762<997:NADN(M>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We present the design and performance characteristics of the Near-Infrared Imager (NIRIM), which is a near-infrared camera operating in the 0.76-2.5 m u m wavelength range. NIRIM is an example of a cost-effective way to expand two telescopes' capabilities to infrared wavelengths. NIRIM has been used for photometry and wide-field (8'.5 x 8'.5) imaging on our 1 m telescope at the Mount Laguna Observatory since 1995 August. In the future, NIRIM will also be used for high angular resolution imaging with the University of Ill inois Seeing Improvement System (UnISIS), which is a laser guided adaptive optics system at the coude focus of the Mount Wilson 2.5 m telescope.