ARCONS: a 1024 pixel superconducting integral field spectrograph

ARCONS, the Array Camera for Optical to Near-infrared Spectrophotometry, was recently commissioned at the Coudé focus of the 200-inch Hale Telescope at the Palomar Observatory. At the heart of this unique instrument is a 1024-pixel Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detector (MKID), exploiting the Kinetic...

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Main Authors: O'Brien, K, Mazin, B, McHugh, S, Meeker, S, Marsden, D, Bumble, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012