Design study of a new wide-field AAT prime focus: the 2dF

Keith Taylor; Peter M. Gray

doi:10.1117/12.19203

1 July 1990 Design study of a new wide-field AAT prime focus: the 2dF

Keith Taylor, Peter M. Gray

Proceedings Volume 1236, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes IV; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19203
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1990, Tucson, AZ, United States

Abstract

The 2dF project aims at giving the AAT Prime-focus a 2-deg diameter corrected field of view geared primarily toward multiobject fiber spectroscopy. The combination of the 4-meter aperture of the AAT, a 400-fiber autopositioner and high throughput spectrographs should make the 2dF a powerful facility for statistical spectroscopic studies in the years to come. The design study for the corrector, fiber-positioner and spectrographs is now complete and the main conclusions are reported.

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Keith Taylor and Peter M. Gray "Design study of a new wide-field AAT prime focus: the 2dF", Proc. SPIE 1236, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes IV, (1 July 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19203

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