Near-infrared calibration systems for precise radial-velocity measurements

Published

September 24, 2012

Author(s)

Stephen L. Redman, Florian Kerber, Gillian Nave, Suvrath Mahadevan, Lawrence W. Ramsey, Jonathan Smoker, H-U Kaufl, Pedro Figueira

Abstract

We present work done to prepare two new near-infrared calibration sources for use on high-precision astrophysical spectrographs. Uranium-neon is an atomic calibration source, commercially available as a hollow-cathode lamp, with over 10 000 known emission lines between 0.85 and 4 ìm. Four gas cells — containing acetylene, H13CN, 12CO, and 13CO, respectively — are available as National Institute of Standards and Technology (nist)Standard Reference Materials (SRMs), and provide narrow absorption lines between 1.5 and 1.65 ìm. These calibration sources may prove useful for wavelength-calibrating the future near-infrared high-precision radialvelocity spectrometers, including the Calar Alto high-Resolution search for M dwarfs with Exo-earths with a Near-infrared Echelle Spectrograph (CARMENES)1 and the Habitable-Zone Planet Finder (HPF).2

Proceedings Title

Proceedings of SPIE

Volume

8446

Conference Dates

July 1-6, 2012

Conference Location

Amsterdam, NL

Conference Title

SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation

Pub Type

Conferences

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https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925585

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Keywords

near infrared, calibration, radial velocities, atomic spectra, molecular spectra, exoplanets

Citation

Redman, S. , Kerber, F. , Nave, G. , Mahadevan, S. , Ramsey, L. , Smoker, J. , Kaufl, H. and Figueira, P. (2012), Near-infrared calibration systems for precise radial-velocity measurements, Proceedings of SPIE, Amsterdam, NL, [online], https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925585, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=911707 (Accessed October 1, 2025)