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
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Near-infrared calibration systems for precise radial-velocity measurements
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, Florian Kerber, , 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).2Proceedings 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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Keywords
near infrared, calibration, radial velocities, atomic spectra, molecular spectra, exoplanets
Citation
Created September 24, 2012, Updated July 18, 2023