The GMT-Consortium Large Earth Finder (G-CLEF): An optical echelle spectrograph for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT)

Andrew Szentgyorgyi*, Daniel Baldwin, Stuart Barnes, Jacob Bean, Sagi Ben-Ami, Patricia Brennan, Jamie Budynkiewicz, Daniel Catropa, Moo-Yung Chun, Charlie Conroy, Adam Contos, Jeffrey D. Crane, Daniel Durusky, Harland Epps, Ian Evans, Janet Evans, Valery Fishman, Anna Frebel, Thomas Gauron, Dani GuzmanTyson Hare, Bi-Ho Jang, Jeong-Gyun Jang, Andres Jordan, Jihun Kim, Kang-Min Kim, Yunjong Kim, Sungho Lee, Mercedes Lopez-Morales, Claudia Mendes de Oliveira, Kenneth McCracken, Stuart McMuldroch, Joseph Miller, Mark Mueller, Jae Sok Oh, Cem Onyuksel, Byeong-Gon Park, Chan Park, Sung-Joon Park, Charles Paxson, David Phillips, David Plummer, William Podgorski, Adam Rubin, Andreas Seifahrt, Daniel Stark, Joao Steiner, Alan Uomoto, Ronald Walsworth, Young-Sam Yu

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Abstract

The GMT-Consortium Large Earth Finder (G-CLEF) is an instrument that is being designed to exceed the state-of-the-art radial velocity (RV) precision achievable with the current generation of stellar velocimeters. It is simultaneously being designed to enable a wide range of scientific programs, prominently by operating to blue wavelengths (> 3500 angstrom). G-CLEF will be the first light facility instrument on the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) when the GMT is commissioned in 2023. G-CLEF is a fiber-fed, vacuum-enclosed spectrograph with an asymmetric white pupil echelle design. We discuss several innovative structural, optical and control system features that differentiate G-CLEF from previous precision RV instruments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGROUND-BASED AND AIRBORNE INSTRUMENTATION FOR ASTRONOMY VII
EditorsCJ Evans, L Simard, H Takami
PublisherSPIE
Number of pages16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
EventGround-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018 - Austin, United States
Duration: 10 Jun 201814 Jun 2018

Publication series

SeriesProceedings of SPIE
Volume10702
ISSN0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceGround-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin
Period10/6/1814/6/18

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