2.4m Telescope Group
Yunnan Observatory of CAS
Status of LiJET Project &
The Coude Echelle Spectrograph for the Lijang 1.8m Telescope
China-Japan Collaboration Project Meeting @Xinglong
Chang, Liang 常 亮
Yunnan Astronomical Observatory
雲南天文台
2.4m Telescope Group
Yunnan Observatory of CAS
1. LiJiang Extremely High Precision ExtraSolar Planet Tracker
1 ) LIJET Project collaborators: China: USTC, YNAO, NJU USA: UFL Supported by Chinese Academy of Science and National Science Foundation of China, University
of Florida, and National Science Foundation of USA and also participating institutions including YNAO, USTC, and NJU.
2 ) Our Design Goals:* Use low-cost, compact, robust, low maintenance, but high precision and throughput Doppler instruments
* Target bright F,G,K dwarfs (V<8) with slow rotation for detection of super Earth mass planets, including habitable ones
* Integrate at least 15 min to minimize RV noises from stellar oscillations for low mass planet detection
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* A nearly perfect match of ~15 min exposure time requirements and photon noise limit offered by a 2 meter telescope for 0.5-1 m/s
• For astro-seismology, only target V<5 stars and ~1 min exposures
* Target faint solar type stars up to V~12 for moderate-high Doppler precision measurements
• Offer continuous high precision radial velocity measurements for V<8 F,G,K stars with 0.5-1 m/s Doppler precision in 30 min or less
• Follow up planet candidates from SDSS-III MARVELS planet survey
• Observe other science targets provided by the consortium members
* Network resources will be available to the entire consortium members
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3 ) . Summary of optical characteristics
Telescope Lijiang 2.4m, F/8
Fiber Input Focal Ratio F/4
Fiber Output Focal Ratio F/4
Slit Size 72um
Main disperser R2 Echelle, 63deg blaze, 87 l/mm
Cross disperser PBM2Y prism, 45 deg apex angle
Collimated beam size 85mm
Detector 4096 x 4096 CCD, 15 micron pixels
Spectra Range RVM: 390nm-690nm; DEM: 390nm-1000nm
Spectra Resolution RVM: R=18000, DEM: R=27000
Fiber core diameter RVM: 105um; DEM: 50um
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LiJET inside
LiJET setup in the UF lab
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LIJET telescope interface including a fiber feeding system, a fiber tip guiding and a calibration fiber light source. The calibration light was fed from the calibration lamps on the calibration bench inside the instrument control chassis
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4 ) LiJET Status
☺ LiJET already be packed in UF, will ship to China for commissioning in December or Next January ( It depends on China Customs )☺ LiJET RMS RV errors are close to the required values, <1.5m/s for bright calibration sources in UF lab now.☺ We already built a instrument room for LiJET in 2.4m telescope basement. It’s a temperature and humidity stable room, temperature design goal is ±0.5 ,it have reached ±0.2 precision in 3 mo℃ ℃nths. And humidity is controlled in 40%-60%.☺ We have prepared all tools and spare parts for LiJET set up for commissioning.
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***Commissioning Plan, Instrument Testing and Early Science***
☺ ~6 months of commissioning (weather and instrument unpredicted nature and past EXPERT experience), one run/month, ~15 nights/run;
☺ First run with three weeks, 1st week, hardware installation, 2nd week integration with the telescope, 3rd week trial observations;
☺ Results to meet proposal requirements;
☺ Short (<14 days) and long term (~1 yr) RMS precision;
☺ Commissioning targets (≥2 RV stable starts, ≥2 RV known planets (one with short period and one with > 1 month period);
☺ Early Science: No promise of any science results, but demonstrate its science capability;
☺ Commissioning science targets: In Aug. 12th, 2010, the LiJET Project Collaborators discussed detailed commissioning science targets at Hefei City; It includes ~1 m/s science, ~3‐5 m/s science within 6 months and other science targets and plan.
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2. The Coude Echelle Spectrograph for the Lijang 1.8mTelescope
1)1.8m Telescope optical System
•Cassegrain system
•Primary Mirror: Paraboloid, Clear Aperture:1760mm Focal Ratio: F/1.5
•Two Secondary Mirrors: Hyperboloid
•Coude Focus : F/# = 89
•Nesmyth Focus: F/# = 12
•FOV: Nasmyth:18’×18’, Coude:±1.5’
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Alt-Azimuth Mounting
The Mass:25000kg
The Hight : 7.2m
2.4m Telescope Group
Yunnan Observatory of CAS
2.4m Telescope Group
Yunnan Observatory of CAS
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Yunnan Observatory of CAS
2 ) 1.8m Telescope Reducer Design
Design Description : * From F/89 to F/45
* FOV: 3’
* Spectra Range:330nm-1100nm
Blue Region: 331.17nm-577.42nm, Central wavelength 402.13nm
Red Region 562.98nm-1103.39nm, Central wavelength 703.73nm
Clear Aperture: 149.03 mm
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2.4m Telescope Group
Yunnan Observatory of CAS
Telescope Lijiang 1.8m, F/89 Lijiang 1.8m, F/89
Input Focal Ratio F/45 F/45
Main disperser R2 echelle grating
79 gr/mm
R2 echelle grating
31/.6 gr/mm
Cross disperser 60 degree UBK7 prism. 60 degree ZF3 prism.
Spectra Range 330-580nm 580-1100nm
Spectra Resolution 8200
37000
170000
12000
44000
170000
WHEN ?????
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