Technical Design

Post-conceptual design the ZShooter got simpler on purpose:

• two spectrometers instead of three, three channels per spectrometer,

• 6 2k x 2k active-area detectors instead of vs 4 focal planes with 9 detectors and 3 mosaics,

• less han half then anamorphism, and

• no detector or grating mosaics.

This significantly reduced operational complexity, maintainability, and lowers cost all while increasing instrument performance.

This section documents the current architecture/design.

System architecture

System diagrams: Hardware, software, etc. …

architecture.html

Optical design

ZShooter’s Optical design and open trades

optical_design.html

Detector technologies

Details on the qCCD’s, LmAPDs, qCMOS detectors

detector_technologies.html

CAD models

Quick access to CAD models and drawings

cad.html

Controls

How ZShooter is controlled

software.html