Technical Design¶

Post-conceptual design the ZShooter got simpler on purpose:

two spectrometers instead of three, three channels per spectrometer,
6 detectors instead of vs 4 focal planes with 9 detectors and 3 mosaics (2k x 4k VIS and 2k x 2k NIR)
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.

Optical Design¶

ZShooter’s optics are fed both by K1 M2 and, eventually K1 DM2. The front-end must support calibration light sources, co-registration of ZImager and ZSpec, seeing-enhancement from future AO, and neighboring L and R RNAS instruments. The current design has been updated incorporating conceptual review feedback, with the main architectural change a move from three to two spectrometers, each split into three science channels.

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