First results and future plans for the Canarias Infrared Camera Experiment (CIRCE) for the Gran Telescopio Canarias

DOI: 
10.1117/12.2232672
Publication date: 
01/08/2016
Main author: 
Garner, Alan
IAA authors: 
Castro-Tirado, A. J.
Authors: 
Garner, Alan;Eikenberry, Stephen S.;Charcos, Miguel;Dallilar, Yigit;Edwards, Michelle;Lasso-Cabrera, Nestor;Stelter, Richard D.;Marin-Franch, Antonio;Raines, S. Nicholas;Ackley, Kendall;Bennett, John G.;Cenarro, Javier A.;Chinn, Brian;Donoso, Veronica H.;Frommeyer, Raymond;Hanna, Kevin;Herlevich, Michael D.;Julian, Jeff;Miller, Paola;Mullin, Scott;Murphey, Charles H.;Packham, Christopher;Varosi, Frank;Vega, Claudia;Warner, Craig;Ramaprakash, Anamparambu N.;Burse, Mahesh;Punnadi, Sujit;Chordia, Pravinkumar;Gerarts, Andreas;Martín, Héctor de Paz;Calero, María. Martín.;Scarpa, Riccardo;Fernandez Acosta, Sergio;Hernández Sánchez, William Miguel;Siegel, Benjamin;Pérez, Francisco Francisco;Viera Martín, Himar D.;Rodríguez Losada, José A.;Nuñez, Agustín.;Tejero, Álvaro;Martín González, Carlos E.;Rodríguez, César Cabrera;Molgó Sendra, Jordi;Rodriguez, J. Esteban;Fernádez Cáceres, J. Israel;Rodríguez García, Luis A.;Lopez, Manuel Huertas;Dominguez, Raul;Gaggstatter, Tim;Cabrera-Lavers, Antonio;Geier, Stefan;Pessev, Peter;Sarajedini, Ata;Castro-Tirado, A. J.
Journal: 
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series
Publication type: 
Proceedings
Volume: 
9908
Pages: 
99084Q
Abstract: 
<p>CIRCE is a near-infrared (1-2.5 micron) imager (including low-resolution spectroscopy and polarimetery) in operation as a visitor instrument on the Gran Telescopio Canarias 10.-4m tele scope. It was built largely by graduate students and postdocs, with help from the UF Astronomy engineering group, and is funded by the University of Florida and the U.S. National Science Foundation. CIRCE is helping to fill the gap in time between GTC first light and the arrival of EMIR, and will also provide the following scientific capabilities to compliment EMIR after its arrival: high-resolution imaging, narrowband imaging, high-time-resolution photometry, polarimetry, and low-resolution spectroscopy. There are already scientific results from CIRCE, some of which we will review. Additionally, we will go over the observing modes of CIRCE, including the two additional modes that were added during a service and upgrading run in March 2016.</p>
Database: 
ADS
URL: 
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016SPIE.9908E..4QG/abstract
ADS Bibcode: 
2016SPIE.9908E..4QG