CONCEPT DESIGN
- Draft report on the instrument concept:
NEWFIRM
Concept
- NEWFIRM System Architecture (under construction)
Design Goals
4 meter telescope aperture
Effective field of view 30 arcmin square
Pixel scale 0.3 -0.5 arcsec to meet science requirements
Wavelength coverage 1-2.5 microns
Maximize optical throughput
Minimize extraneous background radiation
Broadband filters (J, H, K, Ks)
Narrowband (~ 1%) filter capability over field
Explore multislit grism spectroscopic capability in K (and possibly H)
bands to complement NGOS