Brooke Gregory
CTIO Scientific Staff
Areas of Interest
IR Instrumentation: Development and Operations, Management of
Engineering Group (Engineering and Technical Resources)
Recent Results
As a support scientist, Brooke Gregory is devoted 100% to observatory
support activities. Recently, he participated in the definition of the
design for the IRS spectrometer, which NOAO is building for the Gemini
North telescope. A copy of the design will be constructed for the
southern NOAO telescopes and Gemini South.
Future Plans
Gregory will collaborate in the implementation of the new f/14.5
secondary for the Blanco 4-m telescope. Specifically, he will design
and implement a new optical system for the conversion of the present IR
spectrometer to work at the new f/ratio, thereby allowing the
spectrometer the increased sensitivity made possible by the improved
optical performance and tip-tilt capability that secondary will have.
He is also planning a further upgrade to make use of the larger format
Aladdin InSb detectors, which are expected to be available about a year
later. Further in the future is the task of designing a wide field
camera to complement the high resolution imaging capabilities of the
current suite of instruments.
Service
Gregory continues to devote about half his time to managing the
Engineering and Technical Resources (ETS) group at CTIO. This
management activity will take on new importance as ETS becomes a
resource not just for CTIO but for Gemini South and SOAR.
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Posted: 06Dec1996