ERIS; SPIFFIER; NIX; VLT; integral field spectroscopy; near infrared; imager; adaptive optics; instrumentation
Abstract :
[en] ERIS (Enhanced Resolution Imager and Spectrograph) is a new adaptive optics instrument installed at the Cassegrain focus of the VLT-UT4 telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. ERIS consists of two near infrared instruments: SPIFFIER, an integral field unit (IFU) spectrograph covering J to K bands, and NIX, an imager covering J to M bands. ERIS has an adaptive optics system able to work with both LGS and NGS. The Assembly Integration Verification (AIV) phase of ERIS at the Paranal Observatory was carried out starting in December 2021, followed by several commissioning runs in 2022. This contribution will describe the first preliminary results of the on-sky performance of ERIS during its commissioning and the future perspectives based on the preliminary scientific results.
Research Center/Unit :
STAR - Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research - ULiège
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Kravchenko, Kateryna; Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
Dallilar, Yigit; Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
Absil, Olivier ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophysique, géophysique et océanographie (AGO)
Berbel, Alex Agudo; Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics, Garching
Baruffolo, Andrea; Astronomical Observatory of Padua
Bonse, Markus; Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics, ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
Buron, Alexander; European Southern Observatory, Germany
Cao, Yixian; Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics, Garching
Cortes, Angela; European Southern Observatory, Germany
Heida, Marianne; European Southern Observatory, Germany
Kenworthy, Matthew; Leiden Observatory
Kolb, Johann; European Southern Observatory, Germany
Kuntschner, Harald; European Southern Observatory, Germany
Lutz, Dieter; Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
Liu, Daizhong; Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics, Garching
MacIntosh, Mike; UK Astronomy Technology Centre (United Kingdom)
Marsset, Michael; European Southern Observatory, Chile
Orban De Xivry, Gilles ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR)
Özdemir, Hakan; Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
Puglisi, Alfio; Astronomical Observatory of Arcetri
Quanz, Sascha; Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics, ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
Rau, Christian; Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
Riccardi, Armando; Astronomical Observatory of Arcetri
Schuppe, Daniel; Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
Snik, Frans; Leiden Observatory
Sturm, Eckhard; Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
Tacconi, Linda; Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
Taylor, William D.; UK Astronomy Technology Centre (United Kingdom)
Wiezorrek, Erich; Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
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