Development and design of Second Earth Initiative Spectrograph (2ES)

Julian Stürmer*, Lars A. Buchhave, Niels C. Jessen, Søren M. Pedersen, Andreas Seifahrt, Stanimir Letchev, Damien Jones, Luke Gers, Rafael Brahm, Andrés Jordan, Thomas Henning, Laura Kreidberg, Andreas Quirrenbach, Ansgar Reiners

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Abstract

We report on the design of 2ES (Second Earth Initiative Spectrograph): a new fiber-fed, high-resolution, high-precision radial velocity echelle spectrograph for the 2.2 m ESO/MPG telescope in Chile, which will cover the visible wavelength range ∼370 nm to 850 nm with a resolution of 120, 000. 2ES will be dedicated to a >5-year observing program with access to the majority (2/3) of the telescope time with the goal of discovering temperate terrestrial Earth-mass planets in the habitable zone around the bright solar-type stars. To achieve this goal, 2ES aims for ultra-high instrumental radial-velocity precision and an observing strategy that involves high-cadence observation of the brightest Sun-like stars in the Southern Hemisphere. Here, we present an overview of the project, its observation strategy, the optical design as well as the opto-mechanical concepts and calibration strategies to achieve the required instrument stability.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPRoceedings of SPIE : Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X
EditorsJulia J. Bryant, Kentaro Motohara, Joel R. Vernet
Volume13096
PublisherSPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering
Publication date2024
Article number130968E
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-51067-515-5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
EventSPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2024 - Yokohama, Japan
Duration: 16 Jun 202421 Jun 2024

Conference

ConferenceSPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2024
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityYokohama
Period16/06/202421/06/2024
SeriesProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume13096
ISSN0277-786X

Keywords

  • Etalon
  • LFC
  • Radial velocity
  • Spectrograph
  • Sun-like stars

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