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2008A&A...491..941K - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 491, 941-950 (2008/12-1)

HAWK-I: the high-acuity wide-field K-band imager for the ESO Very Large Telescope.

KISSLER-PATIG M., PIRARD J.-F., CASALI M., MOORWOOD A., AGEORGES N., ALVES DE OLIVEIRA C., BAKSAI P., BEDIN L.R., BENDEK E., BIEREICHEL P., DELABRE B., DORN R., ESTEVES R., FINGER G., GOJAK D., HUSTER G., JUNG Y., KIEKEBUSCH M., KLEIN B., KOCH F., LIZON J.-L., MEHRGAN L., PETR-GOTZENS M., PRITCHARD J., SELMAN F. and STEGMEIER J.

Abstract (from CDS):

We describe the design, development, and performance of HAWK-I, the new High-Acuity Wide-field K-band Imager for ESO's Very Large Telescope, which is equipped with a mosaic of four 2kx2k arrays and operates from 0.9-2.4µm over 7.5'x7.5' with 0.1" pixels. A novel feature is the use of all reflective optics that, together with filters of excellent throughput and detectors of high quantum efficiency, has yielded an extremely high throughput. Commissioning and science verification observations have already delivered a variety of excellent and deep images that demonstrate its high scientific potential for addressing important astrophysical questions of current interest.

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Journal keyword(s): instrumentation: miscellaneous - infrared: general

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