The NEID precision radial velocity spectrometer: Commissioning of the Port Adapter
- Creators
- Logsdon, Sarah E.
- Wolf, Marsha J.
- Everett, Mark E.
- Gong, Qian
- Golub, Eli
- Valdenebro, Jesus
- Hunting, Emily
- Jaehnig, Kurt P.
- Klusmeyer, Jessica
- Li, Dan
- Liang, Ming
- Liu, Wilson
- McBride, William
- McElwain, Michael W.
- Percival, Jeffrey W.
- Rajagopal, Jayadev
- Ridgway, Susan
- Schweiker, Heidi
- Smith, Michael P.
- Timmermann, Erik
- Santoro, Fernando
- Schwab, Christian
- Bender, Chad F.
- Blake, Cullen
- Halverson, Samuel P.
- Hearty, Fred
- Kanodia, Shubham
- Mahadevan, Suvrath
- Monson, Andrew J.
- Ninan, Joe P.
- Ramsey, Lawrence W.
- Robertson, Paul
- Roy, Arpita
- Terrien, Ryan C.
- Wright, Jason T.
Abstract
In October 2019, the NEID instrument (PI Suvrath Mahadevan, PSU) was delivered to the WIYN 3.5 m Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Commissioning began shortly after delivery, but was paused due to a COVID-19 imposed observatory shutdown in March 2020. The observatory has recently reopened and NEID commissioning has resumed. NEID is an optical (380-930 nm), fiber-fed, precision Doppler radial velocity system developed as part of the NN-EXPLORE partnership. While the spectrometer and calibration system are maintained in a highly controlled environment on the basement level of the WIYN, the NEID Port Adapter mounts directly to a bent-Cassegrain port on the telescope and is responsible for precisely and stably placing target light on the science fibers. Here we present a brief overview of the as-built Port Adapter and its sub-components. We then discuss preliminary on-sky performance compared to requirements as well as next steps as we complete commissioning.
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