Compensation of defective pixels by mechanical shift of an NIR array detector used in the NINJA echelle spectrograph

Kenshi Yanagisawa*, Chihiro Tokoku, Kentaro Motohara, Shinobu Ozaki, Yoshito Ono, Yosuke Minowa, Takashi Moriya, Masami Ouchi, Nozomu Tominaga, Masayuki Tanaka, Yutaka Hayano, Yusei Koyama, Sadman Ali, Masaomi Tanaka, Masayuki Akiyama, Tohru Nagao, Yoshiki Matsuoka, Kosuke Kushibiki, Shogo Homan, Akino YasudaTomoya Yukino, Riku Sato, Kensho Tanaka, Tomoyasu Yamamuro, Michitoshi Yoshida

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, we present our approach regarding the compensation of defective pixels in the infrared array detector used in the NINJA spectrograph for the Subaru Telescope. While it is typical to use a detector with minimal defective pixels for infrared spectrographs, our HAWAII-2RG detector has a central area with a defective pixel rate of 10%. Therefore, we compensate for defective pixels by mechanically shifting the detector along the focal plane in the direction of dispersion. This approach applies the concept of dithering in imaging observation to a spectrograph, and the shifting mechanism is designed to have a maximum movement distance of 8 mm. We present the expected performance of the compensation and the actual mechanical structure fabricated.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGround-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X
EditorsJulia J. Bryant, Kentaro Motohara, Joel R. Vernet
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510675155
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
EventGround-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X 2024 - Yokohama, Japan
Duration: 2024 Jun 162024 Jun 21

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume13096
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceGround-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X 2024
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityYokohama
Period24/6/1624/6/21

Keywords

  • HAWAII-2RG
  • Near-Infrared
  • Pixel Compensation
  • Spectrograph

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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