Bibcode
Strassmeier, K. G.; Ilyin, I. V.; Woche, M.; Granzer, T.; Weber, M.; Weingrill, J.; Bauer, S.-M.; Popow, E.; Denker, C.; Schmidt, W.; von der Lühe, O.; Berdyugina, S.; Collados, M.; Koubsky, P.; Hackman, T.; Mantere, M. J.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol.333, Issue 9, p.901
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2012
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Description
We describe the future night-time spectrograph for the GREGOR solar
telescope and present its science core projects. The spectrograph
provides a 3-pixel resolution of up to R=87 000 in 45 échelle
orders covering the wavelength range 390-900 nm with three grating
settings. An iodine cell can be used for high-precision radial velocity
work in the 500-630 nm range. The operation of the spectrograph and the
telescope will be fully automated without the presence of humans during
night-time and will be based on the successful STELLA control system.
Future upgrades include a second optical camera for even higher spectral
resolution, a Stokes-V polarimeter and a link to the laser-frequency
comb at the Vacuum Tower Telescope. The night-time core projects are a
study of the angular-momentum evolution of ``The Sun in Time'' and a
continuation of our long-term Doppler imaging of active stars.