The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope first light instruments and critical science plan

David F. Elmore, Thomas Rimmele, Roberto Casini, Steve Hegwer, Jeff Kuhn, Haosheng Lin, Joseph P. McMullin, Kevin Reardon, Wolfgang Schmidt, Alexandra Tritschler, Friedrich Wöger

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Abstract

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope is a 4-meter-class all-reflecting telescope under construction on Haleakala¯ mountain on the island of Maui, Hawai'i. When fully operational in 2019 it will be the world's largest solar telescope with wavelength coverage of 380 nm to 28 microns and advanced Adaptive Optics enabling the highest spatial resolution measurements of the solar atmosphere yet achieved. We review the first-generation DKIST instrument designs, select critical science program topics, and the operations and data handling and processing strategies to accomplish them.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGround-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V
EditorsSuzanne K. Ramsay, Ian S. McLean, Hideki Takami
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9780819496157
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
EventGround-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V - Montreal, Canada
Duration: Jun 22 2014Jun 26 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9147
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceGround-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period06/22/1406/26/14

Keywords

  • chromosphere
  • corona
  • coronagraph
  • ground-based telescope
  • photosphere
  • polarimetry
  • solar instrumentation
  • solar physics
  • solar telescope
  • standard observables

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