Manufacturing, integration, and mechanical verification of SOXS

From Assembly to the Complete Integration and Verification of the SOXS Common Path

The Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) is a single object spectrograph offering simultaneous spectral coverage in UV-VIS (350-850 nm) and NIR (800-2000 nm) wavelength regimes with an average of R close to 4500 for a 1 slit. SOXS also has imaging capabilities in the visible wavelength regime. It is designed and optimized to observe all kinds of transients and variable sources. The final destination of SOXS is the Nasmyth platform of the ESO NTT at La Silla, Chile. The SOXS consortium has a relatively large geographic spread, and therefore the Assembly Integration and Verification (AIV) of this medium-clas…

SOXS NIR：全仪器组装前的光机集成与对准、光学性能验证

SOXS NIR: Optomechanical integration and alignment, optical performance verification before full instrument assembly

本文介绍了SOXS仪器NIR臂的光机集成对准方法及实验室光学性能验证，确认其图像质量和光谱分辨本领满足要求，为2024年全仪器组装与验收奠定基础。

SOXS mechanical integration and verification in Italy

SOXS (SOn of X-Shooter) is a medium resolution (~4500) wide-band (0.35 - 2.0 μm) spectrograph which passed the Final Design Review in 2018. The instrument is in the final integration phase and it is planned to be installed at the NTT in La Silla by next year. It is mainly composed of five different optomechanical subsystems (Common Path, NIR spectrograph, UV-VIS spectrograph, Camera, and Calibration) and other mechanical subsystems (Interface flange, Platform, cable corotator, and cooling system). A brief overview of the optomechanical subsystems is presented here as more details can be found …

Final design and development status of the acquisition and guiding system for SOXS

SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) will be the new medium resolution (R~4500 for 1'' slit), high-efficiency, wide band spectrograph for the ESO NTT at La Silla, optimized for classification and follow-up of transient events. SOXS will simultaneously cover UV optical and NIR bands (0.35-2.00 micron) using two different arms and a pre-slit Common Path feeding system. The instrument will be also equipped by a Calibration Unit and an Acquisition Camera (AC) System. In this paper we present the final opto-mechanical design for the AC System and we describe its development status. The project is currently in m…

你最喜欢的瞬变事件是什么？SOXS即将准备好观测！

What is your favorite transient event? SOXS is almost ready to observe!

SOXS是一台即将在ESO NTT部署的单目标光谱仪，具备UV-VIS和NIR波段同时光谱覆盖及可见光成像能力，目前正在进行集成与系统级测试验证，为PAE做准备。

Progress and tests on the Instrument Control Electronics for SOXS

The forthcoming SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) will be a new spectroscopic facility for the ESO New Technology Telescope in La Silla, focused on transient events and able to cover both the UV-VIS and NIR bands. The instrument passed the Final Design Review in 2018 and is currently in manufacturing and integration phase. This paper is focused on the assembly and testing of the instrument control electronics, which will manage all the motorized functions, alarms, sensors, and electric interlocks. The electronics is hosted in two main control cabinets, divided in several subracks that are assembled to e…