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| Name: Jyotirmay Paul Affiliation: IUCAA Conference ID: ASI2016_758 Title : Design and Development of IR Camera for Robo-AO Authors and Co-Authors : A. N. Ramaprakash1, Burse Mahesh1, Baranec Christoph2, Bui Khanh3, Chordia Pravin1, Das Hillol1, Dekany Richard3, Khodade Pravin1, Kohok Abhay1, Kulkarni Shrinivas3, Law Nicholas M4., Modi Deepa 1, Punnadi Sujit1, Rajarshi Chaitanya1, Riddle Reed3, Tendulkar Shriharsh3 1 Inter-University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411007, India 2 Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa, Hilo, HI, NZ 96720-2700, USA 3 Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA 4 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3255, USA Abstract Type : Poster Abstract Category : Instrumentation and Techniques Abstract : Adaptive Optics correction for atmospheric seeing works over a larger field of view at IR wavelengths than in optical. The Kitt Peak 2m telescope currently incorporates Robo-AO, which is a product of a collaborative effort between Caltech, USA and IUCAA, India. Robo-AO works with minimal overheads and provides good sky coverage. The first version of Robo-AO does not contain a high quality IR camera. To improve Robo-AO performance and scientific capabilities, an IR camera is being developed to accommodate 1arc min (radial) AO corrected field of view in J, H and K bands. The camera is being designed and built at IUCAA and will use a HAWAII detector procured by Caltech. This IR camera will help to correct overall atmospheric tip-tilt (low order aberration) in real time enhancing SNR for visible band science. It also works as a science instrument with tip-tilt correction signal provided by the visible camera. In this paper we describe salient features of optical & mechanical design, thermal load and development of IR camera for Robo-AO. |