NICS 2 NICS 2 UV-optimized spectrographUV-optimized spectrograph high resolution IR spectrographhigh resolution IR spectrograph

call for proposal: deadline November 2002call for proposal: deadline November 2002

project presentation: March 2003project presentation: March 2003

GIANO approved to phase A: July 2003:GIANO approved to phase A: July 2003: 50,000 50,000 euroeuro assigned assigned

GIANO Preliminary Design Review: December 2003 GIANO Preliminary Design Review: December 2003

22nd nd generation of TNG instrumentsgeneration of TNG instrumentsaccording to the prescription of the Gruppo Istruttorio per il TNGaccording to the prescription of the Gruppo Istruttorio per il TNG

requirements:requirements: wide spectral coverage, ultra-stable, fast track, low-cost

polarimetric unit

HR : 16,000 (1.5” ) 50,000 (0.5” )

slit length: 6.5”, 56 orders, 0.9 – 2.5

LR/VLR : 130 (1.5” ) 1,000 (0.5” )

slit length: 30”, 26/16 orders, 0.7 – 2.5

slits : 0.5”, 0.75”, 1.0”, 1.5”

Osservatorio di Bologna

• management & administration • scientific coordination • high - level software, WEB page

People: L.Origlia, E.Rossetti, P.Montegriffo,

M.Lolli, A.Piccioni, R.Abicca, A.Caiulo

Osservatorio di Arcetri

• optics, mechanics, cryogenics • electronics & low-level software • scientific coordination

People: S.Gennari, V.Biliotti, C.Baffa, R.Maiolino,

C.DelVecchio, E.Giani, A.Checcucci, G.Falcini

Osservatorio di Catania• pre-slit optics • polarimetry

People: F.Leone, S.Scuderi, P.Bruno

Centro Galileo Galilei

• management & procurement • integration at the telescope

People: E.Oliva, F.Ghinassi, M.Lodi

INOA di Firenze

• absorption cells

People: F.D’Amato

expected costexpected cost … …

650 650 K$K$ + 650 + 650 KeuroKeuro

time schedulingtime scheduling … …

3 years3 years

30%30% array array

2 yrs for 2 yrs for array deliveryarray delivery

man powerman power … …

23 people23 people

2929 man yrs man yrs

high instrumental efficiencies high instrumental efficiencies

HR : HR : 17% , 17% , LR : LR : 23% , V23% , VLR : LR : 26% 26%

limiting magnitudeslimiting magnitudes (conservative, based on real arrays)

LRLR (R=500, 4hr, S/N=10)

2020 inin JJ , , 1919 inin HH , , 18 18 inin K K ……UKIDSSUKIDSS

HR (R=25,000, 4hr, S/N=10) 17.117.1 inin J, J, 16.616.6 inin HH & & 15.415.4 inin KK

… … 2MASS2MASS

PhoenixPhoenix

• single order echelle • range: 0.8 – 2.5 m • R=75,000 with 0.17” slit• slit lenght: 60” • coverage: 200 Å • array: InSb 10242

Gemini South

Keck II Keck II Mauna KeaMauna Kea

NIRSPECNIRSPEC in echelle mode

• range: 0.9 – 5.5 m • R=25,000 with 0.4” slit • slit lenght: 8”-12” • coverage: 2000 Å • array: InSb 10242

ESO VLTESO VLT ParanalParanal

CRIRES …from 2005…CRIRES …from 2005…

• single order echelle • range: 1 – 5 m • R=20,000 with 1” slit • slit lenght: 50” • coverage: 250 Å • array mosaic: 3 InSb 10242

high resolutionhigh resolution

narrow slits & coverage,single lines

of bright stars narrow coverage,

single lines

Rmax 33,000poorly stable

GIANO highly competitive!GIANO highly competitive!

NICSNICS + AMICI:

• range: 0.8 – 2.5 m • R=50 with 1” slit • slit lenght: 4’ • array: HgCdTe 10242

TNGTNG La PalmaLa Palma

low resolutionlow resolution

SEDs, no linesSEDs, no lines

1000 AU 100 pc 5 kpc 5 Mpc 50 Mpc 1000 AU 100 pc 5 kpc 5 Mpc 50 Mpc high-z high-z

high resolutionhigh resolution … …

10 AU 100 pc 500 Mpc 10 AU 100 pc 500 Mpc high-z high-z

low resolutionlow resolution … …