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GMT-Consortium Large Earth Finder (G-CLEF)
 

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The GMT-Consortium Large Earth Finder (G-CLEF) will be a cross-dispersed, optcal band echelle spectrograph to be delivered as the first light scientific instrument for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) in 2021. G-CLEF is vacuum-enclosed and fiber-fed to enable precision radial velocity (PRV) measurements, especially for the detection and characterization of low-mass exoplanets orbiting solar-type stars. The passband of G-CLEF is very broad, extending from 3500Å to 9500Å. This passband provides good sensitivity at blue wavelengths for stellar abundance studies and deep red response so as to permit observations of high-redshift phenomena.

Below are papers written and authored by Central Engineering Personnel.
  • The Opto-Mechanical Design of the GMT-Consortium Large Earth Finder (G-CLEF) (Click Here)

  • Advanced Structural Design for Precision Radial Velocity Instruments (Click Here)

  • A Novel Systems Engineering Approach to the Design of a Precision Radial Velocity Spectrograph (Click Here)

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