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Innovations and advances in instrumentation at the W. M. Keck Observatory, vol. II

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  • 1. ROR icon W.M. Keck Observatory
  • 2. ROR icon University of California, Santa Cruz
  • 3. ROR icon Indian Institute of Astrophysics
  • 4. ROR icon California Institute of Technology
  • 5. ROR icon NASA Exoplanet Science Institute
  • 6. ROR icon University of California, San Diego
  • 7. ROR icon University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • 8. ROR icon University of California, Los Angeles
  • 9. ROR icon Macquarie University
  • 10. ROR icon University of California, Davis
  • 11. ROR icon University of Notre Dame
  • 12. ROR icon Swinburne University of Technology
  • 13. ROR icon Raytheon (United States)
  • 14. ROR icon University of California, Berkeley
  • 15. ROR icon University of California, Santa Barbara
  • 16. ROR icon Goddard Space Flight Center
  • 17. Space Science Lab. (United States)
  • 18. Space Sciences Lab. (United States)
  • 19. ROR icon Space Telescope Science Institute
  • 20. ROR icon Jet Propulsion Lab
  • 21. Univ. of California (United States)
  • 22. ROR icon University of California, Irvine

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Abstract

Since the start of science operations in 1993, the twin 10-meter W. M. Keck Observatory (WMKO) telescopes have continued to maximize their scientific impact and to produce transformative discoveries that keep the observing community on the frontiers of astronomical research. Upgraded capabilities and new instrumentation are provided though collaborative partnerships with Caltech, the University of California, and the University of Hawaii instrument development teams, as well as industry and other organizations. This paper summarizes the performance of recently commissioned infrastructure projects, technology upgrades, and new additions to the suite of observatory instrumentation. We also provide a status of projects currently in design or development phases and, since we keep our eye on the future, summarize projects in exploratory phases that originate from our 2022 strategic plan developed in collaboration with our science community to adapt and respond to evolving science needs.

Copyright and License

© (2022) Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).

Acknowledgement

KPF was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant # 2034278, by the Heising-Simons Foundation with grants 2016-042, 2018-0905, & a loan, as well as the Mt. Cuba Astronomical Foundation. KCRM is supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. AST-1429890. KAPA is supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grant No. AST-1836016. SCALES and Liger are partially supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation. HISPEC is partially funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

The W. M. Keck Observatory is operated as a scientific partnership among the California Institute of Technology, the University of California, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Observatory was made possible by the generous financial support of the W. M. Keck Foundation.

The authors wish to recognize and acknowledge the very significant cultural role and reverence that the summit of Maunakea has always had within the indigenous Hawaiian community. We are most fortunate to have the opportunity to conduct observations from this mountain.

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Funding

National Science Foundation
2034278
Heising-Simons Foundation
2016-042
Heising-Simons Foundation
2018-0905
National Science Foundation
AST-1429890
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Mt. Cuba Astronomical Foundation

Dates

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2022-08-29
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Caltech groups
Astronomy Department, Palomar Observatory, Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy (PMA)
Series Name
Proceedings of SPIE
Series Volume or Issue Number
12184
Publication Status
Published