SOAR Adaptive Module (SAM)
SCIENCE DETECTORS
SAM will incorporate an integrated CCD imager covering the 3' field with
adequate sampling. It will also feed existing light-weight SOAR instruments
(e.g. SIFS) attached to its output (the corrected beam has the nominal f/16.5
focal ratio).
Fast switching between CCD and visitor instrument will be possible. The
science light path inside SAM includes 5 reflections from protected-silver
coatings plus a UV/visible dichroic. A collimated space will be provided
for installing user filters, grisms or a Fabry-Perot etalon.
The combination of high spatial resolution, moderately large field and spectro-imaging
capability at visible wavelengths will be a unique feature of SAM.