Keck Planet Finder
(KPF)
(Keck I spectrograph for RV measurements)
The Keck Planet Finder (KPF) is a visible-light high resolution spectrograph
on Keck I, designed to find and observe extra-solar planets using
the radial velocity method, detecting radial-velocity differences
down to less than a meter per second.
Its mean resolving power (R) over its wavelength range
is 98,000.
It saw first light in November 2022, and has been in science
operation since April 2023.
(instrument,spectrograph,exoplanets,RV method,visible light)
Further reading:
https://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/inst/kpf/
https://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/inst/kpf/Keck%20Science%20Meeting%202023%20Breakout%20Session.pdf
https://www.keckobservatory.org/kpf/
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023PASP..135l5002R/abstract
https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20170629-115638990
https://exoplanets.caltech.edu/kpf/
https://www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/324
| WaveL | Freq | Photon
Energy | | |
| 445nm | 674THz | 2.8eV | begin | Keck Planet Finder |
| 870nm | 345THz | 1.5eV | end | Keck Planet Finder |
|
Referenced by page:
Keck Observatory
Index