Bibcode
Valdivielso, L.; Esparza, Pedro; Martín, E. L.
Bibliographical reference
Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics V, Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, Volume . ISBN 978-3-642-11249-2. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010, p. 543
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2010
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Description
NAHUAL is a high-resolution near-infrared echelle spectrograph of high
stability on preliminary phase development for GTC (Gran Telescopio de
Canarias). Its natural location is a Nasmyth focus. One of the principal
scientific aims is to carry out high precision radial velocity
measurements (from 1 to 10 m/s) in the near infrared. To achieve high
stability on radial velocity measurements, NAHUAL needs a calibration
unit that uses a mixture of gases whose absorption spectra must be as
homogeneous as possible between 0.95 and 2.4 μm. We report on the
measurements done to date with potentially active gas mixtures as
acetylene, methane, nitrous oxide or hydrocarbons.