Instrumentation
Echelle Spectrograph
A high-resolution spectrograph that uses a coarse, steeply-ruled grating (an échelle) to spread light into many overlapping orders, then a second disperser to separate them — packing very high spectral resolution onto a single detector. The workhorse of precision radial-velocity and stellar-abundance work; HIRES is a classic example.
Facilities, methods & instruments
Knowledge connections
- Associated withSpectroscopy
- Associated withHIRES
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- ESOEuropean Southern Observatory
Southern-hemisphere observatory data and imagery (VLT, ALMA partner).