1. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Fraser Clarke

2. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Instrument Overview Iz-band image slicer IFU with 44x89 spatial pixels Three pixel scales (FoV); –0.24” (21x10”) - no-AO, PALAO-LGS/NGS –0.16” (14x7”) - bright PALAO-NGS –0.08” (7x3.5”) - PALM3K R~4000 spectra from 6500--10050Å in one shot (fixed format) Available 2008B onwards

3. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Instrument Overview Sensitivity Assumptions –AO delivering 50% EE in 0.5” –0.24” pixel scale –S:N=5 in 3600s ( 3x1200s exposures) per spectral bin Point source Summing four 0.24” spaxels I=21.0 @ 8000Å Surface brightness per 0.24” spaxel 1.3E-17 erg/s/cm 2 /  ” @ 9500Å

4. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Overall SWIFT Optical Layout Only one spectrograph shown

5. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report SWIFT on PALAO

6. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Current Progress - Optics All of the optics, bar two lenses, are now in house The image slicer (Winlight Systems) was delivered in September, and looks very good

7. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Image Slicer Output slit image Slicer stack Pupil mirrors Lenset array

8. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Image Slicer 44 0.47mm thick slices optically contacted into stack Gold coated

9. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Image Slicer Image below shows the output of (one-side of) the image slicer showing the staggered slitlet pattern

10. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Grism Prism-VPH-Prism sandwich

11. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Mechanics Majority of mechanics being manufactured in house at Oxford Mounting pads, baseplate, pre-optics super-structure ready. Novel diamond-turned lens mounts now in production

12. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Baseplate and clamps

13. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Camera Barrels

14. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Test Cryostat Made in-house Exceeds 36 hour hold-time requirement Real cryostats starting production next week

15. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Detectors LBNL red-sensitive detectors require some development with SDSU-III controller (Tim Goodsall) Recently got front-side illuminated device working warm

16. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Detectors

17. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report

18. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Detectors First image from Front-Side CCD

19. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Schedule Original schedule was for O-SWIFT to be commissioned by end of March 2008 We have slipped from this by about 3 months –Slower in design and mechanics manufacturing than expected Still in-line with PALAO relayout schedule, and TAC commissioning slots

20. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report

21. SWIFT Team University of Oxford 12 th November 2007O-SWIFT Progress Report Early June