1. Overview

KOOLS-IFU is a fiber-fed integral field spectrograph mounted on Kyoto University 3.8 m telescope (Seimei telescope). The input part of the integral field unit (IFU) is attatched at the instrument stage of the Nasmyth focus. The output part of the IFU is attached an optical spectrograph KOOLS.

kools-ifu and tel 3.8 m
Overall view of KOOLS-IFU. The left and right panels show pictures of Seimei telescope and KOOLS, respectively.
kools-ifu fiber bundle
Pictures of the KOOLS-IFU fiber bundle. MLAs are pasted on the fiber facets of 1D arrays of the fiber bundle.