Performance of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument(DESI) Fiber System

27 Jan 2021 · Claire Poppett, Patrick Jelinsky, Julien Guy, Jerry Edelstein, Sharon Jelinsky, Jessica Aguilar, Ray Sharples, Jurgen Schmoll, David Bramall, Luke Tyas, Paul Martini, Kevin Fanning, Michael Levi, David Brooks, Peter Doel, Duan Yutong, Gregory Tarle, Erique Gaztanaga, Francisco Prada, the DESI Collaboration ·

The recently commissioned Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) will measure the expansion historyof the universe using the Baryon Acoustic Oscillation technique. The spectra of 35 million galaxies and quasarsover 14000 sq deg will be measured during the life of the experiment. A new prime focus corrector for theKPNO Mayall telescope delivers light to 5000 fiber optic positioners. The fibers in turn feed ten broad-bandspectrographs. We describe key aspects and lessons learned from the development, delivery and installation ofthe fiber system at the Mayall telescope.

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