Testing of the Tor Vergata Fabry-Pérot interferometer prototype

摘要

In this contribution we present preliminary mechanical and optical tests of the Fabry-P′erot interferometer pro-totype developed at the "Tor Vergata" University Solar Physics Laboratory. Fabry-P′erot narrow filters are ofgreat interest for the study of extended astronomical sources, such as the solar photosphere and chromosphere.The high transparency of the instrument allows for the necessary high time-resolution for fast dynamic processesobservations. A dedicated software has been developed to control both coarse and fine piezo-actuated move-ments, allowing for fast (1ms) tuning capabilities. General mechanical behaviour has been tested for use at thefocal plane of ground based telescopes and in the perspective of a new space-qualified prototype.© (2012) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.