Current Performance and On-Going Improvements of the 8.2 m Subaru Telescope

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Title:		Current Performance and On-Going Improvements of the 8.2 m Subaru Telescope
Authors:		Iye, Masanori; Karoji, Hiroshi; Ando, Hiroyasu; Kaifu, Norio; Kodaira, Keiichi; Aoki, Kentaro; Aoki, Wako; Chikada, Yoshihiro; Doi, Yoshiyuki; Ebizuka, Noboru; Elms, Brian; Fujihara, Gary; Furusawa, Hisanori; Fuse, Tetsuharu; Gaessler, Wolfgang; Harasawa, Sumiko; Hayano, Yutaka; Hayashi, Masahiko; Hayashi, Saeko; Ichikawa, Shinichi; Imanishi, Masatoshi; Ishida, Catherine; Kamata, Yukiko; Kanzawa, Tomio; Kashikawa, Nobunari; Kawabata, Koji; Kobayashi, Naoto; Komiyama, Yutaka; Kosugi, George; Kurakami, Tomio; Letawsky, Michael; Mikami, Yoshitaka; Miyashita, Akihiko; Miyazaki, Satoshi; Mizumoto, Yoshihiko; Morino, Junichi; Motohara, Kentaro; Murakawa, Koji; Nakagiri, Masao; Nakamura, Kyoko; Nakaya, Hidehiko; Nariai, Kyoji; Nishimura, Tetsuo; Noguchi, Kunio; Noguchi, Takeshi; Noumaru, Takeshi; Ogasawara, Ryusuke; Ohshima, Norio; Ohyama, Yoichi; Okita, Kiichi; Omata, Koji; Otsubo, Masashi; Oya, Shin; Potter, Robert; Saito, Yoshihiko; Sasaki, Toshiyuki; Sato, Shuji; Scarla, Dennis; Schubert, Kiaina; Sekiguchi, Kazuhiro; Sekiguchi, Maki; Shelton, Ian; Simpson, Chris; Suto, Hiroshi; Tajitsu, Akito; Takami, Hideki; Takata, Tadafumi; Takato, Naruhisa; Tamae, Richard; Tamura, Motohide; Tanaka, Wataru; Terada, Hiroshi; Torii, Yasuo; Uraguchi, Fumihiko; Usuda, Tomonori; Weber, Mark; Winegar, Tom; Yagi, Masafumi; Yamada, Toru; Yamashita, Takuya; Yamashita, Yasumasa; Yasuda, Naoki; Yoshida, Michitoshi; Yutani, Masami
Affiliation:		AA(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588; ), AB(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), AC(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), AD(National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), AE(Department of Astronomy, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Hayama, Kanagawa 240-0193), AF(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), AG(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), AH(National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), AI(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), AJ(The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198), AK(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), AL(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), AM(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), AN(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), AO(Max-Plank für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany), AP(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), AQ(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), AR(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), AS(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), AT(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), AU(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), AV(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), AW(Advanced Technology Center, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), AX(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), AY(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), AZ(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), BA(Institute of Astronomy, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), BB(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), BC(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), BD(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), BE(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), BF(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), BG(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), BH(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), BI(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), BJ(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), BK(Institute of Astronomy, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), BL(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), BM(Department of Astronomy, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Hayama, Kanagawa 240-0193), BN(Advanced Technology Center, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), BO(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), BP(Department of Physics, Meisei University, Hino, Tokyo 191-8506), BQ(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), BR(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), BS(290-2 Izawa, Misaki-cho, Isumi-gun, Chiba 299-4615), BT(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), BU(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), BV(Advanced Technology Center, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), BW(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), BX(Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory, Asakuchi-gun, Okayama 719-0232), BY(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), BZ(Advanced Technology Center, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), CA(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), CB(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), CC(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), CD(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), CE(Department of Astrophysics, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602), CF(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), CG(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), CH(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), CI(5-5-22-201 Sekimae, Musashino, Tokyo 180-0014), CJ(David Dunlap Observatory, 123 Hillsview Drive, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4C 1T3 Canada), CK(Department of Physics, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK), CL(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), CM(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), CN(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), CO(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), CP(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), CQ(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), CR(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), CS(4-4-23 Takatanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0075), CT(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), CU(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), CV(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), CW(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), CX(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), CY(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), CZ(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), DA(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), DB(Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA), DC(1-14-12 Asahigaoka, Hino, Tokyo 191-0065), DD(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588), DE(Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory, Asakuchi-gun, Okayama 719-0232), DF(Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588)
Publication:		Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, Vol.56, No.2, pp. 381-397 (PASJ Homepage)
Publication Date:		04/2004
Origin:		PASJ
Keywords:		telescopes: instruments
Bibliographic Code:		2004PASJ...56..381I

Abstract

An overview of the current status of the 8.2m Subaru Telescope constructed and operated at Mauna Kea, Hawaii, by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan is presented. The basic design concept and the verified performance of the telescope system are described. Also given are the status of the instrument package offered to the astronomical community, the status of operation, and some of the future plans. The status of the telescope reported in a number of SPIE papers as of the summer of 2002 are incorporated with some updates included as of 2004 February. However, readers are encouraged to check the most updated status of the telescope through the home page, http://subarutelescope.org/index.html, and/or the direct contact with the observatory staff.

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