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===LUCI=== LUCI (originally LUCIFER: '''L'''arge Binocular Telescope Near-infrared Spectroscopic '''U'''tility with '''C'''amera and '''I'''ntegral '''F'''ield Unit for '''E'''xtragalactic '''R'''esearch) is the near-infrared instrument for the LBT.<ref name=planck>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpe.mpg.de/ir/lucifer/ |title=LUCI β A Near-Infrared Camera & Spectrograph for the LBT |publisher=Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics |access-date=5 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Rebecca |last=Boyle |title = LUCIFER instrument helps astronomers to see through darkness observable remote MOST objects |date=23 April 2010 |url=http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-04/devil-named-telescope-helps-astronomers-see-through-darkness|access-date=29 September 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.astronomy.com/news/2010/04/lucifer-allows-astronomers-to-watch-stars-being-born |title=LUCIFER allows astronomers to watch stars being born |publisher=Astronomy Magazine β Kalmbach Publishing |access-date=5 July 2016 |date=23 April 2010 |author=University of Arizona}}</ref> The name of the instrument was changed to LUCI in 2012. LUCI operates in the 0.9β2.5 ΞΌm spectral range using a 2048 x 2048 element Hawaii-2RG detector array from Teledyne and provides imaging and spectroscopic capabilities in seeing- and diffraction-limited modes. In its focal plane area, long-slit and multi-slit masks can be installed for single-object and multi-object spectroscopy. A fixed collimator produces an image of the entrance aperture in which either a mirror (for imaging) or a grating can be positioned. Three camera optics with numerical apertures of 1.8, 3.75 and 30 provide image scales of 0.25, 0.12, and 0.015 arcsec/detector element for wide field, seeing-limited and diffraction-limited observations. LUCI is operated at cryogenic temperatures, and is therefore enclosed in a [[cryostat]] of 1.6 m diameter and 1.6 m height, and cooled to about β200 Β°C by two closed-cycle coolers.<ref name=planck/>
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