RBT/PST2 main components:

Robotic telescope

• Planewave CDK700
• primary mirror diameter: 0.7m
• optical system: Corrected Dall-Kirkham, dual Nasmyth foci
• focal ratio: f/6.6
• focuser and derotator at both foci
• mount: azimuthal fork mount, direct-drive, sidereal and non sidereal tracking possible
• PC control: Windows software

Fiber-fed echelle spectrograph

• custom design based on spectrograph of PST1
• resolution R ~ 40000
• fiber diameter: 50 microns
• fiber scale: 2.2 arcsec
• collimator focal ratio: ~ f/5
• 400mm Canon lens
• no moving parts inside
• exposimeter capable of determining effective exposure center

Spectroscopic CCD camera

• Andor iKon-L
• back-illuminated CCD
• cooling: 5 stage thermo-electric, up to -100 deg C with +15 deg C water assist
• readout noise: ~2.8 electrons/pixel
• readout speeds: 50kHz, 1MHz, 3MHz and 5MHz

Photometric CCD camera

• Andor iXon X3
• back-illuminated EMCCD
• cooling: thermo-electric, up to -80 deg C without water assist
• effective readout noise: <0.1 electrons/pixel (EM mode)
• readout speeds: up to 10MHz (full frame)

Spectrograph box

• external size: 2.2m x 1.2m x 1.2m
• two stage thermal isolation
• Sorbotran vibration isolation
• 21 temperature, 7 pressure and 1 humidity sensors
• active temperature stabilization

Computers

• 3 x main PC computers
• custom Windows and Linux software
• internet control over webpage

Testing site in Poland

• ScopeDome dome, 5.5m diameter
• IR monitoring cameras
• weather station
• SBIG all-sky camera
• UPS