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INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION/PERFORMANCE

• INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION OVERVIEW
  • REFERENCE PAPERS
  • THE HYDRA FIBER POSITIONER
    • The Fiber Cables
    • The Focal Plate Assembly
    • The Gripper and Stages
  • CALIBRATION SOURCES
  • THE HYDRA GUIDER
  • THE BENCH SPECTROGRAPH
    • Summary of Spectrograph Characteristics
    • The Fiber Module
    • Filters
    • The Bench Acquisition TV and Fiber Back Illuminator
    • The Collimator
    • The Grating Module and Gratings
    • The Camera Axis Mount
    • The Simmons Camera
    • The Bench Spectrograph Camera
    • The Detector
    • The Camera Focus Module
    • The Simultaneous Comparison Sources
    • Sample Bench Spectrograph Capabilities
  • INSTRUMENT COMPUTERS
• INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE
  • FIBER SPECTRAL TRANSMISSION
  • FIBER TO FIBER THROUGHPUT
  • SEEING, POSITIONING, AND ATMOSPHERIC LOSSES
  • FIELD VIGNETTING
  • MEASURED SYSTEM THROUGHPUT
  • FLAT FIELD EXPOSURES
  • WAVELENGTH CALIBRATION EXPOSURES
  • SPECTROGRAPH SCATTERED LIGHT
  • SAMPLE DATA