Low-to-Moderate Resolution Optical Spectroscopy
Manual for Kitt Peak

Phil Massey - Jim DeVeny - Buell Jannuzi - Ed Carder

6 September 2000

A PostScript version of this manual is available.

Contents

List of Figures

Figure 1. DQE of CCDs
Figure 2. RCSpec grating efficiences I-III
Figure 3. RCSpec grating efficiences IV-VI
Figure 4. Transmission curves of blocking filters
Figure 5. GoldCam grating efficiences
Figure 6. Transmission curves for GoldCam long- cut-off filters
Figure 7. Transmission curves for GoldCam sho rt- cut-off filters
Figure 8. Measured count rates
Figure 9. Spectrum of moonless KP sky
Figure 10. RCSpec grating magnification factor
Figure 11. GoldCam grating magnification factor
Figure 12. Parallactic angle for Kitt Peak
Figure 13. Effects of Risley prisms
Figure 14. Effects of overlapping orders

List of Tables

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Updated: 19Feb1999
Reviewed: 22Jul2009 by merrill@noao.edu