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NOAO Newsletter - SCOPE - September 1998 - Number 55


KPNO Instruments Available

SPECTROSCOPY

                               Detector                   Resolution    Slit    Multi-object

Mayall 4-m Telescope
R-C CCD Spectrograph           T2KB CCD                     300-5000     5.4'   single/multi
CCD Echelle Spectrograph       T2KB CCD                  18,500-65,000   2.0'
IR Cryogenic Spectrometer      InSb(256×256, 0.9-5.5µm)     300-1500     0.8'
CryoCam                        Loral CCD (800×1200)          400-600     5.4'   single/multi
OSU-NOAO Infrared
  Imaging Spectrometer         InSb(512×1024, 0.9-2.5µm)      1400       1.5'

WIYN 3.5-m Telescope
Hydra + Bench
Spectrograph                   T2KC CCD                     700-22,000    NA    100 fibers
DensePak (see note 1)          T2KC CCD                     700-22,000    IFU   ~90 fibers

2.1-m Telescope
GoldCam CCD Spectrograph       F3KA CCD                      300-4500    5.2'
IR Cryogenic Spectrometer      InSb(256×256, 0.9-5.5µm)      300-1500    1.3'
OSU-NOAO Infrared Imaging
  Spectrometer (see note 2)    InSb(512×1024, 0.9-2.5µm)       1400      3.0'

Coude-Feed Telescope (see note 3)
Coude CCD Spectrograph         F3KB CCD                    2200-250,000  3.0'


IMAGING

                               Detector         Spectral Range    Scale ("/pixel) Field
Mayall 4-m Telescope
Prime Focus CCD camera         T2KB CCD            3300-9700Å      0.42      14.2'
IR Imager                      HgCdTe
                               (256x256, 1-2.5µm)   JHK + NB       0.60       2.5'
CCD Mosaic                     8Kx8K                4500-9700Å     0.26      35.4'
OSU-NOAO Infrared              InSb
  Imaging Spectrometer         (512×1024, 0.9-2.5µm) JHK+L(NB)  0.18/0.09    3'x1.5'/1.5'x0.75'

WIYN 3.5-m Telescope
CCD Imager                     S2KB CCD            3300-9700Å     0.197       6.7'

2.1-m Telescope
CCD Imager                     T1KA CCD            3300-9700Å     0.305       5.2'
IR Imager                      HgCdTe
                               (256×256, 1-2.5µm)   JHK + NB        1.1       4.7'
OSU-NOAO Infrared
  Imaging Spectrometer         InSb
                               (512×1024, 0.9-2.5µm) JHK+L(NB) 0.35; 0.18    6'x3'/3'x1.5'

0.9-m Telescope
CCD Imager                     T2KA                3300-9700Å     0.680      23.2'
CCD Mosaic                     8Kx8K               4500-9700Å     0.425      59.0'

1 Available for bright time only (Integrated Field Unit: 30" × 45" field, 3" fibers, 4" fiber spacing)

2 Phoenix will be shipped to CTIO in mid-1999 so will not be available for scheduling at KPNO. see accompanying article in KPNO section of the Newsletter.

3 Will be continued until fiber-feed capability is available elsewhere.


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