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We have created several tables of available instruments for the telescopes that comprise the Ground Based Optical/Infrared System. They are broken down by the type of imaging (optical, infrared, spectography) and telescope size. Each table shows instruments that are currently available, as well as instruments that will be available soon, and instruments that are still in the early stages of development. These tables are also available individually.
Telescope |
Instrument |
Wavelength - Detector Type, Format |
Resolution |
Field of View |
Features/Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keck 10m |
Echellette Spectrograph and Imager (ESI) |
3900 -1.1um; MIT/LL 2K X 4K CCD |
0.153 arcsec/pixel |
2 X 8 arcmin (1.1 X 1.9 arcmin for facility filters) |
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Keck 10m |
LRIS |
4000A - 1um; Tek 2K X 2K CCD |
0.22 arcsec/pixel |
6 X 8 arcmin |
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Keck 10m |
DEIMOS |
4100A - 1.1um; 8k X 8K CCD mosaic |
0.12 arcsec/pixel |
5 X 16 arcminutes |
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LBT 2x8.4m |
Large Binocular Camera |
3600A - 1.2 um |
0.23 arcsec/pixel |
24 X 24 arcminutes |
Under construction |
MMT 6.5m |
Megacam |
3500A-1.0um; 36 EEV 2K X 2K CCDs |
0.08 arcsec/pixel |
24 X 24 arcmin |
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Gemini-N 8m |
GMOS |
3600A - 1.1um; 3 EEV 2K X 4608 CCDs |
0.08 arcsec/pixel |
5.5 X 5.5 arcmin |
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Gemini-S 8m |
GMOS |
3600A - 1.1um; 3 EEV 2K X 4608 CCDs |
0.08 arcsec/pixel |
5.5 X 5.5 arcmin |
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Magellan 6.5m |
MAGIC |
2K X 2K CCD |
0.069 arcsec/pixel |
2.4 X 2.4 arcm |
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Telescope |
Instrument |
Wavelength - Detector Type, Format |
Resolution |
Field of View |
Features/Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Palomar/Hale 5.0m |
COSMIC |
Tektronix 2K X 2K CCD |
0.28 or 0.40 arcsec/pixel |
9.7 X 9.7 or 13.6 X 13.6 arcmin |
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Palomar/Hale 5.0m |
Large Format Camera (LFC) |
3300A - 1 um;six 2048 X 4096 SITe CCDs |
0.18 arcsec/pixel |
approx 24 arcmin diameter |
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SOAR 4.2m |
CCD Imager |
4K X 4K CCD |
0.08 arcsec/pixel |
6 X 6 arcmin FOV |
delivery 2004 |
NOAO/Mayall 4m |
CCD Mosaic Imager |
3300A-1um; 8K X 8K SITe CCD mosaic |
0.26 arcsec/pixel |
36 X 36 arcmin |
ADC; |
NOAO/Blanco 4m |
CCD Mosaic Imager |
3300A-1um; 8K X 8K SITe CCD mosaic |
0.27 arcsec/pixel |
37 X 37 arcmin FOV |
ADC; |
ARC 3.5m |
SPICam |
3300 A - 1 um; SITe 2K X 2K CCD |
0.14 arcsec/pixel |
4.8 X 4.8 arcmin |
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WIYN 3.5m |
MiniMosaic |
3300A-1um; 4K X 4K SITe CCD mosaic |
0.14 arcsec/pixel |
9.5 X 9.5 arcmin FOV |
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WIYN 3.5m |
Tip/Tilt Imager |
3300A-1um; 4K X 4K SITe CCD mosaic |
4 X 4 arcmin |
uses tip/tilt compensation |
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WIYN 3.5m |
One Degree Imager |
78 2K X 4K Orthogonal Transfer CCDs |
0.12 arcsec/pixel |
1 degree diameter FOV |
uses OT CCDs to perform tip/tilt compensation; planned |
Lick/Shane 3.0m |
Whitford PF Camera |
3500 A - 1 um; SITe 2K X 2K |
0.3 arcsec/pixel |
9.8 X 9.8 arcmin |
ADC; |
Telescope |
Instrument |
Wavelength - Detector Type, Format |
Resolution |
Field of View |
Features/Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keck 10m |
LWS |
3 - 25 um; Boeing 128 X 128 Si:As BIB |
0.08 arcsec/pixel |
10.2 X 10.2 arcsec |
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Keck 10m |
NIRC |
1 - 5 um; InSb 256 X 256 |
0.15 arcsec/pixel |
38 X 38 arcsec |
speckle mode; R=100 grism |
Keck 10m |
NIRC 2 |
1 - 5 um; InSb 1024 X 1024 |
0.01 - 0.04 arcsec/pixel |
10 X 10 to 40 X 40 arcsec |
Uses NGS/LGS AO System; coronagraph; grisms |
Keck 10m |
SHARC |
0.85-2.4um; 1024 X 1024 Hawaii-2 |
0.019 arcsec/pixel |
19.5 X 19.5 arcsec |
Behind AO system |
Gemini-N 8m |
NIRI |
1-5um; 1024 X 1025 InSb |
0.02-0.12 arcsec/pixel |
20 X 20 to 120 X 120 arcsec |
grisms; coronograph; polarimetry |
Gemini-S 8m |
T-ReCS |
8-26 um; 240 X 320 Si:As BIB |
0.09 arcsec/pixel |
30 X 22 arcsec FOV |
spectroscopy also |
Gemini-S 8m |
Flamingos-2 |
1-2.5 um; 2K X 2K HgCdTe |
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3 X 3 arcmin FOV |
delivery 2005 |
Gemini-S 8m |
NICI |
1-5um; 1024 X 1024 InSb |
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20 X 20 arcsec FOV |
optimized for coronography; delivery 2004 |
Gemini-N 8m |
XAO Coronagraph |
0.9-2.5 um |
0.01 arcsec/pixel |
> 3 arcsec FOV |
IFU; planned |
MMT 6.5m |
MIRAC3 |
2-26um; 128 X 128 Si:As BIB |
0.14 or 0.28 arcsec/pixel |
18.2 X 18.2 or 36 X 36 arcsec |
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Magellan 6.5m |
MMIRS |
0.9 - 2.5 um; HgCdTe 2K X 2K |
0.15 arcsec/pixel |
2.5 X 2.5 arcmin FOV |
delivery 2006; TSIP funded |
Telescope |
Instrument |
Wavelength - Detector Type, Format |
Resolution |
Field of View |
Features/Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Palomar/Hale 5.0m |
WIRC |
1-2.5 um; 2048 X 2048 HgCdTe |
0.25 arcsec/pixel |
8.7 X 8.7 arcmin |
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Palomar/Hale 5.0m |
Spectrocam - 10 |
8 - 13 um; Rockwell 128 X 128 Si:As BIB |
0.25 arcsec/pixel |
15 arcsec |
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SOAR 4.2m |
Spartan IR Imager |
1-2.5um; |
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5.4 X 5.4 arcmin FOV |
Under construction |
NOAO/Blanco 4m |
OSIRIS |
0.9-2.4um; 1024 X 1024 HgCdTe |
0.16 or 0.40 arcsec/pixel |
93 X 93 or 233 X 233 arcsec FOV |
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NOAO/Mayall 4m |
SQIID |
J,H,K,L'; 4 512 X 512 InSb |
0.39 arcsec/pixel |
200 arcsec diameter FOV |
simultaneous in 4 bands |
NOAO/Mayall 4m |
Flamingos |
1-2.5 um; 2K X 2K HgCdTe |
0.3 arcsec/pixel |
10 X 10 arcmin FOV |
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NOAO/Blanco 4m |
ISPI |
1-2.5um; 2K X 2K HgCdTe |
0.3 arcsec/pixel |
10 X 10 arcmin FOV |
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NOAO/Mayall 4m & Blanco 4m |
NEWFIRM |
1-2.5um; 4K X 4K HgCdTe mosaic |
0.4 arcsec/pixel |
27 X 27 arcmin FOV |
Under construction |
ARC 3.5m |
Grim II |
1-2.5 um; 256 X 256 HgCdTe |
0.11, 0.24, or 0.48 arcsec/pixel |
30, 60 or 120 arcsec |
Grisms |
ARC 3.5m |
NIC-FPS |
0.85 - 2.5 um; 1024 X 1024 HgCdTe |
0.27 arcsec/pixel |
4.6 X 4.6 arcmin |
R=10,000 Fabry-Perot etalon |
Lick/Shane 3.0m |
Gemini IR Camera |
1-5 um; HgCdTe 256 X 256 & InSb 256 X 256 |
0.7 arcsec/pixel |
3 X 3 arcmin |
Short and Long wavelength channels operate simultaneously; polarimetry |
Lick/Shane 3.0m |
IRCAL |
0.9-2.5um; Rockwell PICNIC 256 X 256 |
0.075 arcsec/pixel |
19.4 arcsec |
Uses NGS/LGS AO System; coronagraph; grisms |
Telescope |
Instrument |
Wavelength - Detector Type, Format |
Resolution |
Field of View |
Features/Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keck 10m |
Echellette Spectrograph and Imager (ESI) |
3900 -1.1um; MIT/LL 2K X 4K CCD |
1000-10,000 in single order or echellette mode |
8 arcmin slit in single order; 20 arcsec slit in echellette |
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Keck 10m |
HIRES |
3500A - 1 um; Tektronix 2K X 2K CCD |
30,000-80,000 |
slit length up to 70 arcsec |
x-disp; typically 1200-2500A coverage per exposure |
Keck 10m |
LRIS |
4000A - 1um; Tek 2K X 2K CCD |
300-5,000 |
longslit up to 7.5 arcmin; |
multislit on milled aluminum plates |
Keck 10m |
DEIMOS |
4100A - 1.1um; 8k X 8K CCD mosaic |
1000-5000 |
5 X 16 arcminutes |
multislit on milled aluminum plates |
HET 9.2m |
LRS |
4000A-1um; Ford 3K X 1K CCD |
600-3000 |
4 arcmin FOV |
(13) multislits |
HET 9.2m |
MRS |
4500-9000A |
5000-20,000 |
9 fibers |
NIR beam planned |
HET 9.2m |
HRS |
4200A-1.1um; 2 2K X 4K CCD |
30,000-120,000 |
single object -- fiber fed |
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LBT 2x8.4m |
MODS |
3000A - 1.0 um |
2000 - 8000 |
6 X 6 arcmin FOV |
holds 25 masks with multislits; imaging mode;under construction;2nd unit TSIP funded |
Gemini-N 8m |
GMOS |
3600A - 1.1um; 3 EEV 2K X 4608 CCDs |
1000-5000 |
5.5 X 5.5 arcmin |
multislits; IFU; polarimetry |
Gemini-S 8m |
GMOS |
3600A - 1.1um; 3 EEV 2K X 4608 CCDs |
1000-5000 |
5.5 X 5.5 arcmin |
multislits; IFU; polarimetry |
Gemini-S 8m |
Bench-HROS |
3200A-1um; 2 EEV 2K X 4608 CCDs |
130,000 |
single object -- fiber fed |
delivered; awaiting commissioning |
MMT 6.5m |
Double-Beam Spectrograph |
3100A - 1um; 1200 X 800 & 3K X 1K CCDs |
500-5000 |
150 arcsec long slit or 10-20 arcsec slit for x-disp |
x-disp; typically 1200-2500A coverage per exposure |
MMT 6.5m |
Hectoechelle |
3500A - 1 um; 2 EEV 2K X 4608 CCD |
30,000 |
1 degree |
240 fibers |
MMT 6.5m |
Hectospec |
3500A - 1 um; 2 EEV 2K X 4608 CCD |
1,000 |
1 degree |
300 fibers |
MMT 6.5m |
Binospec |
3900A - 1um; 2 EEV 2K X 4698 CCD |
1000-5000 |
16 X 15 arcmin |
multislit; imaging mode; delivery 2005 |
Magellan 6.5m |
LDSS-II |
? |
low-res |
6.4 arcmin FOV |
slitlets? |
Magellan 6.5m |
IMACS |
3600A - 1.0 um or 3900A - 1.05um; 8K X 8K SITe CCD mosaic |
1800 or 10,000 |
15 X 15 arcmin or 27 X 27 arcmin |
1000 multislits; IFU; imaging mode |
Magellan 6.5m |
MIKE |
3300A-1um; 2K X 4K CCD |
19,000-26,000 |
6 arcsec slit x-disp; 30 arcsec slit -- single order; 30 arcmin FOV for fibers |
x-disp; 400 fibers |
Telescope |
Instrument |
Wavelength - Detector Type, Format |
Resolution |
Field of View |
Features/Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Palomar/Hale 5.0m |
Oke Double Spectrograph |
3100A - 1um; 2 1024 X 1024 CCDs |
1000-5000 |
128 arcsec long slit; multislits are 15 arcsec long each |
Blue and Red channels operate simultaneously; (8) multislits; polarimetry |
Palomar/Hale 5.0m |
Norris Spectrograph |
4000A - 1um; 2K X 2K CCD |
500 - 2000 |
20 arcmin diameter |
150 fibers, each 1.5 arcsec diameter |
Palomar/Hale 5.0m |
COSMIC |
Tektronix 2K X 2K CCD |
1000-2000 |
13.6 X 13.6 arcmin |
multislit on photographic film |
NOAO/Blanco 4m |
RC Spectrograph |
Tektronix 2K X 2K CCD |
300-5000 |
5.4 arcmin long slit |
multislit |
NOAO/Blanco 4m |
Hydra |
SITe 2K X 2K CCD |
700-22,000 |
40 arcmin diameter FOV |
100 fibers; |
NOAO/Blanco 4m |
Echelle |
Tektronix 2K X 2K CCD |
18,000 - 65,000 |
2 arcmin long slit |
x-disp |
NOAO/Mayall 4m |
RC Spectrograph |
Tektronix 2K X 2K CCD |
300-5000 |
5.4 arcmin long slit |
multislit |
NOAO/Mayall 4m |
MARS |
1980 X 800 Hi-resistivity CCD |
1000 |
5 X 5 arcmin FOV |
multislit |
NOAO/Mayall 4m |
Echelle |
Tektronix 2K X 2K CCD |
18,000 - 65,000 |
2 arcmin long slit |
x-disp |
ARC 3.5m |
DIS III |
3700 A - 1 um; 2 Marconi 2048 X 1024 CCDs |
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Blue and Red channels operate simultaneously |
ARC 3.5m |
Echelle |
3500-9800 A; 2K X 2K SITe CCD |
37,500 |
1.6 X 1.6 arcsecond aperture |
cross-dispersed |
WIYN 3.5m |
Hydra |
SITe 2K X 2K CCD |
700-22,000 |
1 degree diameter FOV |
100 fibers; also IFU |
Lick/Shane 3.0m |
Hamilton Echelle Spectrometer |
3800 A - 1 um; 2K X 2K CCD |
60,000 - 100,000 |
2-6 arcsec long slit |
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Lick/Shane 3.0m |
Kast Double Spectrograph |
3000A-1.1um; 2 Reticon 1200 X 400 CCDs |
500-3000 |
145 arcsec long slit |
Blue and Red channels operate simultaneously |
Telescope |
Instrument |
Wavelength - Detector Type, Format |
Resolution |
Field of View |
Features/Status |
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Keck 10m |
LWS |
3 - 25 um; Boeing 128 X 128 Si:As BIB |
100 or 1400 |
10.0 arcsec long slit |
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Keck 10m |
NIRSPEC |
1 - 5 um; InSb 1024 X 1024 |
2000 or 20,000 |
42 arcsec long slit in low-res mode; 12 or 24 arcsec long slit in x-disp mode |
x-disp |
Keck 10m |
OSIRIS |
1 - 2.5 um; 2048 X 2048 Hawaii-2 |
3800 |
1.28 X 0.32; 3.20 X 0.80; 6.40 X 1.60 arcsec |
IFU; behind AO; commissioning late 2004; TSIP funded |
LBT 2x8.4m |
Lucifer |
0.9 - 2.5 um; HgCdTe 2K X 2K |
5000 - 10,000 |
4 arcmin FOV for seeing-ltd, 30 arcsec FOV for diff-ltd |
multislit; imaging mode; under construction |
Gemini-N 8m |
NIRI |
1-5um; 1024 X 1024 InSb |
1000-3000 |
2 arcmin long slit |
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Gemini-S 8m |
Phoenix |
1-5um; 1K X 1K InSb |
70,000 |
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single order |
Gemini-S 8m |
T-ReCS |
8-26um; 240 X 320 Si:As BIB |
100-1000 |
22 arcsec long slit |
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Gemini-N 8m |
GNIRS |
1-5um; 1K X 1K InSb |
1000-18,000 |
100 arcsec long slit |
IFU; imaging mode |
Gemini-N 8m |
Michelle |
8-25um; 240 X 320 Si:As BIB |
3000-30,000 |
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shared with UKIRT |
Gemini-S 8m |
Flamingos-2 |
1-2.5um; 2K X 2K HgCdTe |
1000-4000 |
6 arcmin diameter FOV |
multislits; delivery 2005 |
Gemini-S 8m |
High Resolution Near-IR Spectrograph (HRNIRS) |
1-5um; 4K X 4K InSb |
30,000-70,000 |
2 arcmin FOV |
cross-disp; multi-obj (15 slitlets) mode behind MCAO |
MMT 6.5m |
Flamingos - 1 |
1-2.5 um |
low-res |
6 arcmin FOV |
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MMT 6.5m |
MMIRS |
0.9 - 2.5 um; HgCdTe 2K X 2K |
low-res |
6 arcmin FOV |
TSIP Funded |
Telescope |
Instrument |
Wavelength - Detector Type, Format |
Resolution |
Field of View |
Features/Status |
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Palomar/Hale 5.0m |
Spectrocam - 10 |
8 - 13um; Rockwell 128 X 128 Si:As BIB |
100 & 2000 |
15 arcsec long slit |
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SOAR 4.2m |
Phoenix |
1-5um; 1K X 1K InSb |
70,000 |
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single order |
NOAO/Blanco 4m |
OSIRIS |
1-2.5um;1024 X 1024 HgCdTe |
3000 |
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uses tip/tilt compensation; |
NOAO/Mayall 4m |
Flamingos |
1-2.5um; 2K X 2K HgCdTe |
2000 |
10 X 10 arcmin FOV |
multislits |
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