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The Ground Based Optical/Infrared System

Optical Spectrographs -- Telescopes > 6.5m

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

 

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

 

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


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