CTIO Instruments Available This lists common user instruments available. The last column gives volume number of Newsletters containing relevant articles. The most recent summary of specific CCD characteristics is in NOAO Newsletter 45; see also 51, 50, and 33. |
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SPECTROSCOPY |
Detector and Spectral Range |
Resolution |
Slit |
Reference |
|
4-m Telescope |
Hydra + Fiber Spectrograph *1 |
Loral 3K CCD, 3300-11000Å or |
300-2000 |
Fiber* |
[54,55, 57] |
SITe 2K CCD, 3300-11000Å |
*120 + fibers, 1.3" or 2" aperture |
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R-C Spectrograph |
Loral 3K CCD, 3100-11000Å |
300-5000 |
5.5' |
[40,41,42] |
|
Echelle Spectrograph + Blue Air Schmidt |
Loral 3K CCD, 3100-11000Å |
15000 |
5.2' |
[40,41,42,50,51] |
|
Echelle Spectrograph + Long Cameras |
SITe 2K CCD, 3100-11000Å |
98000 |
5.2' |
[50,51] |
|
CTIO IR Spectrometer *2 |
InSb (2562, 0.9-5 |
450-9800 |
0.3' |
[41,45,49,51,53] |
|
OSIRIS IR Imager/Spectrometer |
HgCdTe, (10242, 1.0-2.4 |
1200 or 2900 |
1.2' |
[55,57] |
|
1.5-m Telescope |
Cass Spectrograph |
Loral 1200x800 CD, 3100-11000 Å |
<1300 |
7.7' |
[43,45] |
Bench Echelle Spectrograph |
SITe 2K CCD, 3100-8800 Å |
15000-60000 |
Fiber |
[42,50,51] |
|
OSIRIS IR Imager/Spectrometer |
HgCdTe, (10242, 1.0-2.4 |
1200 or 2900 |
4' |
[55,57] |
|
Curtis Schmidt |
Objective Prism Imaging |
SITe 2K CCD, 3100-11000 Å |
<900 |
NA |
[42,47,50,51] |
IMAGING |
Detector |
Scale ("/pixel) |
Field |
Reference |
|
4-m Telescope |
Mosaic II Imager |
8K x 8K CCD Mosaic |
0.27 |
36' |
[57, 59] |
OSIRIS IR Imager/Spectrometer |
HgCdTe, (10242, 1.0-2.4 |
0.15 or 0.4 |
1.2' or 3' |
[55,57] |
|
CTIO IR Imager *2 |
HgCdTe (2562, 1-2.5 |
0.4 or 0.22 |
1.7' or 0.9' |
[40,41,53] |
|
1.5-m Telescope |
Cass Direct Imaging |
SITe 1K/2K CCD |
0.44/0.24 |
14.8'/8.2' |
[50,51] |
CTIO IR Imager *2 |
HgCdTe (2562, 1-2.5 |
1.16/0.64 |
4.9'/2.8' |
[40,41] |
|
ASCAP Optical Photometer |
[43] |
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OSIRIS IR Imager/Spectrometer |
HgCdTe, (10242, 1.0-2.4 |
0.4 or 1.1 |
4' or 10' |
[55,57] |
|
0.9-m Telescope |
Cass Direct Imaging |
SITe 2K CCD |
0.40 |
13.6' |
[50,51] |
Curtis Schmidt |
Direct Imaging |
SITe 2K CCD |
2.3 |
79' |
[47,50,51,54] |
YALO Telescope |
ANDICAM Optical/IR Camera |
Loral 2K CCD HgCdTe 1K IR |
0.3 0.2 |
10' 3.3' |
[55, 59] |
Notes
*1 SITe CCD plus new camera available for semester 2000B.
*2 OSIRIS is the prefered instrument for all IR imaging and spectroscopy. See article in this Newsletter.