AAT Instrument
| In Brief: | IRIS2 provides imaging and spectroscopic modes over the wavelength range 0.9 - 2.5 microns. It is normally used with the f/8 top end, to deliver a 7.7' x 7.7' field of view at 0.45" per pixel. |
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| Instrument Scientist: | Angel R. Lopez-Sanchez See Instrument Scientist page for contact details. |
| WWW Page: | IRIS2 WWW Page |
| Other Info: | |
Fact Sheet: |
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| Detector: | 1024 x 1024 HgCd Te array detector with 18.5um x 18.5um pixels. |
| Focal Station: | Mounted at Cassegrain focus with either f/8, f/15 or f/36 top end. |
| Image Scales: | 0.45 arcsec/pixel at f/8 0.24 arcsec/pixel at f/15 (not yet commissioned) 0.10 arcsec/pixel at f/36 (not yet commissioned) |
| Spectral Resolution*: | R~2400 |
| Filters: | See IRIS2 filters page. |
| Sensitivities: | Imaging and Spectroscopy S/N calculators. |
| *Spectral Resolution R measured as lambda/delta_lambda, delta_lambda = FWHM unresolved line, usually 2 pixels. | |
Angel R. Lopez-Sanchez, alopez -@- aao.gov.au