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Description of the Spectrographs
Echelle Spectrograph Characteristics
General
Spectrum Format
Coudé Stability
Hardware Specifications
Beam Rotator (UCLES only)
Calibration Lamps
TV Viewing
Slit/Image Slicer
Periscopes (UCLES only)
Focal Modifiers
Slit Filters
Shutters
Collimators
Hartmann Masks
Cross Dispersing Prisms (UCLES only)
Cross Dispersing Gratings (UHRF only)
Echelle Gratings
Cameras
Detector Options
Planning an Observing Proposal
System Throughput and Counting Rates
ECHWIND: Selecting the UCLES wavelength setup
Starting ECHWIND
Running ECHWIND
Practical Guide to Observing
Controlling the spectrograph
Starting the VAX Program
Setting and Displaying Spectrograph Mechanisms
Pre--observing Checks
Controlling the detector
CCDs
IPCS
Online Data Analysis
VAX FIGARO Notes
SUN FIGARO Notes
Setup Procedures
General setup
Installing the Detector
Rotating the Detector (UCLES)
Rotating the Detector (UHRF)
The UCLES SETUP Routine
Telescope setup
Aquisition TV (night assistant)
Pointing model (night assistant)
Guiding (night assistant)
Data for the 31.6 lines mm Grating
Echellogram
Spectral Format --- UCLES 31.6 lines mm Grating
Data for the UCLES 79 lines mm Grating
Echellogram
Spectral Format --- UCLES 79 lines mm Grating
Data for the UHRF Echelle and Cross--Dispersing Gratings
Spectral Format --- UHRF 31.6 lines mm Grating
LISTing of Control Files
UCLES Control File
UHRF Control File
DISPLAY of spectrograph configuration
Complete List of Commands
Low-level Spectrograph Commands
Spectrograph Command Format
Exceptions to These Rules
Complete List of Mechanisms
Control File Commands
High-level Spectrograph Control Commands
Utility Procedures
Setup Commands
Miscellaneous Commands
Finding a new UHRF wavelength the hard but reliable way.
Operating with the SYNTEL in MANUAL mode
General
SYNTEL Micro--computer commands for MANUAL mode
UCLES and ADAM
Installing the System
Error Recovery
Spectrograph technical calibrations
The Hilger slit
Measuring the slicer output
Alignment of the UHRF slit angle
Recalibrating UFC and USC
FIGARO Echelle Reduction Software
Overview
Preparing a CCD frame
Worked Example
Order Location
Order Extraction
Mask Creation
Mask Extraction
Accurate Extraction From Straightened Orders
Order Straightening
Order Extraction
Wavelength Calibration
Scrunching
Merging Orders
Displaying Long Spectra
Summary of the Example
Helen Davies
hdd@aaoepp.aao.gov.au