The instruments listed below are available for visitor use on KPNO telescopes during the current observing semester, unless noted otherwise.
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Proposals for the 2009A (February - July 2009) observing semester are due September 30, 2008. The list of instruments available for this observing period can be found at http://www.noao.edu/noaoprop/help/facilities.html. This list is revised twice a year and and is available as well in the NOAO Newsletters (March and September issues). |
Observers may also wish to review the material provided in two general users guides, one for low-to-moderate resolution optical spectroscopy and one for direct imaging. See also the pages KPNO direct imaging options and KPNO spectroscopic capabilities for additional information.
Visitor instrumentation is welcome at KPNO and can be scheduled if the instrument: a) is unique; b) is required for a project of very high scientific merit; c) conforms to block scheduling; and d) has small impact on KPNO operational and engineering resources.
| SPECTROSCOPY | ||||
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| Detector* | Resolution | long-slit | multi-object capability | |
| Mayall 4-m Telescope | ||||
| R-C CCD Spectrograph (RCSPL, RCSPM) | T2KB CCD | 300-5000 | 5'.4 | single or multi-slit |
| CCD Echelle Spectrograph (ECHLR, ECHLB, ECHUV) | T2KB CCD | 18,000-65,000 | 2' | |
| FLAMINGOS IR Imaging Spectrometer (FLMN) | HgCdTe (2048x2048, 0.9-2.5μm) | 1,000-1,800 | 10' | single or multi-slit |
| IRMOS InfraRed Multi-Object Spectrograph (IRMOS) | HgCdTe (1024x1024, 0.9-2.5μm) | 300, 1000, 3000 | 1' | single or multi-slit or imaging |
| Multi-Aperture Red Spectrometer (MARS, MARSM) | LB1A CCD (1980x800) | 400-1100 | 5' | single or multi-slit |
| WIYN 3.5-m Telescope | ||||
| Hydra + Bench spectrograph (HYDRB, HYDRR) | T2KC CCD | 700-22,000 | NA | 100 fibers |
| SparsePak3 + Bench spectrograph (SPSPKB, SPSPKR)(see note 3 below) | T2KC CCD | 700-22,000 | IFU | ~82 fibers |
| 2.1-m Telescope | ||||
| GoldCam CCD Spectrograph (GCAM) | F3KA CCD | 300-4500 | 5'.2 | |
| FLAMINGOS IR Imaging Spectrometer (FLMN) | HgCdTe (2048x2048, 0.9-2.5μm) | 1,000-1,800 | 20' | long slit only |
| Exoplanet Tracker (ET) |
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| *Unless otherwise noted, CCDs have 3300-9700Å spectral range. | ||||
| 1Available February-May only. | ||||
| 2Integral Field Unit 30"x45" field, 3" fibers, 4" fiber spacing. | ||||
| 3Shared use 80"x80" field, 5" fibers. | ||||
| IMAGING | ||||
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| Detector | Spectral Range | scale (""/pixel) |
Field-of-View | |
| Mayall 4-m Telescope | ||||
| MOSAIC Imager (MOSA) | 8K x 8K | 3500-9700Å | 0".26 | 35'.4 |
| Simulataneous Quad IR Imager(SQIID) | InSb (512x512, 0.9-5μm) | JHK+L(NB) | 0".39 | 200" (circular) |
| FLAMINGOS IR Imaging Spectrometer (FLMN) | HgCdTe (2048x2048, 0.9-2.5μm) | JHK | 0".3 | 10' |
| WIYN 3.5-m Telescope | ||||
| MiniMosaic Imager (MIMO) | 2 2k x 4k CCDs | 3300-9700Å | 0".14 | 9'.5 |
| WTTM (Tip/Tilt Module) | 4k x 2k CCD | 3500-9700Å | 0".11 | 4'.6x3'.8 |
| U. Hawaii OPTIC Camera (OPTIC) | 2 2k x 4k OTCCD | 3500-9700Å | 0".14 | 9'.5 |
| WHIRC |
HgCdTe (2048x2048, 0.9-2.5μm) |
JHK |
0".10 | 3'.3 |
| 2.1-m Telescope | ||||
| CCD Imager (CFIM) | T2KA | 3300-9700Å | 0".305 | 10'.4 |
| Simultaneous Quad IR Imager (SQIID) | InSb (512x512, 0.9-5μm) | JHK+L(NB) | 0".68 | 348" (circular) |
| FLAMINGOS IR Imaging Spectrometer (FLMN) | HgCdTe (2048x2048, 0.9-2.5μm) | JHK | 0".6 | 20' |
| WIYN 0.9-m Telescope | ||||
| CCD Mosaic (MOSA) | 8K x 8K | 3300-9700Å | 0".425 | 59' |
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