Instrument Information
With the Discovery Channel Telescope at Lowell Observatory (34° 44′ 40″ N, 111° 25′ 20″ W, or 248.5778 34.744 2360 -7)
Wavelength Coverage | H: 1.47-1.81μm, K: 1.95-2.48μm |
Spectral Resolution | R = λ/Δλ = ~40,000 (1.164x10-5 μm/pixel; 2km/s per pixel) |
Resolution Element (3.3 pixels) | 3.84x10-5 μm ; ~6.6 km/s |
Slit Scale | 0.63" x 9.3" |
SVC Field of View | ~117.4" x 70.3" (Slit Viewer Field-of-View) |
Pixel Scale | 0.0783" per pixel (SVC) |
Detectors | 2k x 2k Teledyne HgCdTe HAWAII-2RG CMOS |
Detector Gain | H: ~2.05 e-/ADU, K: ~2.21 e-/ADU |
Full Well | H: ~9.1x104 e-, K: ~105 e- |
Minimum Data Taking Time | 1.63 sec exposure with Fowler number 1 |
Read Noise | H: ~10.92 e-, K: ~8.93 e- |
As for the FOV of the SVC, refer to the image below.
To check the instrument in real time:
https://igrins-hk.firebaseapp.com
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