Overview of instrumentation

Facility instruments

ALFOSC - UV-optical imaging, polarimetry and low-resolution spectroscopy
NOTCam - NIR imaging and low-resolution spectroscopy
FIES - High-resolution, high-stability optical spectroscopy
StanCam - Standby CCD imager

Instrumentation with limited access

DIPol-UF - Three-band high-speed polarimeter
SOFIN - The Soviet-Finnish optical high-resolution spectrograph

To be retired after P71: instrument not applied for for more than 5 years

MOSCA: High-resolution, high-efficiency UV-optical imaging

Former instruments

LuckyCam - High resolution "Lucky" imaging in the visible
PolCor - The PolCor "Lucky" Polarimeter/coronagraph
SIRCA - The Stockholm InfraRed CAmera
TurPol: Photo-polarimeter

Instrument capabilities

Optical imaging

Instrument Detector Filters Scale (arcsec/pixel) Field-of-View Contact Comments

ALFOSC imaging E2V 2kx2k Various optical filters 0.214 6'.7 x 6'.7 TP also polarimetry

StanCam SITe 1kx1k Various optical filters 0.18 3'.0 x 3'.0 TP

MOSCA 2x2 mosaic of
2kx2k Loral 100mm diameter;
SDSS, UBVRI, Stromgren 0.11 7'.7 x 7'.7 TP

DIPol-UF Andor iXon Ultra 897 EM CCD cameras Three-channel BVR 0.12 1' x 1' in B,
0.7' x 0.7' in V and R See here High-speed photometry; also polarimetry
DIPol-UF is not a common-user instrument, but is only supported during specific periods

Infrared imaging

Instrument Detector Filters Scale (arcsec/pixel) Field-of-View Contact Comments

NOTcam HAWAII 1kx1k HgCdTe NOTcam filters 0.23 (WFC) or
0.08 (HRC) 3'.9 x 3'.9 or
1'.4 x 1'.4 AD wavelength range:
1.0-2.5 micron;

Optical spectroscopy

Instrument Wavelength Range Dispersion (Å/pixel) Slit Length Detector Contact Comments

ALFOSC spectroscopy 3200-11000Å 0.26-13.7 for long slit
0.4 in echelle mode 5' for long slit
8" in echelle mode E2V 2kx2k JT also spectropolarimetry;
also Multi Object (MOS) mode

FIES 3620-8980Å R=25000, 45000, 65000 Fiber-fed: 1.3" on sky, 2.5" for R=25000 CCD 15 JT Low-res (R=25000) wave range 3620-8580
Med-res (R=45000) wave range 3640-8840
High-res (R=65000) wave range 3640-8980

SOFIN 3200-10800Å R=80000 variable short slit Loral 2kx2k
EEV7 JT Only spectropolarimetry;
SOFIN is not a common-user instrument: only limited support is provided

Near-IR spectroscopy

Instrument Wavelength Range Dispersion (Å/pixel) Slit Length Detector Contact Comments

NOTCAM WFC low-res spectroscopy 'Z' J H K 4.1 in K
2.5 in J 4' HAWAII 1kx1k HgCdTe JT,AD R=2000 for WFC

NOTCAM HRC med-res spectroscopy 1.26-1.34 (Pa-beta)
1.57-1.67
2.07-2.20 (Br-gamma) 1.4 in K
0.8 in J 80'' HAWAII 1kx1k HgCdTe JT,AD R~5500 for HRC

Polarimetry

Instrument	Filters	Detector	Scale (arcsec/pixel)	Field of view	Modes	Contact	Comments
ALFOSC FAPOL+ calcite	Various optical filters	E2V 2kx2k	0.21	140arcsec diameter	linear and/or circular	AD,TP	also spectropolarimetry
ALFOSC polaroid	Various optical filters	E2V 2kx2k	0.21	7'.3 x 7'.3	linear	AD,TP	for extended targets
ALFOSC +WeDoWo	Various optical filters	E2V 2kx2k	0.21		linear	AD,TP	available from April 1, 2010
DIPol-UF	Three-channel BVR	Andor iXon Ultra 897 EM CCD cameras	0.12	1' x 1' in B, 0.7' x 0.7' in V and R	linear or circular	See here	High-speed polarimetry; also photometry DIPol-UF is not a common-user instrument, but is only supported during specific periods

Instrument specialists:
AD: Anlaug Amanda Djupvik, TP: Tapio Pursimo, JT: John Telting. See here for contact information.

Last modified: October 14 2024