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IRCS instrument parameters
(1) For full array size (1K x 1K)
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Camera |
Spectrograph |
| Detector |
ALADDIN III 10242 InSb array |
ALADDIN III 10242 InSb array |
| Pixel size |
27 um |
| Pixel scale |
w/o
AO |
20.42+/-0.07 mas
52.42+/-0.07 mas |
54.57 mas (slit-length direction)
x 67.75 mas (slit-width direction) |
| Field of view |
20.91" square
53.68" square |
3.4-9.0'' in slit-length |
| Gain |
5.6 e-/ADU |
3.8 e-/ADU |
| Dark current |
0.1 e-/s |
0.05 e-/s |
| Read noise |
43 e- rms |
68 e- rms |
| Saturation level |
123 000 e- |
129 000 e- |
| Readout rate(1) |
0.41 s (standard) |
| 0.12 s (fast) |
[note: If you need old parameters
before July 2005 when the IRCS was mounted on Cassegrain focus, please
see old parameter page.]
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