Infrared and Optical Imaging Instruments
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Wide-field (Survey) Cameras | High Resolution/AO | |||||||
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WIRCAM | WFCAM | VISTA | NOTCAM | ALFA with 0-CASS | AOB/KIR | INGRID | OSCA with INGRID | |
Year of commissioning | 2005 | 2004 | 2009 | 2001 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | |
Location | MK, Hawaii | MK, Hawaii | Paranal, Chile | La Palma | CAHA, Spain | MK, Hawaii | La Palma | La Palma |
Telescope Name | CFHT | UKIRT | VISTA | NOT | 3.5m | CFHT | WHT | WHT |
Telescope Size | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Operated by | INSU | STFC | ESO | NOTSA | CAHA | INSU | STFC | STFC |
Wavelength range | 0.9-2.5 | 0.9-2.5 | 0.9-2.5 | 1-2.5 | 0.8-3.0 | 0.9-2.5 | 0.9-2.5 | Coronograph |
On-sky field dimensions (arcmin) | 20 | 27 | 1.3-4 | 0.7-2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | Coronograph | |
Detector type/name | Hawaii-2 2048 x 2048 HgCdTe |
Hawaii-1 1024x1024 HgCdTe |
Hawaii-1 1024x1024 HgGdTe | |||||
Unvignetted detector array dimensions | 36.9mm | 18.9mm | ||||||
Detector pixel size (actual) | 18.5 µm | 18.5 µm | ||||||
Detector pixel size, projected onto sky | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.08, 0.23 | 0.04-0.12 | 0.035 | 0.04 | 0.04 | |
Max time resolution | 1 |
Cameras | |||||||||
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CAIN | SUPIRCAM | MAGIC | NICS | O-2000 | O-CASS | SOFI | IRIS2 | LIRIS | |
Year of commissioning | 1999 | 2005 | 1994 | 2000 | 1997 | 2001 | 2003 | ||
Location | Tenerife | La Palma | CAHA, Spain | La Palma | CAHA, Spain | CAHA, Spain | La Silla | Australia | La Palma |
Telescope Name | TCS | Liverpool Telescope | 2.2m | TNG | 3.5m | 3.5m | NTT | AAT | WHT |
Telescope Size | 1.5 | 2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.92 | 4.2 |
Operated by | IAC | LJMU/STFC | CAHA | INAF | CAHA | CAHA | ESO | AAO | STFC |
Wavelength range | 1-2.5 | 1.1-1.8 | 1.0-2.5 | 0.9-2.5 | 0.8-2.5 | 0.8-2.5 | 0.9-2.5 | 1-2.5 | 0.8-2.5 |
On-sky field dimensions (arcmin) | 1.7 or 4 | 1.7 | 27,7 | 4.2 | 15.4 |
5.12-1.7 | 4.9 | 1.7-7.7 | 4.3 |
Detector type/name | HgCdTe NICMOS3 | Hawaii-2 2048x 2048 |
Hawaii-1 1024x1024 | 1024x1024 Hawaii-1 HgCdTe | 1024x1024 HgCdTe Hawaii-1 | ||||
Unvignetted detector array dimensions | 256 x 256 | ||||||||
Detector pixel size (actual) | 40 | 18.5 µm | |||||||
Detector pixel size, projected onto sky | 0.39 or 1 | 0.4 | 0.64,1.64 | 0.25 | 0.45 | 0.3-0.1 | 0.14-0.29 | 0.1-0.45 | 0.25 |
Max time resolution | 0.5 ऊ†
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High Resolution/ AO | Cameras | |||||||||||||
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ASTRALUX | OIG/AO | FastCam | RATCAM | CAFOS | BUSCA | ALFOSC | MOSCA | STANCAM | MOSCA | EFSOC-2 | DOLORES | PFIP | ACAM | |
Year of commissioning | 2007 | 2008 | 2004 | 1997 | 2001 | 1996 | 2002 | 1994 | 1996 | 2000 | 1993 | 2009 | ||
Location | CAHA, Spain | La Palma | Tenerife | La Palma | CAHA, Spain | CAHA, Spain | La Palma | La Palma | La Palma | CAHA, Spain | La Sila | La Palma | La Palma | La Palma |
Telescope Name | CAHA 2.2 | TNG | TCS | Liverpool Telescope | CAHA 2.2 | CAHA 2.2 | NOT | NOT | NOT | CAHA 3.5 | NTT | TNG | WHT | WHT |
Telescope Size | 2.2 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Operated by | CAHA | INAF | IAC | LJMU/STFC | CAHA | CAHA | NOTSA | NOTSA | NOTSA | CAHA 3.5 | ESO | INAF | STFC | STFC |
Wavelength range | 0.7-0.9 | 0.32-1.1 | 0.7-0.95 | 0.3-0.9 | 0.3-1.0 | 0.4-0.8 | 0.3-1.0 | 0.3-1.0 | 0.3-1.0 | 0.3-1.0 | 0.3-1.1 | 0.3-1.0 | 0.3-1.0 | 0.3-1.0 |
On-sky field dimensions (arcmin) | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.36 | 4.6 | 16 | 12 | 6.4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 16 | 8.3 |
Detector type/name | EMCCD DU-897 | 2 off 2kx4k EEV-42-80 | 2kx4k EEV CCD44-82-1-D23 | 2.2kx4k EEV-42-80 | AUXCAM | |||||||||
Unvignetted detector array dimensions | 512 x 512 | |||||||||||||
Detector pixel size (actual) | 16 | 13.5 µm | 15 µm | |||||||||||
Detector pixel size, projected onto sky | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.042 | 0.135 | 0.53 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.25 |
Max time resolution | 0.05 Lucky Imager |
Wide field (Survey) Cameras | |||||
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WFI | WFC | VST
(not yet operational) |
LAICA | MEGACAM | |
Year of commissioning | 1997 | 2010? | 2000 | 2003 | |
Location | La Silla | La Palma | Paranal | CAHA, Spain | Mauna Kea |
Telescope Name | 2.2 | INT | VST | 3.5m | CFHT |
Telescope Size | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4 |
Operated by | MPG | STFC | ESO | CAHA | INSU |
Wavelength range | 0.3-1.0 | 0.3-1.0 | 0.3-0.9 | 0.3-1.0 | 0.3-1.0 |
On-sky field dimensions (arcmin) | 33 | 34 | 60 | 44 | 60 |
Detector type/name | 4 off 2kx4k EEV-42-80 | ||||
Unvignetted detector array dimensions | |||||
Detector pixel size (actual) | 13.5 µm | ||||
Detector pixel size, projected onto sky | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 0.22 | 0.2 |
Max time resolution |