Description
Technical Data
Common-user instrument. Installed on May 2016. Operational by the end of 2016. 6.67 x 6.67 arcmin field (imaging). 4 x 6.67 arcmin field (spectroscopy). Broad- and narrow-band imaging. Long-slit and multi-object spectroscopy through configurable cold slits. Spectral resolution 3500 - 4000.
Imaging
Range: 0.9μm to 2.5μm
Broad band: ZJHKK'; Narrow Band;
Scale: 0.193''/px - FoV: 6'x6';
Limiting magnitude J=25.5, H=24.5, K=23.5 (S/N=5; T=4 hr)
Spectroscopy
Multi-object mode Resolution: 4000 (ZJH), 3500 (K);
FoV: 6'x4'
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EMIR - Multi-object Infrared Spectrograph
EMIR is a wide-field camera and intermediate resolution near infrared spectrograph. It is a criogenic multi-object spectrograph installed and in operation in the GTC telescope. A criogenic robotic reconfigurable slit system allows to obtain spectra from up to 50 objects simultaneously.
FranciscoGarzón López