Near-Infrared

Atlantis
typelenses
telescopeGranTeCan 10m
wv range1-2.4 micron
lens scale0.25", 0.1", 0.07", 0.03"
number of lenses1024
field of view8"x8", 3.2"x3.2", 2.4"x2.4", ~1"x1"
spectral resolution2000, 5000
detectormaybe HAWAII
sensitivity
web pagesIAC
papers
statuscan't find whether it's approved or not
peopleAlmudena Prieto (PI)
software
CIRPASS
typelenses
telescopeGemini North
wv range0.85-1.8 micron
lens scale0.36", 0.25", 0.12", 0.05"
number of lenses499
field of view(all "x") 13.3x4.1, 9.3x2.9, 4.4x1.4, 1.9x0.6
spectral resolution3000 at 1.35 micron
detectorHAWAII 2k square
sensitivityS/N=5 for J~21.5 in 10800 s
web pagesCambridge
papers
statusshipping early 2001
peopleIoA, Cambridge
softwarepackage in early development
GOHSS
typelenses
telescopeGalileo
wv range0.8-1.8 micron
lens scale
number of lenses
field of view
spectral resolution3000
detector
sensitivity
web pagesTWG, Observatory of Capodimente, Naples
papers
status
peopleNaples
software
GNIRS
typeslicer
telescopeGemini
wv range0.9-2.5, 2.9-5.5 micron
slit width
field of view
spectral resolution600, 1800, 5400, 6000, 18000
detector1Kx1K InSb (ALADDIN)
sensitivity
web pagesGemini pages
papers
statusOct-Dec 2002 (for GNIRS but IFU is an upgrade.......)
peopleNOAO
MPE-3D
typeslicer
telescopeAAT (3.9m)
wv range(all micron) 1.48-1.78 (Hlow), 1.55-1.75 (Hhigh), 1.94-2.41 (K), 1.95-2.18 (Kshort), 2.17-2.43 (Klong)
slit widthuses grisms
field of view~6"x6" (depends on telescope)
spectral resolution1250 (Hlow), 2100 (Hhigh), 1100 (K), 2100 (Kshort), 2100 (Klong)
detector256x256 NICMOS-3 Rockwell
sensitivityH=17.5, K=17 in 9400 s if 1" seeing and 0.4" pixels
web pagesMPE
papers
statuscommissioned
people
NIFS
typeslicer
telescopeGemini (+A/O)
wv range1-2.5 micron
slit width0.1"
field of view3.2"x3.2"
spectral resolution5400
detectorHAWAII 2K
sensitivity
web pagesANU
papers
statuscommissioning August 2002
peopleANU, U of Hawaii, Gemini
NIRMOS
typelenses
telescopeVLT - UT4
wv range1-1.8 micron
lens scale
number of lenses1600
field of view28"x28", 14"x14"
spectral resolution2500
detector
sensitivity
web pagesMarseille
papers
statusdue 2002
peopleOlivier Le Fevre (PI) P Vettolani (Co-PI), Paris, Marseille, OHP, Toulouse, Bologna, Milan, Naples, ESO
software
PIFS
typeslicer
telescopePalomar 200 inch
wv range1-2.5 micron, 1-5 micron
slit width0.67"
field of view5.5"x9.5"
spectral resolution600,1300
detector256x256
sensitivityK=18, 5sigma in 1 hour (high resolution)
web pages Caltech
papersMurphy et al., PASP, 111, 1176, 1999
statusfirst use Sep 1998
peopleTom Murphy, Caltech
SINFONI
typeslicer
telescopeVLT UT3 (with SPIFFI spectrograph)
wv range1-2.5 micron
slit width
field of view32x32 pixels (11"x11" - 1.6"x1.6")
spectral resolution<4500
detector1024 Rockwell
sensitivity
web pagesESO
papers
statusSept 2002
peopleMPE-Garching, ESO
SMIRFS
typelenses
telescopeUKIRT (CGS4)
wv range1-2.5 micron
lens scale0.63"
number of lenses72
field of view6"x4"
spectral resolution300-6000
detector256x256 InSb
sensitivity
web pagesDurham instrumentation group
papersHaynes et al, to be published in PASP, astro-ph/9909017
statuscommissioned June 1997
peopleDurham
softwareJames Turner (Durham) has some, but instrument makes reduction difficult
UIST - slicer
typeslicer
telescopeUKIRT (UIST spectrograph)
wv range1-5 micron
slit width0.24
field of view29 arcsec2
spectral resolution
detectorALADDIN 1024x1024 InSb
sensitivity
web pagesDurham, Edinburgh
papers
statusdelivery April 2001 (UIST), IFU detailed design complete
peopleDurham for IFU, Edinburgh for spectrograph

Optical

FLAMES - GIRAFFE
typelenses
telescopeVLT - UT2
wv range3700-9000 A
lens scaleIFU is 0.52"/lens, ARGUS is 0.52"/lens or 0.27"/lens
number of lenses2 IFU each with 20 fibres, or one with 300 fibres (ARGUS mode)
field of vieweach IFU is 2.1"x3.1", ARGUS mode is 11.5"x7.3" or 5.3"x3.7"
spectral resolution7500-25000
detector2x4K EEV CCDs
sensitivity
web pagesESO, Paris-Meudon
papers
statusend 2001
peopleParis-Meudon (F.Hammer), Geneva (A.Blecha)
software
FMOS
typelenses
telescopeSubaru
wv rangeoptical
lens scale
number of lenses
field of view
spectral resolution
detector
sensitivity
web pages
papers
status
people
software
GMOS
typelenses
telescopeGemini
wv range3600-11000 A
lens scale0.2
number of lenses1000 (object) 500 (background)
field of view5"x7" (object) 5"x3.5" (background)
spectral resolution670-4400
detector3x2048x4608
sensitivity
web pagesGemini pages
papers
statusshipping December 2000, available 2001B
peopleATC, Durham, Canada
software
INTEGRAL
typelenses
telescopeWHT (with WYFFOS spectrograph)
wv rangeoptical
lens scale0.7" (bundle1), 1.4" (bundle2), 4.0" (bundle3)
number of lenses205 (bundle1), 219 (bundle2), 135 (bundle3)
field of view7.8"x6.4" (bundle1), 16"x12.3" (bundle2), 33.6"x29.4" (bundle3)
spectral resolution550-2200 (bundle1), 455-2000 (bundle2), 225-967 (bundle3)
detector
sensitivity
web pagesING
papers
statusavailable on WHT
peopleIAC-ING
softwarebasic data reduction available, based on IRAF
MPFS
typelenses
telescopeSAO 6m (Russia)
wv range3600-9600 A
lens scale0.5 x 0.5", 0.75 x 0.75", 1x1"
number of lenses16x16
field of view8x8", 12x12", 16x16"
spectral resolution1.35-5 A/pix
detectorCCD 1024x1024
sensitivity
web pagesSAO
papers
statusavailable
people
software
OASIS
typelenses
telescopeCFHT
wv range4500-10000 A
lens scale0.04,0.11,0.16,0.27,0.3,0.41
number of lenses
field of view1.6x1.2 - 11x9
spectral resolution1000-2000
detectorLoral
sensitivity
web pagesCFHT OASIS information, the same page at Lyon
papers
statusavailable on CFHT
peoplePierre Martin - Instrument Scientist (martin@cfht.hawaii.edu)
Roland Bacon - software (bacon@cumulus.univ-lyon1.fr)
software
PMAS
typelenses
telescopeCalar Alto, LBT
wv rangeoptical
lens scale
number of lenses16x16
field of view
spectral resolution
detector
sensitivity
web pagesAIP
papers
statuscommissioning 2001
peopleAIP
software
SAURON
typelenses
telescopeWHT
wv range4800-5400 A
lens scale0.26, 0.94
number of lenses1520
field of view9x11, 33x41
spectral resolution1600
detector
sensitivity
web pages
papersMiller et al, ASP conf series ?? (Imaging the Universe in 3D), p??, 2000
statuscommissioned 1-5 Feb 1999
people
softwareadapting OASIS procedure
Spiral B
typelenses
telescopeAAT
wv range4800-10000 A
lens scale0.7"
number of lenses512
field of view22"x11"
spectral resolution1150-11000 (all at 5000A)
detector
sensitivity
web pagesAAO
papers
statuscommissioned March 2000, available as expert user instrument
peopleDavid Lee, AAO
software
TEIFU
typelenses
telescopeWHT (with WYFFOS spectrograph and ELECTRA A/O)
wv rangeoptical
lens scale0.25, 0.13
number of lenses1000
field of view2x(7x3.9), 2x(3.5x1.9)
spectral resolution
detector1024x1024 (Tek6) CCD
sensitivity
web pagesDurham instrumentation group
papersHaynes et al, SPIE, 1998 postscript
statuscommissioned WHT June and Sept 1999, foreoptics modified during 2000 to work with new WHT AO system, NAOMI
peopleDurham
softwareimspec IRAF package in development
VIMOS
typelenses
telescopeVLT - UT3
wv range3700-10000 A
lens scale0.67"/lens, 0.33"/lens
number of lenses6400
field of view54"x54", 27"x27"
spectral resolution180-2520
detector
sensitivity
web pagesMarseille
papersPrieto et al, SPIE, 2000
statusIFU completed May 2000, commissioning early 2001
peopleOlivier Le Fevre (PI) P Vettolani (Co-PI), Paris, Marseille, OHP, Toulouse, Bologna, Milan, Naples, ESO
software

Rachel Johnson <raj@ast.cam.ac.uk>
Last modified: Wed Mar 7 17:56:37 GB-Eire 2001