CIRSI Documentation

Brief Guide to CIRSI -- CIRSI technical characteristics and other background information
Exposure Time Estimator -- Info on using the signal_cirsi program and throughput calculations
CIRSI Filters -- CIRSI Filter specifications and profiles

LCO observing guide -- computer inventory, observing procedures, troubleshooting, etc
ING Guide from 2000 run
Old 1998 INT WFC observing guide -- observing procedure at INT (including new TCS info), troubleshooting, etc.
INT observing notes -- networking and other notes
Pixcel Manual, May 2001 version Chapter 0 is the IR related part

PixCel Manual -- PixCel Manual with added Chapter 0 describing new IR features
PixCel Documentation Page -- Bug lists, modification history, compilation notes, init file, etc.
pcAnywhere8.0 User Guide -- Manual for remote desktop display using pcAnywhere
Samba manual -- documentation for Windows to Unix networking
TCS scripting -- Telescope control system documentation
Eclipse -- Documentation for the Eclipse IR imaging reduction software

Infrared Array Page -- DQE curves and other technical info for Hawaii/Picnic arrays
Temperature sensors -- thermocouple description and setup
Hardware assembly -- describes instrument/computers assembly and setup
Detector connections -- Hawaii/Picnic interface
Reset anomaly -- Reset anomaly description, explanation, and correction

Detector artifacts -- CNS report on the reset ramp and other artifacts in dark/flat frames
Detector properties -- AJD report on the properties of Hawaii detectors (dark current, read noise, etc)
Data reduction -- AEF report on cirdr and data reduction
Image smearing -- AEF report on image smearing due to partially open telescope cover
Reset correction test -- CNS verification of Pixcel online processing
Detector properties -- CNS preliminary measurement of gain, linearity, etc.
Reset frames inspection -- residual reset structure in data frames
FITS Resources -- includes standards and fitsio libraries, Y2K compliance
Instrument throughput reports -- measured instrument throughput reports
Observation types -- description of observation types and corresponding FITS keywords
Data filenames -- conventions for data filenames
FITS Headers -- listing of CIRSI and other FITS headers

09 August 2000