Instrument Information at Gemini

Wavelength Coverage

H: 1.47-1.81μm, K: 1.95-2.48μm

Spectral Resolution

R = λ/Δλ = ~45,000 (1.164x10^-5 μm/pixel; 2km/s per pixel)

Resolution Element (3.3 pixels)

3.84x10^-5 μm ; ~6.6 km/s

Slit Scale

0.32" x 4.9"

SVC Field of View

half circle with r~30" (Slit Viewer Field-of-View)

Pixel Scale

0.043" per pixel (SVC)

Detectors

2k x 2k Teledyne HgCdTe HAWAII-2RG CMOS

Detector Gain

H: ~2.05 e-/ADU, K: ~2.21 e-/ADU

Full Well

H: ~9.1x10⁴ e-, K: ~10⁵ e-

Minimum Data Taking Time

1.63 sec exposure with Fowler number 1

Read Noise

H: ~10.92 e-, K: ~8.93 e-