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| − | *'''Camera''': [[Media:Andor-ixon-ultra-emccd-specifications.pdf|Andor iXon 888 BV]] , 1024 × 1024 CCD, 13 μm pixels ([[Media:Shocnwonder_spec_sheet.pdf|CCD performance test sheet]]) | + | *'''Camera''': [[Media:Andor-ixon-ultra-emccd-specifications.pdf|Andor iXon 888 #BV]] , 1024 × 1024 CCD, 13 μm pixels ([[Media:Shocnwonder_spec_sheet.pdf|CCD performance test sheet]]) |
*'''Spectral range:''' 400.5 – 799.5 nm <ref name="spec">Preliminary values based on lab tests at LJMU or original spec. Actual values to be confirmed during commissioning.</ref> | *'''Spectral range:''' 400.5 – 799.5 nm <ref name="spec">Preliminary values based on lab tests at LJMU or original spec. Actual values to be confirmed during commissioning.</ref> | ||
*'''Spectral resolution:''' | *'''Spectral resolution:''' | ||
Revision as of 14:16, 22 February 2024
Introduction
This page contains additional information for the "new SHOC" aka "shocnwonder" that is now permanently mounted on the 74-inch as a secondary instrument via the 74-inch "Instrument Selector" so user should first familiarise themselves with the "Instrument Selector" wiki: wiki-link.
All the hardware for the new SHOC system is new but the underlying control software, GUI and data-folder structures etc. are identical to the old SHOC systems so user should also first familiarise themselves with the old SHOC wiki if they are not already regular SHOC users: wiki-link.
Specifications
- Camera: Andor iXon 888 #BV , 1024 × 1024 CCD, 13 μm pixels (CCD performance test sheet)
- Spectral range: 400.5 – 799.5 nm [1]
- Spectral resolution:
- Dispersion: 3.88 Å/px
- Resolution:
- 80µm slit
- R = 301.0 @4671.23 Å
- R = 374.4 @5823.89 Å
- R= 492.5 @7642.02 Å
- 160µm slit
- R = 172 @4671.23 Å
- 80µm slit
- Plate scale: 0.588 arcsec/px
- Field of view: 10.07' × 10.07'
- Slit: Long slit with narrow (80µm, 2") and wide (160µm, 4") sections.
- Filters:
- Filter Slide A: Full set of SDSS filters (u', g', r', i', z')
- Filter Slide B: Longpass order blocking (OB) filter, and clear filter. There are three empty slots in this slide available for future use.
- ↑ Preliminary values based on lab tests at LJMU or original spec. Actual values to be confirmed during commissioning.
GUI and login details
GUI url (onsite or via VPN access only): http://shocnwonder.suth.saao.ac.za:5000/
username: shoc74in
password: the regular "shoc74in" user password
Data access
There is a automated log being generated as files appear on disk by scraping the fits headers:
https://www.saao.ac.za/~sbp/74in_SHW_ObsLogs/
As with the old SHOC systems, data can be copied as follow:
- Open a shell on your local PC (Putty if you're using Windows or a bash/tcsh/sh if on Mac or Linux)
- Copy the data using the following command:
rsync -avzP shoc74in@shoc74in.suth.saao.ac.za:"/data/74in/shw/<YYYY>/<MMDD>/*.fits" /LocalFilePath
---- the password is that for the shoc74in accounts
- NOTE: if the rsync command fails, try it WITHOUT the wildcard (*) and specify a specific file. Some rsync programs apparently do not support this function.
