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Design requirements


ACAM (auxiliary-port camera) is a proposed new instrument for the Cassegrain cluster on the WHT. It will offer high-throughput imaging (~ 0.25 arcsec/pixel), and probably low-resolution spectroscopy, over a field of diameter ~ 8 arcmin. ACAM will replace the current auxiliary-port imager (field 1.8 arcmin).

Reqt. no. Last update Requirement/constraint Optimum value Acceptable value Comments Status
1.1 22/7/07 Observing modes High-throughput imaging with good PSF, and spectroscopy High-throughput imaging with good PSF (1) Frozen...
1.2 22/7/07 Observing modes High-throughput imaging with good PSF, and spectroscopy High-throughput imaging with good PSF Wide field... Frozen...
1.3 22/7/07 Observing modes High-throughput imaging with good PSF, and spectroscopy High-throughput imaging with good PSF Wide field... Frozen (2)
1.4 22/7/07 Observing modes High-throughput imaging with good PSF, and spectroscopy High-throughput imaging with good PSF Wide field... Frozen...

Comments:
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Reqt. no. Last update Requirement/constraint Optimum value Acceptable value Comments Status
2.1 22/7/07 Observing modes High-throughput imaging with good PSF, and spectroscopy High-throughput imaging with good PSF OK Frozen...
2.2 22/7/07 Observing modes High-throughput imaging with good PSF, and spectroscopy High-throughput imaging with good PSF Wide field... Frozen...
2.3 22/7/07 Observing modes High-throughput imaging with good PSF, and spectroscopy High-throughput imaging with good PSF Wide field... Frozen
2.4 22/7/07 Observing modes High-throughput imaging with good PSF, and spectroscopy High-throughput imaging with good PSF Wide field... Frozen...


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