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LIRIS Overheads

Hereafter you find some characteristic overheads for filter changes etc. Due to the large number of possible combinations we timed only a few representative instrument operations, and give average values as a rule of thumb.

Filter change overheads (sec)
 
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z J H Ks
z 0 18 63 47
J 80 0 58 43
H 34 39 0 68
Ks 54 54 55 0
average: ~50 seconds

Changing imaging and spectroscopic modes (sec)
 
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image (J) spec (zj) spec (hk)
image (J) 0 78 45
spec (zj) 43 0 69
spec (hk) 78 56 0

average: ~60 seconds

representative for other filters as well.


Changing imaging, polarimetric and coronographic modes (sec)
 
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limage j lipol j lcor j
limage j 0 71 79
lipol j 45 0 53
lcor j 47 74 0

average: ~60 seconds

representative for other filters as well


On-target Movement overheads:
 
12" dithering offset (imaging, tracking): 8
24" dithering offset (imaging, tracking): 11
12" nodding offset (spectroscopy, tracking): 12
12" nodding offset (spectroscopy, guiding): 33

Exposure related overheads:
 
Imaging read-out time: 2
Spectroscopy read-out time: 5
Time until image is displayed after readout: 4
Time until image is saved after readout: 4
Time until you get the prompt back after readout: 2


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Last modified: 18 December 2010