Holographic High-Resolution Spectrograph (HHS)

First light: September 1992

Last commissioning:

Designed and built by: Kapteyn Observatory Roden

Description: The Holographic High-Resolution Spectrometer (HHS) is a hybrid grating-dispersed Fourier-transform spectrometer that resides on the ground floor of the WHT and is fed by a single fibre from the GHRIL focus. It was developed at the Kapteyn Observatory with Dr Nigel Douglas in charge of the project. With the current 1.9 arcsecond feed fibre, HHS offers a resolution up to 150,000 and a bandwidth of 9 angstroms. Its limiting magnitude at the WHT is in the region of 3.4.

More Information: Nigel Douglas, 1995, "The Holographic High-Resolution Spectrometer", Spectrum Newsletter, 8, 16.