Next Page: Contents

• Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• Introduction
  • The subject of this Manual
  • What to read before this
  • Contents of this Manual
• CCD Detectors
  • Introduction
  • Overview
  • General description
  • Design
  • CCD systems on the INT
    • Performance
      • Efficiency
      • Noise level
      • Saturation level and dynamic range
      • Charge transfer efficiency
      • Cosmetic defects
      • Detector size
      • Real time data display
      • Saturation
      • Cosmic ray events
  • Exposure times
    • Atmospheric extinction
    • Telescope efficiency
    • Spectrograph efficiency
    • Filters
    • Detector efficiency
• The Intermediate Dispersion Spectrograph
  • Overview
    • Design
    • Performance
      • Wavelength range and resolution
      • Throughput
      • Performance of cross-dispersion option
    • Calibration facilities
  • The Cassegrain acquisition and guiding (A&G) box
• A Night on the Bare Mountain
  • Observer's hardware
  • Introduction to the CCD system
    • CCD format
    • Signal levels, noise and dynamic range
    • Preflashing
  • Set-up
    • Technical preparations
    • Cryostat mounting and adjustment
    • Logging in
      • Break in
    • Rotation alignment
    • Tilt adjustment
    • Focus
  • Observation routine
    • Afternoon Activities
    • Twilight/Evening Activities
    • Morning Activities.
  • Observing with the Cross-disperser
    • Mounting the Cross-disperser
    • Tips for Observing with the Cross-disperser
• ADAM
  • Introduction
    • HELP
  • CCD Control commands
    • GLA(NCE) - a trial exposure
    • RU(N) - the primary exposure command
    • PA(USE)/CONT(INUE)/STO(P)/ABO(RT) - run control (1)
    • RESTART
    • RUNSTAT(US)/TIM(E) - run control (2)
    • TEL(E) - system telemetry
    • CLE(AR)/NOCLEAR)/EXPO(SE)/REA(D) - home-made runs
    • QFL(ASH)/SETFLA(SH)/FL(ASH) - pre-flash control
    • SHUTDOWN - close ADAM
  • LEXIDATA display operations
    • DIS(P) - display an image
    • QDI(PARM)/DIP(ARM) - enquire and alter display parameters
    • PHOT(OM) - simple statistics and profile utilities
    • The Lexidata joystick and switches
    • SPECTRUM/SPECPLOT - crude on-line data reduction
    • Lookup table and other Lexidata commands
  • Data file control
    • Image storage
    • NEXTR(UN) - change next run number
    • KEE(P)/STO(RE)/REC(ALL) - image file handling
    • DEPROTECT
    • DIR
    • OBSN(AME) - change observer's name
    • COM(MENT) - add comments to current run
    • COPY - copy one image to another
    • PUR(GE) - delete run files from disk
    • DAT(A) - redefine the dump device
    • TAP(E) - write current image to tape
    • FITSINIT/FITSDIR/FITSOUT/FITSIN - FITS tape utilities
    • ARCH(IVE) - write set of runs to tape
  • Miscellaneous commands
    • QCH(IP)/CH(IP) - enquire and alter chip type
    • QBI(AS)/BIA(S) - enquire and alter bias level
    • QWIN(DOW)/WIN(DOW) - enquire and alter readout window
    • BIN/UNBIN - on-chip binning
    • QFI(LES) - determine current image etc
  • Selected data processing facilities
    • ADD/SUB/DIV/MULT - image/image arithmetic
    • CADD/CSUB/CDIV/CMULT - image/scalar arithmetic
    • SQEL/EXTRACT - spectrum/sub-image extraction
    • SPECTRUM/SPECPLOT - On-line data reduction
  • Glossary of commands
    • Summary of CCD commands
    • FITS
    • ADAM Command Language
      • Extra ACL information
    • Lexidata
    • Utilities
    • Telescope control
    • Spectrograph commands
    • A&G box
• Appendix A : Flux Standards
• Appendix B : Data Reduction
  • Data format
  • Bias
  • Preflash
  • Flat field
  • Objects
  • Calibrations
• Appendix C : Calibration Arcs
  • Comparison lamps
    • Cu-Ar lamp
    • Cu-Ne lamp
    • Th-Ar lamp
    • Cu-He lamp
    • Al/Ca/Mg-Ne lamp
• Appendix D : Filters, gratings and masks
  • Filter sets
    • Order sorting filters
    • Neutral density filters
    • Calibration lamp filters
  • Gratings
  • Dekker masks