Isaac Newton Group, La Palma The St Andrews RBS User Manual

R. Edwin

Version 2.0, September 1988

• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
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  • Introduction
  • Acquisition and Guidance unit (A & G UNIT)
    • Object acquisition mode
    • Slit viewing mode
  • Filter spacer
  • Spectrograph components
    • Slit and dekker assembly
    • Shutter - obsolete, uncorrected
    • Exposure meter - obsolete, uncorrected
    • Collimator
    • Gratings
    • Camera
    • Plate holder assembly - Obsolete, uncorrected
  • Spectrograph operation
    • Optical Configuration
    • Slit replacement
    • Grating assembly mounting
    • Removal and replacement of optics
      • Collimator
      • Corrector Unit
      • Camera Mirror
      • Field Flattener Unit - Obsolete, uncorrected
  • Preparation for observations - Warning, needs to be updated
  • Focusing the spectrograph
  • Photographic plates - Obsolete, uncorrected
  • Astronomical exposures - Warning, needs to be updated
• Appendices
  • Special Precautions Summary
  • Wavelength Ranges and Dispersion Data
  • Optical specifications
  • Performance data
    • Exposure times
    • Radial velocity measurements
      • IIaO - 3200 to 5000 A - Blue optics - 40 A/mm
      • IIIaJ - 3200 to 5000 A - Blue optics - 40 A/mm
      • IIIaJ - 3500 to 6900 A - Red optics - 40 A/mm
      • IIIaJ - 3200 to 5000 A - Red optics - 40 A/mm
    • IAU radial velocity standards
  • Pre-slit filter data
  • Supplement To The Technical And User Manuals For The St Andrews Richardson Brealey Spectrograph - Operation With A CCD CameraR.P. Edwin May 1988
    • Introduction
    • Optical modifications
    • Mechanical modifications
    • Routine operational procedures
    • Wavelength and Dispersion Tables
    • Performance Data
    • Signal vs Magnitudes
    • Flexure Data
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