HRS (decommissioned) Throughput Estimates per Resolution Element
It is important for the PI to realize that due to the design of the
HET the effective collecting area changes over a trajectory. Near the
end of a trajectory the HET has half the collecting area that it has near
the middle. As such two medium length visits centered
on middle of a track could be more valuable than a single long visit.
All throughput estimates are based upon center of track efficiency.
N.B., this information applies to the original HRS, which has been decommissioned and will be replaced by HRS-2 at a time to be determined.
Try our HRS Throughput Calculator.
To see the effect of changing exposure times in a moving aperture try the HET Filling Factor Calculator.
The measured throughput for the HRS is given below determined relative to
the LRS throughput curve. The latter was corrected for seeing and slit losses.
We provide the above mentioned throughput calculator to obtain your own values.
N.B., this information applies to the original HRS, which has been decommissioned and will be replaced by HRS-2 at a time to be determined.
The following is based on experience and feedback from users(based on 2.0" FWHM)
N.B., this information applies to the original HRS, which has been decommissioned and will be replaced by HRS-2 at a time to be determined.
| Configuration | V Mag. | Time | S/N @ Peak of order w/ Wavelength |
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| R=15,000 3" fiber | 14 | 1800 | 100 @ 5800 Å |
| R=15,000 2" fiber | 13.6 | 1800 | 100 @ 5800 Å |
| R=30,000 3" fiber | 12.5 | 1800 | 100 @ 5800 Å |
| R=30,000 2" fiber | 12.1 | 1800 | 100 @ 5800 Å |
| R=60,000 3" fiber | 10.5 | 1800 | 100 @ 5000 Å |
| R=60,000 2" fiber | 10.1 | 1800 | 100 @ 5000 Å |
| R=120,000 3" fiber | 9.3 | 1800 | 100 @ 6440 Å |
| R=120,000 2" fiber | 8.9 | 1800 | 100 @ 6440 Å |
N.B., this information applies to the original HRS, which has been decommissioned and will be replaced by HRS-2 at a time to be determined.
where S/N assumes the Poisson noise limited regime with no sky subtraction.
If you observe much fainter objects or on a very bright sky background,
readout or background noise may factor strongly. See the observing
tips for HRS.
The above assumes that the iodine cell is not being used.
Transmission through the iodine cell is approximately 70%.
A useful analysis by George Trammell at PSU of a spectrophotometric
standard taken with the
R=30k setup under poor seeing IQ=2.3" yields the following throughput at
blaze center for each order. Despite the atypically poor image quality, the relative throughput of the orders is indicative.
N.B., this information applies to the original HRS, which has been decommissioned and will be replaced by HRS-2 at a time to be determined.
Last updated: Fri, 29 Dec 2023 11:49:55 +0000 stevenj
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