Instrument Parameters

• Available SLITS
• Available GRISMS: Resolution and wavelength coverage
• Sensitivity tables
• Readout modes and noise
• Read speed, exposure times and efficiency
• Gain and linearity
  • Non-linearity corrections
• Saturation and sky counts

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Observing

• Running up and down
• Preparing an observing programme – the UKIRT OT
  • Available template observations
  • OT Programme checklist
• Online data reduction – ORAC DR
  • Available DR Recipes
• Data format, orientation and location at UKIRT
• Target acquisition

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Calibration

• UIST arc spectra for each grism
• OH Sky Line spectra for Mauna Kea
• In the L and M-band, methane and water lines are more prevelant. Sky-spectra are available here:
  • Short-L data: JPG , FITS or NDF
  • Long-L data: JPG , FITS or NDF
  • M data: JPG , FITS or NDF
• Other calibration information: Ratio stars, line-lists, the Mauna Kea atmosphere