Sigma QUick Infrared Camera User Manual

Observer’s Guide for QUIRCK.-W. Hodapp J.L. Hora M.R. MetzgerUniversity of HawaiiOctober 30, 1997

8QUIRC User Guidepositions are available for filters. These will include the standard broadband filters J, H, K, K ,andH+K. In addition there will usual

October 30, 199795.2 Taking Dark FramesSincethereisnoblankpositioninthefilterwheelandtheshutteriswarm,someextracareisrequiredtoobtainreasonabledark fra

10QUIRC User Guideprogram is described here.7.1 Setting upThe setup file .vf-init has been installed in the home directory of the user obs. If running

October 30, 199711The TCS coordinate window (under Options) can be used to center a source or move it around thearray at the 88-inch. The plate scale

12QUIRC User Guidell file Read DSP code .lod filell reads a DSP code binary file into the Sparcstation memory.dl Download DSP codedl sends the DSP code

October 30, 199713object time name Setup for objectobject prepares qcdcom to take an exposure of a general target. You can specifyintegration time as

14QUIRC User Guidedither subtract on/off This option, when turned on, will subtract the previous imagefrom the current one and store the result in a fi

October 30, 199715fw wheel# position Set filter wheel to positionSet the specified filter wheel (1 or 2) to a specific position (1 through 8). Forexample,

16QUIRC User Guidename objname Set object namename is used to set the object name which will be written to the FITS header.pupil num command Set pupil

October 30, 199717sound Toggle fancy soundsQcdcomwillusedistinctive sounds for variousoperations. If you don’t want to listento them you can turn them

18QUIRC User GuideExamples:oc IDL put controller in idle modeoc RDC perform detector readdiag l1 cnt r|c data 4MHz loopback test mode.Test fiber optici

October 30, 199711SystemOverviewThe University of Hawaii (UH) QUick Infrared Camera (QUIRC) utilizes a 1024 1024 pixelHgCdTe Astronomical Wide Area In

2QUIRC User Guidein cases where the background has been changing rapidly. It may also give better results if the domeflat was not evenly illuminated(it

October 30, 199732.2 Dewar TemperatureThe dewar nowhas a temperature sensor and heater. For normal operation, the temperaturecontrollershould be used

4QUIRC User Guide3.1 Workstation setupThe program is run from a workstation in the control room, currently io (or halley on the 88”).There is one confi

October 30, 199753.2 QCDCOM Setup and OperationThe qcdcom program should be run from the directory where you want your data to be written,though this

6QUIRC User Guidebelow. This puts the program into a mode that will be appropriate for most observing, and will atleast allow one to obtain “normal” i

October 30, 199774 Writing Scripts and Taking MosaicsAny sequence of qcdcom commands can be entered into a text file (using your favorite editor) andex