Gran Telescopio CANARIAS
Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos Lon.: 17º52’34’’ W | Lat.: 28º45’34’’ N
Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC)
Slits
Slits
Slits with different widths will be available to match the wavelength, conditions and resolution. Typically for each grating there will be 2 slits available corresponding to the resolution and two times the resolution at the maximum wavelength (1 and 2 λ/D)
| Slit Width [arcsec] | Slit Width [pixels] | Comments |
| 0.17 | 2.08 | 10 µm HR (λmax/D)
λmax = 8.4 µm |
| 0.20 | 2.45 | 10 µm HR (λmax/D)
λmax = 9.9 µm |
| 0.23 | 2.85 | 10 µm HR (λmax/D)
λmax = 11.5 µm |
| 0.26 | 3.25 | 10 µm LR/HR (λmax/D)
λmax = 13.1 µm |
| 0.36 | 4.31 | 20 µm HR (λmax/D)
λmax = 17.4 µm |
| 0.41 | 5.01 | 20 µm HR (λmax/D)
λmax = 20.2 µm |
| 0.45 | 5.70 | 20 µm HR (λmax/D)
λmax = 23.0 µm |
| 0.52 | 6.50 | 10 µm LR (2λmax/D)
λmax = 13.1 µm 20 µm LR/HR (λmax/D) λmax = 26.2 µm |
| 1.04 | 13.0 | 20 µm LR (2λmax/D)
λmax = 26.2 µm |





