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Major OMI Specifications


Specifications as of April 2008

Major Optical Specifications of the OMI
Parameter Specification
Aperture (clear) 1.016 m (Open Back Cellular)
Mode Prime Focus
f/ratio 2.4163
Focal Length (effective) 2454.95 mm
Field Flattener/corrector 135 mm image circle, 6% vignetting
Field Flattener/corrector 0.4/0.7" (4.7/8.3 um) 80% spot in the r'
Field Flattener/corrector 4 lens design fused silica (x3) and CaF2
Areal Central Obstruction 17%
Mirror Thickness 146 mm (5.75"), Cellular Borofloat
Field of View 5 degrees²
Image scale 0.76"/pixel
Expected Image Quality ~1.25" FWHM
Spectral range 350-1000 nm
Filters u', g', r', i', z' + wL (420-870 nm)
Active Optics (Hexapod) +/-2" in X,Y, +/-1" in Z, +/-1 u Repeat.
Active Optics Lateral motion, Tip/Tilt, Rotate, Focus
Active Optics All Sky Auto-Collimation
   
Major Mechanical Specifications of the OMI
Parameter
Specification
Mount type Equatorial One Tyne Fork
Drive topology Dual Harmonic
R.A. and DEC Disc size 1.016 m (40")
Periodic Error/Period <2" 20 min , peak-to-peak
Maximum Slew rate 4°/s
Tracking Error <0.05"
Pointing Error <10 arcsec rms (zenith to 30deg alt.)
Guider On-Axis Camera, same focal plane
OTA Carbon Fibre Sandwich Core
1-m Mirror Mass 68 Kg (150 lbs.)
OTA Mass ~200 kg
Mount Mass ~200 kg
Dome Type 3/4 Sphere Calotte, 4.9 m I.D.
Dome Ground Elevation ~3 m
Dome slit width
1.524m (60")
Major Site Specifications of the OMI
Parameter Specification
Latitude N 45º 01' 37.4"
Longitude W77º 05' 57.4"
Altitude 375 m
Sky Brightness 21.82 mag/arcsec² (v)
Horizon exposure <2º
Ground 80 acres cleared on a hilltop
Observable window >1100 hrs clear dark hours (Kingston)
Major Science Specifications of the OMI
Parameter Specification
Limiting Magnitude 25/25.5 (1800s, s/n=3, r'/L, Zθ=0º)
Photometry 1σ=0.001 mag. (1500s, r', 17th mag)
Astrometry 0.03" (s/n=20. FWHM=1.25")
Surveys 5000 deg² (8 hours, mag=22, s/n=3, r')
Spectral Range 350-1000 nm, with the ugriz filters
   
Major Camera Specifications of the OMI
Parameter Specification
Sensor STA1600A
Array Size 10580 X 10560 pixels
Array Size 95.22 X 95.22 mm
Spectral range 300-1000 nm
Illumination Thinned back with enhanced UV coating
Quantum Efficiency 95% in the r'
Pixel Pitch 9.0 X 9.0 u
Total Number of Pixels 111,724,800
Dark Noise 1e-/pix/hr
Read Noise/Download Time <4e-/14s (full array)
Read Noise/Download Time 12e-/1.4s (full array)
Cooling Temperature -100ºC (Cryo-Tiger)
Well Size 80,000 e-
Quantization 16 bits
Image size 223 MB (monochromatic, 16 bits/pixel)
Image size 670 MB (tricolor, 48 bits/pixel)

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