Echellette Spectrograph and Imager (ESI)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spectrometer
gptkbp:analytics gptkb:software
gptkbp:application gptkb:exoplanet
gptkb:cosmology
stellar spectroscopy
galaxy studies
chemical composition analysis
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:average_temperature cryogenic
gptkbp:characteristic cross-dispersed
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:University_of_California
gptkbp:collection spectral imaging
gptkbp:data_type FITS
gptkbp:designed_for gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:features multi-object spectroscopy
gptkbp:frequency 0.4 to 1.0 micrometers
gptkbp:grating echellette grating
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Echellette Spectrograph and Imager (ESI)
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:spectrometer
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in flat-fielding
gptkbp:light_gathering_power large aperture
gptkbp:lighting gptkb:1999
gptkbp:number_of_slits up to 40
gptkbp:operational_since gptkb:1999
gptkbp:pixel_scale 0.1 arcseconds
gptkbp:provides high-resolution spectra
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:dark_matter
gptkb:quasars
galactic dynamics
supernovae
chemical evolution
stellar atmospheres
stellar evolution
star formation
stellar populations
nebulae
planetary nebulae
high redshift galaxies
gptkbp:resolution up to 10000
gptkbp:sensitivity high sensitivity
gptkbp:sensor CCD
gptkbp:type echellette spectrograph
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Keck_Observatory
gptkbp:view 6 arcminutes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Keck_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6