VIRCAM
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VIRCAM is the wide-field infrared camera used on the VISTA telescope to conduct large-scale near-infrared sky surveys.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VISTA InfraRed CAMera | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical instrument
ⓘ
infrared camera ⓘ wide-field camera ⓘ |
| acronymFor | VISTA InfraRed CAMera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTelescope | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bandCoverage |
H band
ⓘ
J band ⓘ Ks band NERFINISHED ⓘ Y band ⓘ Z band ⓘ |
| commissionedWith | VISTA telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| dataArchive | ESO Science Archive Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataProduct | wide-field near-infrared imaging ⓘ |
| detectorFormat | 2048 x 2048 pixels ⓘ |
| detectorType | HgCdTe infrared detector ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | approximately 1.65 square degrees ⓘ |
| fullName | VISTA InfraRed CAMera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFilter |
H filter
ⓘ
J filter ⓘ Ks filter ⓘ Y filter ⓘ Z filter ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Paranal Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mosaicLayout | 4 x 4 detector array ⓘ |
| mountedOn | VISTA telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDetectors | 16 ⓘ |
| observatorySite | Cerro Paranal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | European Southern Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pixelScale | approximately 0.34 arcseconds per pixel ⓘ |
| primaryUse | near-infrared sky surveys ⓘ |
| scienceGoals |
brown dwarf searches
ⓘ
cosmological surveys ⓘ extragalactic surveys ⓘ galactic structure studies ⓘ high-redshift galaxy searches ⓘ large-scale near-infrared imaging surveys ⓘ stellar population studies ⓘ variable star surveys ⓘ |
| surveyMode |
open time observations
ⓘ
public surveys ⓘ |
| telescopeAperture | 4.1 metres ⓘ |
| telescopeType | 4-m class survey telescope ⓘ |
| usedFor |
UltraVISTA survey
NERFINISHED
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VISTA Deep Extragalactic Observations survey NERFINISHED ⓘ VISTA Hemisphere Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ VISTA Kilo-degree Infrared Galaxy survey NERFINISHED ⓘ VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | near-infrared ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
VISTA InfraRed CAMera