MICADO
(Multi-Adaptive Optics Imaging Camera for Deep Observations, ELT-CAM)
(camera planned for E-ELT)
MICADO
(for Multi-Adaptive Optics Imaging Camera for Deep Observations)
is a planned near-infrared camera
intended to be one of the first instruments
installed on the European Extremely Large Telescope, i.e., a first-light instrument.
It will also operate as a spectrograph with on the order of R~8000.
(instrument,visible light,near infrared,plan)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremely_Large_Telescope#Instrumentation
https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/elt/elt-instr/micado/
| WaveL | Freq | Photon
Energy | | |
| 0.8μm | 375THz | 1.6eV | begin | MICADO |
| 2.4μm | 125THz | 517meV | end | MICADO |
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Referenced by pages:
European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT)
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