Radial Velocity Spectrometer Characteristics

Index

Group Members

Objectives

RVS characteristics

Work breakdown

Bibliography and data

Workshops and meetings

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Table 1 summarizes the RVS characteristics (last update 4 June 2005)



Entrance pupil 0.5×0.5 m2
Focal length 2.3 m
Satellite spin rate 60 arcsec/s
Mission duration 5 years
Mean nb of transits ~85
CCDs 2 × 10 × (923 × 1965 pixels)
Field of view 2 × 10 × (0.23° × 0.74°)
Transit time 10 × 13.8 sec
Pixel size (physical) 10 × 15 microns2
Pixel size (angular) 0.9 × 1.35 arcsec2
Total efficiency 24%
Read-out-noise 2 e-
ADU conversion To be defined
Dark current To be specified
Wavelength range [8470-8740] A
Resolution 11500



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