FLAMINGOS-2

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FLAMINGOS-2 is a near-infrared imaging and multi-object spectrograph used on large telescopes for detailed observations of faint and distant astronomical objects.

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instanceOf astronomical spectrograph ⓘ
cryogenic instrument ⓘ
imaging camera ⓘ
multi-object spectrograph ⓘ
near-infrared instrument ⓘ
abbreviationOf FLoridA Multi-object Imaging Near-Infrared Grism Observational Spectrometer 2 ⓘ
collaboratingInstitution Gemini Observatory ⓘ
commissionedOn Gemini South ⓘ
dataProduct calibrated near-infrared images ⓘ
near-infrared spectra ⓘ
designedFor use on 8-meter class telescopes ⓘ
detectorFormat 2048 x 2048 pixels ⓘ
detectorType HgCdTe infrared array ⓘ
developedBy University of Florida ⓘ
fieldOfView approximately 6.1 arcminutes by 6.1 arcminutes ⓘ
fullName FLoridA Multi-object Imaging Near-Infrared Grism Observational Spectrometer 2 ⓘ
hasComponent cryogenic dewar ⓘ
filter wheel ⓘ
grism wheel ⓘ
multi-object slit mask unit ⓘ
hasMode imaging mode ⓘ
long-slit spectroscopy mode ⓘ
multi-object spectroscopy mode ⓘ
hemisphere Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
hostTelescopeAperture 8.1 meters ⓘ
locatedAt Cerro Pachón, Chile ⓘ
linked to: Cerro Pachón
observatory Gemini Observatory ⓘ
operatesAtWavelengthRange near-infrared ⓘ
optimizedFor faint source sensitivity ⓘ
wide-field coverage in the near-infrared ⓘ
pixelScale approximately 0.18 arcseconds per pixel ⓘ
predecessor FLAMINGOS ⓘ
scienceGoals study of active galactic nuclei ⓘ
study of brown dwarfs ⓘ
study of high-redshift galaxies ⓘ
study of star-forming regions ⓘ
study of stellar clusters ⓘ
study of supernovae and transients in the infrared ⓘ
study of the Galactic Center ⓘ
spectralResolution up to a few thousand ⓘ
supports classical observing runs ⓘ
queue-scheduled observations ⓘ
telescope Gemini South Telescope ⓘ
usedBy international astronomical community ⓘ
usedFor multi-object spectroscopy ⓘ
near-infrared imaging ⓘ
spectroscopic follow-up of survey targets ⓘ
spectroscopy of distant astronomical objects ⓘ
spectroscopy of faint astronomical objects ⓘ
wide-field near-infrared imaging surveys ⓘ
wavelengthCoverage approximately 0.9 to 2.4 microns ⓘ

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