Specifications of HSC
Field of View | 1.5 degree diameter | Vignetting allowed up to 25 % at the edge Dead area (CCD gap) fraction ≦5 % |
Instrument PSF size | ≦0”.3 for r’, i’ ≦0”.4 for g’, Y |
FWHM |
Pixel scale | ≦0”.2 /pix | |
System Throughput | ≦50 % for g’ ≦65 % for r’ ≦65 % for i’ ≦40 % for z’ |
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Minimum Shutter Speed | 3 sec (1 sec goal) | Time accuracy ≦1 % |
Min. interval of Exposures | 20 sec (15 sec goal) | Including CCD readout and wipe pointing change |
For more details of HSC, please see the presentation file from Satoshi Miyazaki. » Download PDF file.