CAMILA Infrared Camera

"CAMILA" is based on a NICMOS3 detector with 256x256 pixels format system. It is sensible from 1 to 2.5 microns. The system includes a cooled diaphragm to reduce the level of background radiation and a wheel with 11 filters: J, H, K, H & I, Pa_γ, Br_γ, FeII, H2 (1-0), H2 (2-1), CO and cK. It is currently only available in direct camera mode for the 2.1m and 0.84m telescopes and with the two secondary mirrors available for the 2.1m telescope. Scales plate and limiting magnitude depends on the chosen configuration.

Documents (Spanish version only)

• Test report (2023)
• Test report at 1.5m telescope (2024)
• Telescopes and secundary mirrors
• Alignment guide
• User manual
• Simulator
• Other documents

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SOPHIA (optical system for wide field images)

Sophia is a wide field image acquisition, which uses as camera a Nikkor lens with a focal distance of 85mm (F/1.4) and a CCD detector. In addition, it has a mount containing a rotating plate and an intensified camera for proper guiding, which is achieved through image acquisition on the edges of the field of view. The total field of view is circular, with a diameter of 30  arcminutes and an image scale of 81.7 arcsec/mm. To make the best out of the large field of view, the displacement of the guiding camera has a polar movement.

Documents (Spanish version only):

•   User manual

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CID  (Cámara Infrarroja Doble)

The Cámara Infrarroja Doble (CID) or Double Infrared Camera was designed for astronomical studies in the near and mid-infrared, through two separate instruments that share the same cryogenic container. The entire optical system is baffled to minimize parasitic radiation. To date, the CID is a cutting edge instrument in its class because of its spectral range dual coverage and its compact and efficient design.

Documents (Spanish version only):

•  User manual
•  Interface for spectroscopy
•  Installation and testing

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POLIMA 2 (dual beam optical polarizer)

POLIMA 2 is an improved version of image polarimeter POLIMA. This new instrument uses a Savart plate as a dual beam polarization analyzer which allows simultaneous measurement of two orthogonal linear polarization states.

The instrument has a 3.42 arcmin field of view  free of vignetting and has a filter wheel (U, B, V, R, I and H_alpha  bands).

In addition, the polarization analyzer can be removed from the optical path (without unmounting the equipment of the telescope), allowing for imaging (without polarization) with a field of view of 8.39 arcmin. This instrument was built within the framework of collaboration between UNAM and Universidad Iberoamericana.

Documents (Spanish version only):

→  User manual
→  Installation manual
→  Mechanic design
→  Other documents

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