REFERENCE DOCUMENTS Last update:  June 5, 2013

MMT Related

Fabricant, McLeod & West:  Optical Specifications for the MMT Conversion
PS (original), PDF

Science Instrument Interface Control Document for the MMT   
(MMTO Internal Tech Memo #03-4)

Clark, Callahan & Williams 1999 MMTO Conversion Technical Memo #99-1
6.5m Instrument Rotator Performance   PDF

Other Spectrographs

Bernstein et al. SPIE article on MIKE  PDF
McCarthy, J. et al. 1993 PASP article on McDonald Echelle PDF
Sheinis et al article on ESI  PDF
Hectospec  PDF
Hectochelle  PDF
Binospec  PDF
MODS at LBT  PDF  

Night Sky Emission

Hanuschik (2003)  UVES High resolution night sky spectrum, including fits
Alistair Walker and Hugo Schwarz's Sky Brightness Primer
Massey & Foltz (2000) PASP 112, 566:  The Spectrum of the Night Sky over Mount Hopkins and Kitt Peak  PDF
Massey et al. (1990) PASP 102, 1046:  The Spectrum of the Kitt Peak Night Sky PDF

Neugent, K & Massey, P.  (2010) PASP 122, 1246:  The Spectrum of the Night Sky Over Kitt Peak:  Changes Over Two Decades  PDF

Taylor, Janson & Windhorst (2004) PASP 116, 762:  Observing Conditions at Mount Graham:  Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope UBVR Sky Surface Brightness and Seeing Measurements from 1999 through 2003 PDF

Data Reduction

Skoda and Slecta  (2004)  Comparison of Echelle Spectra Reduction Packages  PDF
Cross-talk in Multi-port CCDs  PDF

MISC 

Oriel Hollow Cathode Lamp Supply Manual PDF
Conceptual Design of Gran Canarias Telescope  PDF
Stepper Motor basics  PDF