La Silla Instruments Summary Table

Instrument Spectral Coverage Observing Mode Spectral Resolution Multiplex Note Telescope
HARPS optical
378-691nm		 echelle, polarimetry 120,000 no 2 fibres, high accuracy 3.6m
EFOSC-2 optical
350 - 1100nm		 imaging, spectroscopy, polarimetry, coronography ~1000 yes imaging and spectroscopic polarimetry NTT
SOFI near-IR
1-2.5 µm		 imaging, spectroscopy 600-2200 no - NTT

Paranal Instruments Summary Table

Instrument Spectral Coverage Observing Mode Spectral Resolution Multiplex Note Telescope
CRIRES IR 0.95 - 5.20 µm echelle, slit spectroscopy 50,000 - 100,000
 no AO VLT UT1
KMOS near-IR
0.8 - 2.5 µm		 multi-object integral field spectroscopy (24 arms) 1800 - 4000 yes 24-arms Integral Field Spectroscopy; 2.8x2.8", 0.2" sampling IFU over a 7.2' field; VLT UT1
FORS2 optical
330 - 1100 nm		 imaging (incl. configurable occulting bars), long slit and multi-object spectroscopy, spectropolarimetry, imaging polarimetry 260 - 2600 yes Spectroscopy with ~7' long slit, ~20" multi-slit, and laser-cut slit masks; high time resolution imaging; high time resolution modes spectroscopy and multiple object spectroscopy in visitor mode only; RRM VLT UT1
FLAMES optical
370 - 950 nm		 multi-fibre echelle,integral field spectroscopy 6000 - 47000 yes 135 Medusa fibres; 15 deployable IFUs, one large IFU; GIRAFFE: single echelle order; 8 fibres to UVES VLT UT2
UVES optical
300 - 1100 nm		 echelle, image slicer, slit spectroscopy up to 80,000 (blue arm) / 110,000 (red arm) no long slit capability in single order; iodine cell; RRM VLT UT2
ISAAC IR
1-5 µm		 imaging, spectroscopy, polarimetry, fast photometry ~250-10000 no 2.5'x2.5' field of view (1-5μm), 73"x73" (3-5μm) subwindow readout capability; RRM
Expected to be decommissioned in 2012.		 VLT UT3
X-SHOOTER UV-optical-NIR
300 - 2500 nm		 echelle, slit and integral field spectroscopy ~5000-17000 no full spectral coverage with one pointing; slit + IFU; RRM VLT UT3
VIMOS optical
360 - 1000 nm		 imaging, multi-object spectroscopy, integral field spectroscopy 200-3000 yes IFU size on sky from 13"x13" to 54"x54"; multi-object spectroscopy (MOS) with 4 laser-cut slit masks; Imaging and MOS field of view 4 times 7'x8'. VLT UT3
HAWK-I near-IR 0.85-2.5 µm imaging, fast photometry - - field: 7.5'x7.5', subwindow readout capability; RRM VLT UT4
SINFONI near-IR
1.1 - 2.45 µm		 integral field spectroscopy 1500-4000 no AO with natural and laser guide star; RRM VLT UT4
NACO IR
1-4 µm		 imaging, imaging polarimetry, spectroscopy, coronography (incl. 4 Quadrant Phase Mask, and Apodoizing Phase Plate), simultaneous differential imaging, sparse aperture masking (incl. w/polarimetry), Angular Differential Imaging (Pupil Tracking) <1500 no AO with visible and IR wave front sensor; laser guide star; no AO and Cube Mode available
Expected to be decommissioned in 2012.		 VLT UT4
AMBER near-IR
1.5 - 2.5 µm		 spectro - interferometry R~30, 1500 or 12000 no 3 beam combiner - measures also closure phase; spatial resolution up to 3 mas at 2 μm VLTI - ATs
VLTI - UTs
MIDI mid-IR
8-13 µm		 spectro - interferometry R=30 (prism) or R=230 (grism); spatial resolution up to 15 mas at 10μm no 2 beam combiner - measures visibility VLTI - ATs
VLTI - UTs
VIRCAM near-IR
0.8-2.2 µm		 imaging - - 1.5 degree  x 1 degree field of view with 0.34" average pixel size VISTA
OmegaCAM optical              350-910 nm imaging - - 1 degree x 1 degree unvignetted field of view with 0.21" pixel size VST
SHFI 211-370 GHz, 385-500 GHz and 1.25-1.39 THz heterodyne receiver - - - APEX
LABOCA 870 µm bolometer array - - 295 channels APEX
SABOCA 350 µm bolometer array - - 37 channels APEX
FLASH
 280-370 GHz
 dual-beam heterodyne receiver
 - - PI instrument; simultaneous observations in four receiver backends of 4 GHz bandwidth APEX
CHAMP+
 620-720 and 780-950 GHz
 dual-beam heterodyne receiver
 - - PI instrument; simultaneous mapping with 7 pixels in each band APEX