STIS Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24

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Chapter 4:
Spectroscopy

4.1 Overview

4.1.1 Throughputs

4.1.2 Limiting Magnitudes

4.1.3 Saturation

4.1.4 MAMA Bright Object Limits

4.1.5 Scanned Gratings: Prime and Secondary (Tilt) Positions

4.1.6 Cross-Over Regions

4.2 First-Order Long-Slit Spectroscopy

4.2.1 Gratings for First-Order Spectroscopy

4.2.2 Slits for First-Order Spectroscopy

4.2.3 STIS Pseudo-Aperture Positions

4.2.4 Detailed First-Order Spectroscopic Information

4.3 Echelle Spectroscopy in the Ultraviolet

4.3.1 Echelle Gratings

4.3.2 Slits for Echelle Spectroscopy

4.3.3 Detailed Echelle Information

4.4 Objective Prism Spectroscopy