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CRIRES News

On this page, we list the main changes that affected CRIRES and this web site.

    • September 1, 2009: A table ggiving the NDSAMPLES for each allowed DIT in FowlerNSamp is made available
    • August 31, 2009: CRIRES User Manual updated for P85 Phase 1
    • August 1, 2009: New version of the pipeline (1.11.0)
    • July 3, 2009: Maps of S/N/pixel of flat-fields are available: see Tools
    • July 1, 2009: CRIRES User Manual updated for P84 Phase 2
    • July 1, 2009: Update of the Tools, Instrument Operation Team pages
    • March 5, 2008: CRIRES User Manual updated for P84 Phase 1
    • December 19, 2008: CRIRES User Manual updated for P83 Phase 2
    • November 28, 2008
      • Upgraded versions of the instrument control and observation softwares were implemented. They are more stable than the previous version. They include a proper implementation of corrections for differential refraction effect, although it is still incomplete. The complete project should be finished by March 2009.
      • After a medium risk earthquake on Oct 29, 2008, the grating encoder started to show a noisy behavior. Subsequent investigations indicate that the problem originates inside the vessel: therefore, it cannot be solved before the January 2009 intervention. The spectral resolution is not affected. However, the wavelength setting is affected with a precision reduced to +/- 5 pixels.
      • The MACAO safety shutter failed on Nov 18, 2008. Its replacement unfortunately led to a mis-alignment of the fibre bundle. After a week of efforts, its re-alignment was completed on Nov 27.
      • The 'noise' affecting the PRISM encoder has been reduced to a satisfactory value. Complete elimination shall wait for the next intervention in January 2009.
    • August 29, 2008: CRIRES User Manual updated for P83 Phase 1
    • August 13, 2008: Update on the wavelength calibration using the ThAr: (see History)
    • June 25, 2008: CRIRES User Manual updated for P82 Phase 2; good news regarding the vignetting of the entrance slit (see History)
    • May 28, 2008: new version of the CRIRES pipeline (v1.7.0), required to reduce data obtained between April and June 2008
    • May 28, 2008: following the April 2008 intervention, CRIRES entrance slit shows important vignetting (see History)
    • May 24, 2008: CRIRES WWW pages adapted to new ESO look & feel style
    • March 03, 2008: CRIRES User Manual updated for P82 Phase 1
    • December 28, 2007: CRIRES User Manual updated for P81 Phase 2
    • November 8, 2007: the CRIRES pipeline is now available for download
    • September 2, 2007: CRIRES User Manual and web pages updated for P81 Phase 1
    • June 21, 2007: CRIRES User Manual updated for P80 Phase 2
    • June 5, 2007: new link to useful calibration tables for a number of molecules
    • March 20, 2007: Section 15 of the User Manual has been updated with corrected values of the wavelength coverage for settings in the J band. See the Manuals page
    • March 20, 2007: An important error regarding the wavelength coverage of orders 59 to 41, inclusive has been reported. See the Manuals page
    • March 12, 2007: User manual updated: main change concerns the use of N2O gas cell during P80
    • March 05, 2007: Overview and instrument page updated
    • March 05, 2007: CRIRES User Manual updated for P80 Phase 1: improved offered sensitivities; IMPORTANT: users should use the updated values of the overheads as they are different from the ones given in the Call for Proposals; changes are mainly relevant for OBs with large number of settings
    • December 26, 2006: CRIRES User Manual for P79 Phase 2 updated, correcting minor editorial details
    • December 20, 2006: CRIRES User Manual for P79 Phase 2 is now available