PHOENIX Manuals

The most current version of the User's Manuals for the 2.1-m and 4-m telescopes can be downloaded from the following links.  Additionally, one may download a short summary which includes lists of the Wildfire commands, as well as a short summary of the startup and shutdown procedures. Standard star and a wavelength calibration for the ThArNe arc lamp follow. The Installation Manuals checklists for Kitt Peak technical personnel installing or removing Phoenix from the 2.1-m and 4-m telescopes.

User Manuals

• Phoenix 2.1-m User's Manual v2.03 [PDF] 
• Phoenix 4-m User's Manual v2.04 [PDF]  
• Original Draft Phoenix User's Manual 
• WildFire Commands Commonly Used with Phoenix 
• Quick Reference Page 
• Northern Reference Stars 
• Southern Reference Stars 
• Table of Bright Infrared Standards 
• Target Acquisition with Phoenix 
• Thorium-Argon-Neon Hollow Cathode Lamp Spectrum 

Technical Manuals

• Phoenix Technical Manual [PDF] 
• Phoenix Cooldown Curve 
• Phoenix Optomechanical Layout 
• Phoenix Setup and Cooldown at the 2.1-m Telescope v1.0 [PDF] 
• Phoenix Installation Manual 4-m Telescope [PDF] 
• Phoenix Removal Manual 2.1-m Telescope [PDF] 
• Installation of Guider and Acquisition TV Lenses for f/15 Operation at the 4-m Telescope [PDF]  

rjoyce@noao.edu
16 April 2015