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PMAS, the Potsdam Multi-Aperture Spectrophotometer, is a new integral field spectrograph in the optical, which is optimized for good transmission and high image quality from 350 nm to 1 μm. We present our plan to implement a CCD charge-shuffle mode to allow for beam switching with a very high degree of sky subtraction accuracy for faint object 3-D spectroscopy.
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Roth, M.M., Fechner, T., Wolter, D. et al. Ultra-Deep Optical Spectroscopy with PMAS. Using the Nod-and-Shuffle Technique. Experimental Astronomy 14, 99–105 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:EXPA.0000004352.56068.a8
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