5.12 Spectral Element [Sp_Element]

The desired Spectral Element should be chosen. Spectral Elements include filters (F), gratings and grisms (G), echelles (E), prisms (PR), polarizers (POL), linear ramps (FR), quadrant filters (FQ) and mirrors (MIRROR). The names of the filters, gratings, grisms, and echelles include the wavelength of the approximate midpoint of the bandpass, in nanometers.

Examples of the Spectral Element designations are the following:

F098M	A medium-band (M) WFC3 IR filter (F) with midpoint of coverage near 0.98 microns
G140L	A low-dispersion (L) STIS grating (G) with midpoint of coverage near 1400 Å
G206	A NICMOS grism (G) with midpoint of coverage near 2.06 microns
E230H	A high-dispersion (H) STIS echelle (E) with midpoint of coverage near 2300 Å
FQ232N	A narrow-band (N) WFC3 UVIS quadrant filter (FQ) with midpoint of coverage near 2320 Å

Polarizer or Crossed Filter

More than one element may be specified, if necessary, using these fields Choose the desired element from the list provided in Part II of these Instructions. They are also are described in the Instrument Handbooks.

Text Proposal File (Sp_Element)

If you are using the Text Proposal File, a second spectral element can be specified after the first one separated by a comma.