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Table 3.
Summary of the input parameters to simulate HARMONI observations of AGNs and their host.
HSIM parameter | Input value | Comments |
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Exposure time | 900 | Integration time of each exposure in seconds |
Nexp | 12 | Number of exposures |
Grating | Iz + J & H + K | Selection according to target redshift |
Spaxel scale | 20 × 20 | In mas × mas |
Zenith seeing | 0.64 arcsec | Average seeing at Cerro Armazones (Skidmore et al. 2009) |
Air mass | 1.1 | Average air mass during the HARMONI observation |
Moon illumination | 0 | Fraction of the Moon illuminated in dark nights |
Jitter | 3 | Telescope PSF blur in mas |
Telescope temperature | 280 | Typical temperature of the site and telescope in K |
ADR on or off | True | Simulate the atmospheric differential refraction |
AO mode | LTAO | Adaptive optics (AO) mode of the observations |
Detector systematics | None | Detector systematics not included |
Noise seed | 1234 | Random number generator |
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