Slitless spectrometers can provide both spatial and spectral information of extended objects, such as the Sun, in a single snapshot. The data, however, require unfolding of overlapping spatial and spectral information. Thanks to advances in computer processing speeds, there have been several techniques developed to complete the spatial/spectral unfolding, unlocking the full capability of slitless spectrometers for solar observations. The goal of this talk is to give an overview of the capability of such instruments and demonstrate their usefulness in the next decade of solar observatories and beyond.
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