This page gives an overview of the instrumentation available at the ING telescopes. It is revised twice yearly to reflect the options offered in each semester.
The A semester (closing date for applications is the previous September 30th) covers the period 1st February to 31st July. The B semester (closing date for applications is the previous March 31st ) covers the period 1st August to 31st January. Proposals must be submitted on the current version, 02/2000, of the PATT2 form. Font sizes must not be reduced from the style-file defaults.
Full information on all the listed instruments, including the general ING Observers Guide, is indexed in the ING Manuals Home Page. Information on older instruments can still be found on-line in the Obsolete Instruments section of the Manuals Home Page. The WHT webpage replaces the Telescope News section previously found in the Spectrum journal.
Applicants are reminded that to encourage proposals for larger time allocations on the WHT, the PATT2 application form allows a 2-page scientific justification for WHT proposals of six or more nights.
NAOMI applicants are encouraged to check the NICMOS data archive before submitting applications.
Email links to the instrument specialists are given; please contact them directly if you require further information about any instrument.
| Spectroscopy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instrument/Contact | Wavelength Range (Å) | Dispersion (Å/pixel) | Slit Length | Detector | Comments |
| 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope | |||||
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ISIS Spectrograph
Begoña Garcia |
3000-10000Å | 0.19-2.90 (Tek4) 0.11-1.63 (EEV12) |
4' | Red:
Tek4 Blue: EEV12 |
Spectro- and/or Imaging Polarimetry |
|
UES Echelle Spectrograph (§)
John Telting |
3000-10000Å | R=80,000=3.7km/s (2EEV) R=54000=5.4km/s (SITe1) |
3"-5' |
2EEV or SITe1 |
|
|
AUTOFIB2/WYFFOS (§)
John Telting |
3500-10000Å | R=100-3000 (ref.) R=6000 (ech.) |
2".7 fibres | Tek6 | Up to 100 objects |
|
INTEGRAL/WYFFOS
Begoña Garcia |
3500-10000Å | R=100-3000 (ref.) R=6000 (ech.) |
0".45-2".70 fibres Up to 30" square FoV |
Tek6 | Area Spectroscopy/Imaging |
| 2.5-m Isaac Newton Telescope | |||||
|
IDS spectrograph
Begoña Garcia |
3500-10500Å | 0.09-3.66 (EEV10) 0.17-6.50 (Tek5) |
4' |
EEV10 or Tek5 |
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| Imaging | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instrument/Contact | Detector | Filters | Scale ("/pixel) | Field-of-View |
| 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope | ||||
|
Prime Focus Mosaic CCD camera
Thomas Augusteijn |
2EEV | U-Z | 0.24 | 16'.2 x 16'.2 |
|
Aux Port Imager (§)
Thomas Augusteijn |
Tek1 | UBVRI only | 0.11 | 1'.8 |
|
INGRID (Cass) (§) Johan Knapen |
HgCdTe (1024x1024) | ZJHKK_s and 10 narrow-band |
0.242 | 4'.1 |
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NAOMI/INGRID (§) Chris Benn |
HgCdTe (1024x1024) | JHK | 0.04 | 42" |
| 2.5-m Isaac Newton Telescope | ||||
| Wide Field Camera Nic Walton |
4 of 4k x 2k EEV |
Filters include Harris, Sloan-Gunn, Stromgren |
0.33 | 33'.8 x 33'.8 |
| 1.0-m Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope | ||||
| CCD Imager Thomas Augusteijn |
SITe2 | U-Z | 0.33 | 10' x 10' |
The following instruments have visitor instrument status at the ING.
Applicants wishing to submit proposals to use a visitor instrument should
contact the relevant Instrument Contact in the first instance.
| Visitor Instruments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Instrument | Institute | Instrument Contact |
| 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope | ||
| LDSS2 | Durham | Richard Bower |
| S-CAM | ESA | Michael Perryman |
| TAURUS | IoA | Richard McMahon |
| 2.5-m Isaac Newton Telescope | ||
| CIRSI | IoA | Richard McMahon |
| MUSICOS | ESA | Bernard Foing |
| Previous Semesters | 2000B |
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