ING Telescopes

Instrumentation Options 2000A

This page gives an overview of the telescopes and instrumentation options available at the ING telescopes.

This information is revised twice yearly to reflect options available in the forthcoming semster.

The A semester (closing date for applications is the previous September 30th) is for observations in the period 1st February to 31st July. The B semester (closing date for applications is the previous March 31st ) covers the observational period 1st August to 31st January.

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 instrument-news page replaces the Telescope News section previously found in the Spectrum journal. The PATT application form has been modified to allow a second page for the scientific justification FOR APPLICATIONS TO THE WHT OF 6 OR MORE NIGHTS.

Email links to the instrument specialists are given; please contact them directly if you require further information about any instrument.

This list is valid for Semester 2000A (1st February 2000 - 31st July 2000).

Check notes (§) at foot of tables

Spectroscopy

Wavelength Range (Å) Dispersion (Å/mm) long-slit Detector multi-object or polarisation capability
4.2-m William
Herschel Telescope




ISIS Spectrograph
( djl@ing.iac.es )		 3000-10000Å 8-121 4' Red: Tek2
Blue: EEV12		 spectro and/or imaging polarimetry
UES Echelle Spectrograph (§)
( jht@ing.iac.es )		 3000-10000Å R=54,000
(= 5.4km/s)		 3"-5' 4k x 4k EEV42
or SITe1
AUTOFIB2/WYFFOS (§)
( jht@ing.iac.es )		 3500-10000Å R=100-3000
(reflection mode)
R=6000
(echelle mode)		 2".7 fibres Tek6 Up to 100 objects
INTEGRAL/WYFFOS
( bgarcia@ing.iac.es )		 3500-10000Å R=100-3000
(reflection mode)
R=6000
(echelle mode)		 0.45-2.70" fibres, up to 30" square fov Tek6 Area Spectroscopy/Imaging






2.5-m Isaac
Newton Telescope




IDS spectrograph
( naw@ing.iac.es )		 3500-10500Å 7-271 4' EEV10
or Tek5


Imaging

Detector Spectral Range Scale
("/mm)		 Field-of-View
4.2-m William Herschel Telescope



Prime Focus Mosaic CCD camera
( crb@ing.iac.es)		 4k x 4k EEV42 3300-9700Å 17.55 16'.2 x 16'.2
Aux Port Imager (§)
( crb@ing.iac.es )		 TEK1 Fixed Harris UBVRI
filter set		 4.51 1'.8 x 1'.8
INGRID
( cp@ing.iac.es ) 		HgCdTl (1024x1024) 0.996-2.370um 13.5 4'.1 x 4'.1





2.5-m Isaac Newton Telescope



Wide Field Camera
( naw@ing.iac.es )		 4 of 4k x 2k EEV Filters include
Sloan-Gunn,
Harris, Stromgren
narrow band		 24.7 33'.8 x 33'.8





1.0-m Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope



CCD Imager
( jht@ing.iac.es )		 SITe2 3300-9700Å 13.8 10' x 10'


§ Notes

  1. LDSS and TAURUS are no longer offered as common-user instruments - see the ING Newsletter for details.
  2. UES is offered with a choice of SITe or the 2xEEV mosaic, and the long- or short-slit derotator only.
  3. AUTOFIB2 small fibres will be commissioned in Semester 2000A.
  4. NAOMI adaptive optics is expected to be commissioned in Semester 2000A, and a call for Service Proposals will be announced early in the semester.
  5. AUX port imaging is permanently available using CuSO4-U and Harris-BVRI filters only.
  6. Specifications and technical details of all CCD's current at the ING are given on the ING Detectors' technical page.
  7. Full details of all ING filters are given in the Filter Home Page
  8. SIGNAL can be used to calculate exposure times for any telescope/instrument/detector combination.

  9. The instrument specialists are:

    bgarcia Begoña Garcia
    crb Chris Benn
    cp Chris Packham
    djl Danny Lennon
    jht John Telting
    naw Nic Walton

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This page last updated(IS): 11 November 1999

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