ING Telescopes: Instrumentation Options

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 for the current and next semsters.

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 on the ING Manuals Home Page. Information on older instruments can still be found on-line in the 'retired instruments' section of the ING Manuals Home Page.

This list is valid for Semester 1998A (1st February - 31st July 1998).

SPECTROSCOPY

Wavelegth Range (Å) Dispersion (Å/mm) long-slit multi-object or polarisation capability
4.2-m William HerschelTelescope



ISIS Spectrograph 3000-10000 8-121 4' spectro and/or imaging polarimetry
UES Echelle Spectrograph 3000-10000 R=54,000
(= 5.4km/s)		 3''-5'
FOS-II 3500-9700Å 400 (1st order), 200(2nd order) 20''
LDSS  3700-7500Å 100-470 11'.5 fov multi-slit (aperture masks)
TAURUS (FP spectrograph) TAURUS filters R=10000 (125um etalon), R=40000 (500um etalon) upto 9' fov
AUTOFIB2/WYFFOS 3500-10000Å 900-7000 2".7 fibres Upto 120 objects
INTEGRAL/WYFFOS 3500-10000Å 900-2200 0.45-2.70" fibres, upto 30" square fov Area Spectroscopy/Imaging





2.5-m Isaac NewtonTelescope



IDS spectrograph 3500-10500Å 7-271 4'
FOS-I spectrograph 3500-10500Å 486 (1st order); 245 (2nd order) 25'' new Loral CCD
MUSICOS fibre fed Echelle Spectrograph
3500-10000Å R=40000 1.5'' fibre feed






IMAGING

Detector Spectral Range scale
(""/mm)		 Field-of-View
4.2-m William HerschelTelescope



Prime Focus CCD camera Loral  3300-9700Å 17".55 9'.0 x 9'.0
Aux Port Imager TEK or EEV 3300-9700Å 4".51 1'.8 x 1'.8
LDSS (imaging) SITe 3700-7500Å 24".6 11'.5 x 11'.5

full FOV
WHIRCAM (IR)  InSb (256x256) 1-2.5um 8".97 68'' x 68 ''
Mosiac CCD camera
collaborative apps. only		 40 TI-Japan CCDs  BVRIZ 16".77 32'.4 x 50'.7





2.5-m Isaac NewtonTelescope



WFC (Wide Field Camera) 4 of 4k x 2k EEV (13.5um pix) UBVRIZ, [OIII], Halpha filters 24".7 33'.8 x 33'.8





1.0-m Jacobus KapteynTelescope



CCD Imager SITe 3300-9700Å 13".8 11'.2 x 11'.2


  1. FOS-II on the WHT was decommissioned at the end of semester 97B
  2. The RBS on the JKT was decommissioned at the end of semester 97B
  3. The detectors in use at the ING will be the thinned EEVs, Loral, SITe and TEK CCDs. Availability and usage at station is foreseen to evolve through semester 98A as more CCDs become available. Please check these WWW pages for the most up-to-date info on detector availability.
  4. Specifications and technical details of all CCD's current at the ING are given on the ING Detectors technical page.

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This page last updated: 16 February 1998
(With acknowledgements to NOAO/KPNO, from where the style of this page was derived)

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