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.

The WHT instrument-news page replaces the Telescope News section that previously was found in the (now defunct) Spectrum journal.

Email Links to the instrument spoecialists are given, please contact them directly if you require further information about any instrument.

This list is valid for Semester 1998B (1st August 1998 - 31st January 1999).

SPECTROSCOPY

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



ISIS Spectrograph
( sjst@ing.iac.es )		 3000-10000 8-121 4' spectro and/or imaging polarimetry
UES Echelle Spectrograph (§)
( jht@ing.iac.es )		 3000-10000 R=54,000
(= 5.4km/s)		 3''-5'
LDSS 
( jht@ing.iac.es )		 3700-7500Å 100-470 11'.5 fov multi-slit (aperture masks)
TAURUS (FP spectrograph)
( naw@ing.iac.es )		 TAURUS filters R=10000 (125um etalon), R=40000 (500um etalon) upto 9' fov
AUTOFIB2/WYFFOS
( dlp@ing.iac.es )		 3500-10000Å 900-7000 2".7 fibres Upto 120 objects
INTEGRAL/WYFFOS
( dlp@ing.iac.es )		 3500-10000Å 900-2200 0.45-2.70" fibres, upto 30" square fov Area Spectroscopy/Imaging





2.5-m Isaac NewtonTelescope



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





<§> Choice of de-rotators available for UES.


IMAGING

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



Prime Focus Mosaic CCD camera
( crb@ing.iac.es)		 2 of 4k x 2k EEV  3300-9700Å 17".55 16' x 16'
Prime Focus CCD camera
( crb@ing.iac.es )		 Loral  3300-9700Å 17".55 9'.0 x 9'.0
Aux Port Imager
( crb@ing.iac.es )		 TEK or EEV 3300-9700Å 4".51 1'.8 x 1'.8
TAURUS Tunable Filter 
( naw@ing.iac.es )		 TEK 5000-7500Å 23".25 or 12".40 upto 9' x 9' full FOV
LDSS (imaging)
( jht@ing.iac.es )		 SITe 3700-7500Å 24".6 11'.5 x 11'.5

full FOV
WHIRCAM (IR) 
( crb@ing.iac.es ) 		InSb (256x256) 1-2.5um 8".97 68'' x 68 ''
INGRID
( cp@ing.iac.es ) 		HgCdTl (1024x1024) 1-2.2um 13".5 4'.3 x 4'.3





2.5-m Isaac NewtonTelescope



(Wide Field Camera)
( naw@ing.iac.es )		 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
( jht@ing.iac.es )		 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. Commissioning of INGRID is planned for mid-1998.
  3. The WHT PF mosaic imaging camera, consisting of 2 EEV CCDs (4k x 2k each) is expected to be available in the second half of semester 98B
  4. ELECTRA: this adaptive optics unit is likely to be available on a shared risks basis during semester 98B following a commissioning run in July 1998. The IR detector will be WHIRCAM or (later) INGRID. Enquiries should be addressed to Richard Myers ( r.m.myers@durham.ac.uk )
  5. The detectors in use at the ING will be the large format, thinned EEVs, the 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.
  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 initials for the instrument specialists are as follows: 
    	crb:	Chris Benn
	cp:	Chris Packham
	dlp:	Don Pollacco
	sjst:	Steve Smartt
	jht:	John Telting
	naw:	Nic Walton

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This page last updated: 1 March 1998
(With acknowledgements to NOAO/KPNO, from where the style of this page was derived)

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