ING support services
An extensive range of support services are provided by ING, both for ING
telescopes and for the other telescopes at the observatory. These include
the following:
- Three emergency generators, each rated at 300 kVA, capable of supporting
all Isaac Newton Group operations in event of a mains failure
(Picture).
 
- A nitrogen plant, capable of producing 12 litres/hour of liquid nitrogen
for cryogenic cooling of detectors. This currently services all the
telescopes at the observatory (Picture).
 
- A vacuum coating plant capable of evaporating a thin aluminium film onto
the William Herschel Telescope 4.2-metre mirror. This currently services
all the telescopes at the observatory (Picture).
 
- A transport fleet comprising 30 vehicles and associated maintenance facilities;
 
- Mechanical, electronics, optics and detector laboratories.
 
- General computing facilities.
 
- A library supporting the needs of visiting astronomers and staff.
This page last updated: 04 June 1996
miles@ing.iac.es