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UKIRT NEWSLETTER
** UNITED KINGDOM INFRARED TELESCOPE **

United Kingdom Infrared Telescope

N E W S L E T T E R

ISSUE 14, SPRING 2004

**UIST IFU Spectroscopy of Merging Galaxies at z=2.4!**

UIST IFU observations of Elais N2 850.4. Hα velocity structure (contours) superimposed onto an Hα image, showing a 400 km/s shift (from top-left to centre-right) across this merging galaxy.

CONTENTS OF THE SPRING 2004 NEWSLETTER

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RESEARCH NEWS

Massive galaxy formation in dense environments

UKIRT discovers dust in a type Ia supernova

High resolution water spectra of low mass stars using Michelle

Intergral field spectroscopy of starburst driven superwinds at high redshift

UKIRT NEWS

An update on WFCAM progress

UKIRT adopts the JCMT Queue

View from the Top

THE BACK PAGE

UKIRT's first light-weight polystyrene instrument lands in Hilo!

You can also download a full-colour printable version of this newsletter:
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Up: The UKIRT Home Page

Newsletter Editor: Chris Davis (c.davis at jach.hawaii.edu)

Contact: Chris Davis. Updated: Tue Jul 6 16:16:58 HST 2004

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