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UKIRT Annual Report 1995 and 1996
Front cover: UKIRT in 1994,
photography by J D Waldron, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh,
copyright (c) 1994 Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
THE UNITED KINGDOM INFRARED TELESCOPE
ANNUAL REPORT
1995 AND 1996
Editors: Thomas R. Geballe and Sandy K. Leggett
February 1998
Joint Astronomy Centre
660 N. A'ohoku Place
Hilo
Hawaii 96720 USA
UKIRT is operated by the Joint Astronomy Centre on behalf of
the U.K. Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
This Report is available as a gzipped postscript file by clicking here
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The United Kingdom Infrared Telescope
2. Scientific Highlights from 1995 and 1996
2.1. Highlights from Semesters 95A, 95B, 96A, and 96B
2.1.1. Galaxies and Quasars
2.1.2. Star Formation, the Interstellar Medium, and Stellar Evolution
2.2. Selected Scientific Results
2.2.1. IRCAM and the Oldest Objects in the High-Redshift Universe
2.2.2. IRCAM Detection of Extended ``Dark'' Galaxy Halos
2.2.3. IRPOL's Galactic and Extragalactic Commissioning Results
2.2.4. CGS4 and X-Ray Binaries
2.2.5. MAX, CGS4 and IRCAM and the Environment of T Tauri
2.2.6. CGS4 Reveals the Unique Nature of the Brown Dwarf Gl 229B
2.2.7. CGS3 and Spectral Irradiance Calibration in the Infrared
3. The Service Observing Program
3.2. Selected Scientific Result: Detection of H3+
4. Report on Operations
4.3.Telescope Performance
4.4.5. Visitor Instruments
4.6.1. Reactive Scheduling
5. Instrumentation Development
5.1. UKIRT Fast-Track Imager
5.3. The UKIRT Imager Spectrometer
5.4. The University of Hawaii Adaptive Optics System
6. UKIRT Upgrades
6.5. Dome Ventilation Systems
6.6. Primary Mirror Cooling System
6.7. Dome Floor Insulation
7. Financial Statement
Appendix A: List of Publications
Appendix B: Time Allocations
Appendix C: Committee Membership
Appendix D: UKIRT Staff
Appendix E: Addresses
Back cover: CGS4 detection of [OIII] emission in high-redshift galaxies
(see section 2.1.2), courtesy M. Pettini, from Pettini et al. in preparation
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