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UKIRT Annual Report 1998
Front cover: Tom Geballe in the UKIRT dome,
photo courtesy A. Adamson. Tom Geballe left UKIRT for Gemini
in October 1998 after 17 years of distinguished service to UKIRT.
THE UNITED KINGDOM INFRARED TELESCOPE
ANNUAL REPORT
1998
Editors: Andy J. Adamson and Sandy K. Leggett
February 2000
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
Previous Annual Reports are also available:
1995-1996 and
1997 .
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The United Kingdom Infrared Telescope
2. Scientific Highlights from 1998
2.1. Sub-Stellar, Stellar and Interstellar
2.2. Galaxies, AGN and Cosmology
3. Report on Operations
3.3.Telescope and Enclosure
3.4.5. Visitor Instruments
3.6.1. Reactive Scheduling
4. Approved Programme
4.1. Completion of UKIRT Upgrades Programme
4.1.1. Telescope Optical Performance
4.1.2. Dome Ventilation System
4.1.3. Dome Floor Insulation
4.1.4. Primary Mirror Cooling
4.1.5. Secondary Mirror Replacement
4.2.Instrumentation Development
4.2.1. UKIRT Fast-Track Imager
4.2.3. The UKIRT Imager Spectrometer
5. Longer Term Plans
5.1. The UKIRT Wide Field Camera (WFCAM)
5.2. Adaptive Secondary Miror (ASM)
6. Financial Statement
Appendix A: List of Publications
Appendix B: Time Allocations
Appendix C: Committee Membership
Appendix D: UKIRT Staff
Appendix E: Addresses
Back cover: UFTI K-band 7'x3' mosaic of the Sombrero
galaxy (M104), taken December 1998, courtesy S. Ryder. This early-type
disk galaxy is viewed almost edge-on.
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