Probing the absorbing haloes around two high-redshift radio galaxies with VLT-UVES
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 338:1 (2003) 263-272
SAURON: Observations of E/S0/SA galaxies
REV MEX AST ASTR 17 (2003) 199-199
Abstract:
We present results from a new and unique integral-field spectrograph, SAURON. It has a large field of view and high throughput and is primarily built for the study of stellar & gaseous kinematics and stellar populations in galaxies. Its aim is to carry out a systematic survey of the velocity fields, velocity dispersions, and line-strength distributions of nearby ellipticals, lenticular galaxies and spiral bulges.Search for the Companions of Galactic SNe Ia
Chapter in From Twilight to Highlight: The Physics of Supernovae, Springer Nature (2003) 140-147
The Gemini-North Multiobject Spectrograph integration, test and commissioning
P SOC PHOTO-OPT INS 4841 (2003) 1645-1656
Abstract:
The first of two Gemini Multi Object Spectrographs (GMOS) has recently begun operation at the Gemini-North 8m telescope. In this presentation we give an overview of the instrument and describe the overall performance of GMOS-North both in the laboratory during integration, and at the telescope during commissioning. We. describe the development process which led to meeting the demanding reliability and performance requirements on flexure, throughput and image quality. We then show examples of GMOS data and performance on the telescope in its imaging, long-slit and MOS modes. We also briefly highlight novel features in GMOS that are described in more detail in separate presentations, particularly the flexure compensation system and the on-instrument wavefront sensor. Finally we give an update of the current status of GMOS on Gemini-North and future plans.The clustering of sub-mJy radio sources in the Bootes Deep Field
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 339:3 (2003) 695-700