The Oxford SWIFT integral field spectrograph - art. no. 62693L
P SOC PHOTO-OPT INS 6269 (2006) L2693-L2693
Abstract:
We present the design of the Oxford SWIFT integral field spectrograph, a dedicated I and z band instrument (0.65 mu m - 1.0 mu m at R similar to 4000), designed to be used in conjunction with the Palomar laser guide star adaptive optics system (PALAO, and its planned upgrade PALM-3000). It builds on two recent developments (i) the improved ability of second generation adaptive optics systems to correct for atmospheric turbulence at wavelengths <= 1 mu m, and (ii) the availability of CCD array detectors with high quantum efficiency at very red wavelengths (close to the silicon band edge). Combining these with a state-of-the-art integral field unit design using an all-glass image slicer, SWIFT's design provides very high throughput and low scattered light.SWIFT simultaneously provides spectra of similar to 4000 spatial elements, arranged in a rectangular field-of-view of 44 x 89 pixels. It has three on-the-fly selectable pixel scales of 0."24, 0."16 and 0."08. First light is expected in spring 2008.The fundamental plane in RX J0142.0+2131:: A galaxy cluster merger at z=0.28
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL 649:1 (2006) L1-L4
The modulated emission of the ultraluminous X-ray source in NGC 3379
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL 650:2 (2006) 879-884
RX J0142.0+2131.I.The Galaxy Content of an X-Ray-luminous Galaxy Cluster at z=0.28
The Astronomical Journal 130 (2005) 445-474
The discovery of a galaxy-wide superwind from a young massive galaxy at redshift z ~ 3
Nature 436 (2005) 227-229