Recent results from the MARTINI III/WHIRCAM infra-red adaptive optics system
(1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Doel, P., Buscher, D., Dunlop, C., Sharples, R., & Andrews, N. (1996). Recent results from the MARTINI III/WHIRCAM infra-red adaptive optics system.
Outputs (1101)
Clusters of Galaxies, X-Rays, and Dark Matter (1999)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Burke, D., Collins, C., Nichol, R., Romer, A., Reichart, D., Holden, B., …Sharples, R. (1999). Clusters of Galaxies, X-Rays, and Dark Matter.
Sky-projected Shack-Hartmann laser guide star (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Butterley, T., Buscher, D. F., Love, G. D., Morris, T. J., Myers, R. M., & Wilson, R. W. (2004). Sky-projected Shack-Hartmann laser guide star.
FRD Optimization for PMAS (1998)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schmoll, J., Popow, E., & Roth, M. (1998). FRD Optimization for PMAS.
VLT Spectroscopy of NGC 3115 Globular Clusters (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kuntschner, H., Ziegler, B. L., Sharples, R., Worthey, G., & Fricke, K. J. (2003). VLT Spectroscopy of NGC 3115 Globular Clusters.
Astrophysical results from COAST (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Young, J. S., Baldwin, J. E., Basden, A. G., Bharmal, N. A., Buscher, D. F., George, A. V., …Peter, J. (2003). Astrophysical results from COAST.
3-D Spectroscopy with Fibers: Extraction Methods and their Limitations (Poster) (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Becker, T., Roth, M., & Schmoll, J. (2000). 3-D Spectroscopy with Fibers: Extraction Methods and their Limitations (Poster).
A new photon-counting spectrometer for the COAST (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Basden, A. G., Haniff, C. A., Mackay, C. D., Bridgeland, M. T., Wilson, D. M., Young, J. S., & David, F. (2004). A new photon-counting spectrometer for the COAST.
L3CCDs: Fast Photon Counting for Optical Interferometry (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Basden, A., Mackay, C., & Haniff, C. (2004). L3CCDs: Fast Photon Counting for Optical Interferometry.
Developments on the UK FMOS project for the Subaru telescope (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lewis, I. J., Dalton, G. B., Holmes, A. R., Brooks, B., Band, C., Tosh, I. A., …Luke, P. (2003). Developments on the UK FMOS project for the Subaru telescope. In M. Iye, & Alan F. M. Moorwood (Eds.), Instrument design and performance for optical/infrared ground-based telescopes: 25-28 August, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, USA (1108-1114). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461940We describe the UK participation in the FMOS project to provide multi-object IR spectroscopy for the Subaru telescope. The UK is working on the design of an OH suppression IR spectrograph, this work comprises the optical design, the opto-mechanical l... Read More about Developments on the UK FMOS project for the Subaru telescope.
OSCA, an Optimized Stellar Coronagraph for Adaptive optics: Description and first light (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thompson, S., Doel, A. P., Bingham, R. G., Charalambous, A., Bissonauth, N., Clark, P., …Talbot, G. (2003). OSCA, an Optimized Stellar Coronagraph for Adaptive optics: Description and first light.
Detection of gamma-ray lines from the direction of the Crab Nebula (1985)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Owens, A., Myers, R., & Thompson, M. (1985). Detection of gamma-ray lines from the direction of the Crab Nebula.
The second-generation VLT instrument MUSE: science drivers and instrument design (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bacon, R., Bauer, S., Bower, R., Cabrit, S., Cappellari, M., Carollo, M., …de Zeeuw, P. T. (2004). The second-generation VLT instrument MUSE: science drivers and instrument design.
A complete sample of globular clusters in NGC 5128. (1988)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sharples, R. (1988). A complete sample of globular clusters in NGC 5128.
The AAT 2dF Project - Current Status (1993)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray, P., Taylor, K., Parry, I., Lewis, I., & Sharples, R. (1993). The AAT 2dF Project - Current Status.
A Search for distant X-ray galaxy clusters (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Burke, D., Collins, C., Nichol, R., Romer, A., Holden, B., Sharples, R., & Ulmer, M. (1996). A Search for distant X-ray galaxy clusters.
BUSCA: Simultaneous imaging in 4 optical bands. (1998)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Reif, K., Bagschik, K., Klink, G., Kohley, R., Poschmann, H., de Boer, K., …Heber, U. (1998). BUSCA: Simultaneous imaging in 4 optical bands. In R. E. Schielicke (Ed.), Astronomische Gesellschaft Meeting Abstracts, Abstracts of Contributed Talks and Posters presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft at Heidelberg, September 14--19, 1998The "Bonn University Simultaneous CAmera" (BUSCA) is a CCD camera system for the CA 2.2.m telescope which allows simultaneous direct imaging of the same area in four colors. It is based on three dichroic beam splitters and four large area detectors (... Read More about BUSCA: Simultaneous imaging in 4 optical bands..
Globular Clusters as Dynamical Probes of the Virgo Giant Elliptical M49 (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bridges, T., Ashman, K., Beasley, M., Geisler, D., Hanes, D., Sharples, R., & Zepf, S. (2000). Globular Clusters as Dynamical Probes of the Virgo Giant Elliptical M49.
Faint Object 2-D Spectroscopy: Promise and Limitations (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roth, M., Becker, T., & Schmoll, J. (2000). Faint Object 2-D Spectroscopy: Promise and Limitations.
Progress on the WHT natural guide star AO system (NAOMI) [3126-03] (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Longmore, A., Wells, M., Strachan, M., Dixon, C., Peacocke, T., Myers, R., …Weise, A. (1997). Progress on the WHT natural guide star AO system (NAOMI) [3126-03].