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CGS4 was the fourth in a series of Cooled Grating Spectrometers built for the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT). This paper reviews the impact of CGS4 on the scientific productivity of UKIRT, examines the origins of this success and concludes with a few personal science highlights.
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- Breakthrough Instrument
- United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT)
- Science Highlights
- Richard Wade
- Acceptance Test Plan
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I am indebted to many members of the original project team and contemporaries from the time of CGS4’s introduction for extensive comments, anecdotes and images: Alan Tokunaga, Bob Joseph, Bob Carswell, David Robertson, Tom Geballe, Gillian Wright, Andy Adamson, Ian Bryson, Jason Cowan, Peter Hastings, and David Montgomery, and in particular to Matt Mountain and Suzanne Ramsay for conversations and advice (and the “Snow Matt” picture!). I am also very grateful to the organizers of the meeting for the invitation and to the other participants for an excellent opportunity to reminisce, interact and plan.
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Puxley, P. (2013). CGS4: A Breakthrough Instrument. In: Adamson, A., Davies, J., Robson, I. (eds) Thirty Years of Astronomical Discovery with UKIRT. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7432-2_5
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