Appendix A NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

¬New appointment in FY06 S Non-NSF (external) funding ±Term ended in FY06

HELMUT A. ABT, Emeritus Astronomer

Research Interests Formation and evolution of double stars; publication statistics

FY06 Accomplishments: Abt considered the eccentricities of 553 spectroscopic and 616 visual binaries with known orbital elements and dwarf primaries. These show that for long periods (P>275 yrs), all eccentricities are equally probable, indicating that when wide binaries are formed, no single eccentricity is preferred. For shorter periods due to tidal interactions, the highest eccentricities disappear first until, for the shortest periods, only the zeros remain. Abt also considered the papers published in the major journals in five sciences (physics, astronomy, geophysics, mathematics, and chemistry). The numbers of papers published annually since 1970 divided by the numbers of members of the appropriate scientific society (e.g. American Physical Society) are constants, indicating that the numbers of scientific papers depend only on the numbers of research scientists and not upon the quality, sensitivity, or quantity of the instruments and computers that they used. Abt presented talks in China on “Early Chinese Inventions” and “National Astronomical Productivities” at Nanjing University and the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing; “Stellar Disks and the Interstellar Medium” at National Astronomical Observatory, Beijing; “Early Chinese Inventions” at Beijing Normal Univ. Beijing. Abt attended the Seventh Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics in Seoul, South Korea, in November 2005, and gave talks on “The First Six Pacific Rim Conferences” and “Tidal Effects in Binaries.” He attended the Centennial Celebration for Dorrit Hoffleit at Yale Univ. in April 2006, and gave a talk on “Spectral Classification Surveys.” Abt attended the IAU General Assembly in Prague, Czech Republic, and IAU Symposium No. 240 on “Binary Stars as Critical Tools and Tests in Contemporary Astrophysics,” and gave a talk on “Observed Orbital Eccentricities.” Abt wrote eight papers.

FY07 Plans Abt will attend, by invitation, a conference on “Astronomical Communication” in Brussels, Belgium, June 10-13, 2007, and give a paper. He has a tentative invitation to give several talks in China. Abt will do research on binaries among high-velocity stars, on metallic-line (Am) Stars, and on publication statistics.

TAFT E. ARMANDROFF, Astronomer (Director, NOAO Gemini Science Center)±

JASON P. AUFDENBERG, Research AssociateS±

Research Interests Stellar atmospheres; stellar winds; fundamental properties of stars; interferometry; spectroscopy; radiative transfer; modeling

FY06 Accomplishments Aufdenberg and colleagues (including S. Ridgway) published their interferometric observations and modeling of the important photometric standard Vega. This work supports the model of Vega as a pole- on rapid rotator. In addition, Aufdenberg was a co-author on three published interferometric studies based on data from the CHARA Array on Mount Wilson: the detection of Vega’s debris disk in the K- band, measurements of M-dwarf angular diameters, and the detection of circumstellar material surrounding delta Cephei and Polaris. Aufdenberg was also a co-author of a study on the limb darkening

A-1 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

of the star SV Cam based on a comparison of model atmospheres to precise multi-band photometry from the Hubble Space Telescope. Aufdenberg also contributed models for a published multi-wavelength study of the prototypical symbiotic star Z And. This work puts forth a new, two-stage model for the symbiotic outburst. Aufdenberg collected additional interferometric data on hot stars Rigel and Spica and presented the first results on Spica as an invited talk in a symposium at the International Astronomical Union General Assembly in Prague. Aufdenberg left the NOAO staff in early August 2006. He is now an assistant professor in the Physical Sciences Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL.

DMITRY BIZYAEV, Research AssociateS

Research Interests High-resolution stellar spectroscopy; stellar radial velocities and chemical abundance; star formation in collisional ring galaxies; structure of spiral galaxies; dark halos

FY06 Accomplishments Bizyaev and V.V. Smith continued selection of radial velocity stable red giants for the SIM Planet Quest mission (under NASA grant through JPL). During 121 nights (96 observing ones) at the 82–inch telescope (McDonald Observatory, Texas), 2490 spectra were obtained and all spectra were reduced. Parameters and history of star formation in collisional ring galaxy Arp 10 were studied via the modeling of emission and absorption spectral features (in collaboration with the UWO, Canada; SAO RAS, Russia). Development of the bending instability in galactic disks was studied (in collaboration with Volgograd Univ., Russia). Structural parameters of 140 edge-on galaxies, including extinction-free disk thickness, were estimated from 2MASS NIR images.

FY07 Plans Bizyaev will continue the observations of SIM reference stars. He and V.V. Smith expect to estimate radial velocity variation and abundances [Fe/H] for most objects from their sample (about 1400 stars). Studies of propagating star formation in collisional ring galaxies will be continued. Connection between dark halos and stellar disks properties will be studied with the help of edge-on spiral galaxies.

ROBERT BLUM, Associate Astronomer, NOAO/NGSC

Research Interests The Galactic Center; massive star formation; resolved stellar populations

FY06 Accomplishments Blum, in collaboration with PI Meixner (STScI) and colleagues, continued as lead of the evolved stars group (one of three science groups) on the Spitzer Space Telescope SAGE survey. This second generation Legacy program surveyed the LMC in all IRAC and MIPS bands. Two papers were accepted in refereed journals of which Blum was lead author on one. Blum is funding postdoc. Sean Points at CTIO through a sizable Spitzer grant related to the SAGE project (with Co-I Olsen of CTIO). Blum continued his collaboration with Conti (JILA) and Damineli (U. Sao Paulo) to investigate Galactic Giant HII regions with a five-night run on the CTIO 4-m. Blum participated in first science use of the new integral field spectrometer, NIFS, at Gemini North as a member of PI McGregor’s (ANU) NIFS science team.

FY07 Plans Blum will continue exploiting the SAGE data set. His evolved star group should produce several more papers this year including a first author for postdoc. Points on the properties of LMC clusters as seen

A-2 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

through SAGE. Blum will continue the program to investigate Galactic Giant HII region stellar content. His group’s ninth paper in this effort is nearly ready to be submitted (lead author Lys Figueredo, a former student of Damineli and now at Open University in the UK). This program seeks to understand massive star formation and Galactic structure and uses the NOAO 4-meters and both Gemini 8-meter telescopes. Blum is reducing a NIFS data set on two Galactic Giant HII regions taken during the 2006 PI time of McGregor at Gemini North. This data set will result in a first author paper for Blum this year.

TODD BOROSON Astronomer (Deputy Director, NOAO)

Research Interests Structural and physical properties of active galactic nuclei; stellar populations and their evolution; O/IR instrumentation; analysis and mining of large astronomical data sets

FY06 Accomplishments Boroson continued to work on reduction of the Gemini IR spectra of QSOs obtained in the previous year. For the automatic measurement of QSO spectral properties, he has developed tools that utilize K-L transforms to produce relatively noise-free versions of the many thousands of SDSS QSO spectra. A number of new correlations among spectral properties are seen in the resulting database. In addition, in collaboration with D. Schneider and M. Eracleous (Penn State U.), he has begun a study of possible binary black hole AGN, in which the H-beta line peak is offset from the systemic velocity by thousands of km/s.

FY07 Plans Boroson plans a 6-month sabbatical in FY07, during which he will use the automatic tools developed in the past year to complete the analysis of the low-redshift SDSS QSO spectra and interpret the observed characteristics in terms of physical parameters. Spectra of the sample of possible binary black hole AGN will be analyzed in search of evidence that the offset H-beta peaks are shifting.

KATHERINE J. BRAND, Research Associate±

SEAN D. BRITTAIN, Research Associate (Michelson Fellow, NASA)±

CHRISTINE CHEN, Research Associate (Spitzer Fellow, NASA)S

Research Interests Star and planet formation

FY06 Accomplishments Chen, in collaboration with the IRS Disks team (led by D. Watson, University of Rochester), modeled Spitzer IRS 5–35-micron spectra of ~60 nearby IRAS-discovered debris disks. She assumed that circumstellar dust was either located in (1) a ring around the star, or (2) a continuous disk that is produced as particles spiral into the central star under the Poynting-Robertson effect. Chen found that the spectra are better fit by a single temperature black body, suggesting that the inner regions of the disks have been cleared and that the disks are collisionally dominated. In collaboration with A. Li and the Fab4 team (led by K. Stapelfeldt, JPL), Chen modeled the Spitzer IRS 5–35-micron spectrum of beta Pictoris. She reported: (1) the first detection of weak crystalline silicate emission features at wavelengths lambda > 20 microns, (2) upper limits on the atomic and molecular gas masses, and (3) that photon-stimulated desorption may produce the observed atomic Na I gas seen in Keplerian rotation.

A-3 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

FY07 Plans Chen hopes to continue to study the dust and gas around young stars in Sco-Cen. In collaboration with M. Jura (UCLA), she hopes to complete a Spitzer MIPS search for 24- and 70-micron excesses around 100 solar-like stars in ScoCen, and, in collaboration with the IRS Disks team, to use Spitzer IRS and MIPS SED mode observations to follow up discoveries of debris disks. She will use follow-up spectroscopy and SED-mode observations to determine the minerology and the structure of circumstellar disks. In collaboration with J. Najita and M. Meyer (Steward), Chen hopes to obtain high-resolution visual spectra of her ScoCen targets to search for accretion signatures and circumstellar atomic absorption features. In collaboration with M. Jura and M. Munno (Caltech), she hopes to obtain x-ray observations of her ScoCen targets to determine whether stellar wind drag is an effective dust grain removal mechanism around solar-like stars with ages ~10 Myrs.

CHARLES F. CLAVER, Scientist

Research Interests Age and history of the Milky Way; stellar populations; large optical/infrared telescopes; Large Synoptic Survey Telescope; astronomical instrumentation; atmospheric physics

FY06 Accomplishments As telescope/site scientist for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), Claver has continued his work on the design and development of the 8.4-m 3.5-degree field-of-view telescope system. In particular, Claver, Phillion (LLNL), and Upton (NIO) have worked to develop an optical compensation strategy and show that the LSST optical design can be realized within reasonable tolerances. In addition, Claver, working with Corson (WIYN) and an outside consultant, has developed new wavefront curvature analysis software to work with the unusual pupil geometry. Claver, Burke (SLAC), Rosenberg (LLNL), and scientists from the LSST collaboration have completed a coordinated campaign using SOAR and Gemini South to evaluate the effects of atmospheric turbulence on estimating weak lensing induced shear. The results of this work have resulted in one submitted journal paper, Asztalos et al, “Properties of Ellipticity Correlation with Atmospheric Turbulence from Gemini” submitted to the Astrophysical Journal and one paper in preparation describing the wavefront correlations at SOAR. Claver and Mighell (NOAO) worked with REU student M. Stone over the summer to analyze data from two successful observing runs with the WIYN Tip-Tilt module to observe the distant compact open clusters NGC-1193 and Be54. The high angular resolution from WIYN and the tip-tilt module enabled more precise and deeper photometry than had been done previously.

FY07 Plans Claver plans to continue his work on the LSST project toward detailing the telescope design and control in preparation of a Conceptual Design Review. Claver, with others from the LSST project, will install an infrared all-sky camera on Cerro Pachón to evaluate the relationship between IR imagery and visible extinctions as part of LSST calibration studies. He will also continue leading the development of the alignment and wavefront sensing strategy for the LSST active optics control system. Claver will also continue in his role as interim LSST Systems Engineer until a full-time replacement can be found. He plans to continue his observation work on old open clusters in the Milky Way.

STEVEN K. CROFT, Senior Science Education Specialist (Astronomer)

Research Interests Variable stars; planetary geology and geophysics

A-4 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

FY06 Accomplishments Croft continued his work in formal and informal science education. He continued work on the Investigating Astronomy project in partnership with TERC, providing scientific content and images to the effort that will produce the first new astronomy textbook in 20 years aimed at high school students. He also continued to develop an asteroid research project aimed at middle school students in support of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope educational outreach effort. He continued in the TLRBSE program, providing technical support and running the project’s remote-controlled telescope program. Croft wrote and submitted a new educational proposal tied to NOAO’s International Polar Year science proposal, “Astronomical Site Survey of the Antarctic Plateau.” He also began work on the educational outreach project supporting the Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope project.

FY07 Plans Croft will continue work on the Investigating Astronomy project, participating in content development and scientific reviews, and providing the numerous images and other astronomical data sets needed for the project as it moves into its third year. He will also continue developing the asteroid research project for the LSST EPO program, the GSMT EPO project, and, if funded, the Antarctic Site Selection project. He will also continue coordinating the remote telescope portion of the Teacher Observing Program and provide technical support to the TLRBSE program.

EMMANUELE DADDI, Research Associate (Spitzer Fellow, NASA)±

ARJUN DEY, Associate Astronomer

Research Interests Galaxy evolution; high-redshift galaxies; large-scale structure; AGN evolution and clustering

FY06 Accomplishments Dey is one of the two PIs (with Jannuzi) of the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey (NDWFS), an investigation of galaxy evolution and clustering over an unprecedented volume. This survey has spurred a huge investment in ground- and space-based resources (VLA, Westerbork, Spitzer, MMT, Keck, GALEX, Chandra), and the resulting unique multi-wavelength database is allowing a comprehensive study of galaxy evolution and structure formation in the 0luminosity, mass, color, number density, and clustering of normal, early-type galaxies between 0

FY07 Plans During the upcoming fiscal year, Dey will be on sabbatical. During this period, he will continue to work primarily on galaxy evolution and clustering, using the NDWFS and related survey data. He plans to continue studying the clustering and evolution of the red envelope galaxy population, investigating the growth of the central black holes in these systems, and studying the high-z Lyman break galaxy

A-5 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

population. Along with M. Prescott (Univ. of Arizona graduate student), Dey is beginning a study of the space density of large Lyman Alpha-emitting nebulae and the constraints they place on the formation of massive galaxies. He is also helping to organize a Tucson workshop on the formation of massive galaxies. Dey will participate in the WFMOS Conceptual Study (being led by the AAO) in the role of Survey Scientist, organizing the core science teams to carry out the two key scientific projects (a Dark Energy study and a Galactic Archaeology study). Dey is also leading a study of the impact of a possible field-of-view descope of the WFMOS key science projects.

DAVID DE YOUNG, Astronomer

Research Interests Theoretical astrophysics, especially non-linear phenomena; galaxy clusters; active galactic nuclei; extragalactic radio sources; MHD processes

FY06 Accomplishments De Young completed and published (ApJ 1 Sept 2006) a series of calculations that examine the content of extragalactic radio jets. Until now, the only known components in these objects were relativistic electrons and magnetic fields. However, the combination of recent x-ray and radio observations of radio sources in rich clusters allowed for the first time accurate calorimetry of radio sources. Knowledge of the total energy present in these objects then permits limits to be placed on the nature of the particle content in the jets that supply the extended sources. De Young, in collaboration with T.W. Jones (U. Minnesota) and S.M. O’Neill (U. Minnesota), also completed an extension to three dimensions of time-dependent numerical MHD simulations of the evolution of radio sources in clusters of galaxies. These calculations will extend the previous set of two-dimensional studies completed in FY05, and they should provide a definitive view of the evolution of these objects and their contribution to reheating of the intracluster medium.

FY07 Plans De Young will continue work on the evolution of radio sources in clusters, using the recently completed 3-D extension of the MHD calculations mentioned above. Detailed calculations of the evolution of “heavy” jets from AGN are being initiated, as are new calculations of mass entrainment in collimated outflows that include self-consistent evolution of magnetic fields. De Young will also continue collaboration with T. Rector (U. Alaska) on the evolution of compact outflows in the nuclei of galaxies.

MARK DICKINSON, Associate Astronomer

Research Interests Galaxy formation and evolution; galaxy clusters and large-scale structure; quasar absorption line systems; evolution of active galaxies

FY06 Accomplishments Dickinson successfully proposed for a second Spitzer Legacy science program, described in more detail below in FY07 Plans. The Legacy projects are major surveys using large amounts of Spitzer observing time to produce public data products useful for addressing a variety of important scientific problems. At NOAO, Dickinson coordinated most of the logistics for the GOODS data reduction and delivery, and for ground-based supporting observations. He continued an NOAO/TSIP program of Keck spectroscopy targeting 24-micron sources at 0.8 < z < 2.5 and Lyman break galaxies at 3.5 < z < 6.5. Along with other members of the GOODS science team, Dickinson has been analyzing the stellar populations and masses of high redshift galaxies selected in a variety of ways, as well as the dust-obscured energetics of star formation and active galactic nuclei. The survey has identified and spectroscopically confirmed galaxies

A-6 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

at z~5 to 6 with stellar masses approaching that of today’s Milky Way, as well as highly tantalizing (but as yet unconfirmed) candidates for much more massive galaxies at still higher redshifts. GOODS 24- micron data has also uncovered a very numerous population of luminous and ultraluminous infrared starburst galaxies at 1.5 < z < 3. Dickinson worked with NOAO postdoctoral fellows Daddi and MacDonald on science from GOODS, including efforts to calibrate the derived star formation rates using multiwavelength data. Their work showed that this redshift interval was the epoch in which today’s most massive galaxies appear to have formed most of their stars. Dickinson has been working with collaborators at the SSC and other institutions to obtain IRS follow-up spectroscopy of faint 24-micron sources in GOODS, and 16-micron imaging over both GOODS fields.

FY07 Plans Dickinson, along with NOAO postdoc researchers N. Reddy and S. Salim, will work on science from the new Legacy program and from GOODS. The Legacy program will obtain deep Spitzer/MIPS observations over three fields with a combined solid angle roughly 7x that of GOODS. In particular, the project will be geared toward very deep 70-micron observations. Previously, most Spitzer surveys at wavelengths longer than 24 microns were too shallow to detect any but the most hyperluminous and exotic objects at z > 1. The new program will expose 12 times longer than in the MIPS GTO deep surveys, enough to detect a significant number of luminous infrared galaxies at 1 < z < 2. These data will sample dust emission in the 25–35-micron rest frame wavelength range, which Spitzer surveys of nearby galaxies have shown correlates extremely well with star formation, avoiding many of the physical and observational complexities of the shorter mid-infrared wavelengths where PAH emission and silicate absorption dominate the spectrum. The 70-micron data will thus help interpret and calibrate the more sensitive but also more ambiguous 24-micron data. In combination with radio and submm observations of these fields, Dickinson, Reddy and Salim will also measure dust temperatures in galaxies at high redshift. The new program will also obtain 24-micron imaging at “near-GOODS” depth over a much larger area than GOODS. The combined 24- and 70-micron data offer a powerful means to identify heavily obscured AGN by their warm dust emission. Observations for the new program began in early September 2006, and will continue through the summer of 2007.

JONATHAN H. ELIAS, Astronomer

Research Interests Star formation and evolution; Magellanic Clouds; supernovae

FY06 Accomplishments Elias was the NOAO lead on a feasibility study for the Thirty Meter Telescope mid-infrared echelle spectrograph (MIRES) and provided support for other TMT instrument development activities. The MIRES feasibility study was completed and reviewed in March. Elias was designated the NOAO Project Scientist for TMT in February.

FY07 Plans Elias’ scientific activities planned for FY07 will be almost exclusively in support of TMT, including, but not limited to, support of the TMT SAC and systems engineering effort.

KATY GARMANY, Associate Scientist (Senior Science Education Specialist)

Research Interests Formation and evolution of massive stars

A-7 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

FY06 Accomplishments Garmany took over management of the TLRBSE program, including recruiting teachers, teaching an on- line component and organizing the summer workshop, including 4 nights at Kitt Peak. She managed the teacher/student observing program (TOP) and handled groups at the 0.9-m, and is developing a student project using data from this telescope. She taught Astronomy 101 at the Tohono O’Odham Community College in Sells, and worked with the College as they prepared an NSF proposal for increased science and math at TOCC. She collaborated on two successful science education proposals with other NOAO scientists.

FY07 Goals Garmany will manage the transition of the TLRBSE program to in-house funding and refine the focus of this program. She will continue to work with the Tohono O’Odham to increase communication, both through the community college and through other contact in the community. Garmany expects to complete work on a major revision of the TLRBSE (now Astronomy RBSE) Web site and incorporate material developed as part of her other EPO grants.

KENNETH H. HINKLE, Scientist

Research Interests Peculiar and late-type stars; circumstellar and interstellar matter; molecular spectroscopy; instrumentation

FY06 Accomplishments Hinkle, with Wallace (NOAO), Ayres (CASA), and Valenti (STScI), published a monograph on observations of and line identification in the Arcturus UV spectrum. Hinkle continued his work on the evolution of late-type binary systems. Papers were published in collaboration with Fekel (Tennessee State), Joyce (NOAO), Lebzelter (Vienna), and Wood (ANU) on the evolution of the neutron star-AGB binary V2116 Oph and several white dwarf-red giant systems. Hinkle continued work with Lebzelter on Spitzer observations of circumstellar shells around 47 Tuc AGB stars. Hinkle also collaborated with Brittain (Clemson) and Lambert (Texas) on circumstellar disks. Hinkle authored one paper and co- authored an additional three SPIE papers resulting from the design of the high-resolution near-infrared spectrograph HRNIRS.

FY07 Plans Hinkle will continue work on high-resolution, near-infrared spectrographs. In addition to work on instrumentation, Hinkle will continue several ongoing collaborations with Lambert, V. Smith, and Cuhna (NOAO) on abundances of evolved stars. Additional observations of orbital data for evolved late-type binaries with publications in collaboration with Fekel and Joyce are envisaged. Hinkle will also continue working on several projects concerning infrared observations of circumstellar and circumbinary shells and disks in collaboration with Brittain and Lebzelter.

BUELL T. JANNUZI, Associate Astronomer (Acting Director and Deputy Director, Kitt Peak National Observatory)

Research Interests Observational cosmology; formation and evolution of large-scale structure; quasars and quasar absorption line systems; instrumentation for surveys

A-8 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

FY06 Accomplishments Jannuzi continued work as Co-PI with A. Dey on the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey (NDWFS), an 18 square degree optical and near-IR imaging survey designed to study the formation and evolution of galaxies and large-scale structure in the Universe. The survey covers two sub-fields located in the constellations Boötes and Cetus. The primary observations for the NDWFS were completed in 2004, but processing of the images continued in FY06. The Boötes field images and catalogs were released in October 2004. Jannuzi has been preparing the Cetus data for release during FY07. Over 100 papers have already made use of these data to study a variety of astrophysical problems, and additional papers are in preparation. In FY06, Jannuzi co-authored 14 of these papers covering a diverse set of topics, ranging from “The Evolving Luminosity Function of Red Galaxies” (Brown et al., 2006) to a study of rare objects found by their mid-IR properties (Stern et al., 2006). Jannuzi co-authored additional papers in FY06 studying clusters of galaxies and the properties of AGN. His ongoing studies of the intergalactic medium resulted in the paper, “The Association between Gas and Galaxies II: The 2-point Correlation Function,” submitted, with R. Willman, S. Morris, A. Shone (Durham U.) and R. Dave (U. of Arizona), to MNRAS during the summer of 2006.

FY07 Plans Jannuzi plans to complete a study (in collaboration with J. Bechtold) of the physical properties of Lyman-alpha absorption line systems using HST/STIS UV spectroscopy of intermediate redshift quasars. He will also remain involved in analysis of several recently completed surveys: the Large Area Lyman- alpha (LALA) Survey (PIs Rhoads and Malhotra), AGES (AGN Galaxy Evolution Survey; PIs Kochaneck and Eisenstein), and CHAMP (The Chandra Multi-wavelength Project; PI P. Green). Jannuzi will continue as a co-I in the IRAC Shallow Survey (PI Eisenhardt), the deep near-IR imaging survey (FLAMEX, PIs Elston and Gonzalez), and the Spitzer MIPS (PI Soifer) imaging surveys that are observing portions of the NDWFS survey fields. Jannuzi is co-I on several HST and Spitzer programs approved for time during 2006. With these programs he will study the evolving properties of galaxies as a function of time.

RICHARD R. JOYCE, Scientist

Research Interests Late-type stars; mass loss; infrared detector and instrumentation development

FY06 Accomplishments Joyce continued a long-term project with Hinkle (NOAO) and Fekel (TSU) to determine orbits of symbiotic stars by measurement of their radial velocities at infrared wavelengths, emphasizing the largely unstudied Southern sky. The results for V2116 Oph, a rare neutron star symbiotic, were published and results for several other symbiotics were accepted for publication. The same observational techniques were used to measure the pulsation of long-period variable stars in 47 Tucanae. Joyce also collaborated in a study of carbon and oxygen abundances in metal-poor globular cluster stars, using high- resolution infrared spectra obtained with Phoenix on Gemini South.

FY07 Plans Joyce will continue the infrared radial velocity measurements of the Southern symbiotic stars and the abundance studies of globular cluster stars. He will use awarded observing time with IRMOS on the Mayall telescope to survey a number of Planetary Nebulae at high spectral resolution in the infrared. One goal is to identify lines of uncommon elements whose presence may be diagnostic of neutron-capture processes in the progenitor star.

A-9 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

TOM KINMAN, Emeritus Astronomer

RESEARCH INTEREST Galactic structure; galactic halo; horizontal branch stars; RR Lyrae stars

FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Kinman acquired and partly reduced 706 frames of 77 RR Lyrae stars mostly in Lick Survey fields using the 32-inch Tenagra telescope. Kinman, with Clewley (Oxford), worked on improving SDSS ugr to UBV transformations and published a paper with him showing possible spatial clumping in BHB stars found in an SDSS survey. Kinman, with Cacciari (Bologna) revised distances of 117 NGP halo stars and found that the RR Lyrae stars, but not BHB stars, showed strong retrograde motion (agreeing with Borkova and Marsakov). Kinman collaborated with Morrison (Case) to get improved samples for an analysis of the local halo, and contributed both visual and IR photometry (and some spectroscopy) of local halo stars collected over the years.

FY07 PLANS Kinman will continue CCD photometry of RR Lyrae stars in Lick fields if the Tenagra telescope is available, and will reduce existing data from this telescope. Kinman will publish his nearly completed discussion of halo kinematics at the NGP and follow this with a paper giving the data on which this is based. This will include a comparison of the Johnson colors with those from 2MASS, SDSS, etc. An updatable version will be put on the Web. Kinman will continue work with Clewley on photometric transformations and halo clumps. Kinman will continue the collaboration with Morrison, Helmi et al., which aims to find local halo “groups” using angular momenta diagrams.

TOD R. LAUER, Associate Astronomer

Research Interests Extragalactic astronomy; normal galaxies; nuclear black holes; stellar populations; cosmology; astronomical image processing; space-based astronomy platforms

FY06 Accomplishments Lauer was Principal Investigator of a successful NASA profile to define the Destiny concept for the Joint Dark Energy Mission. Desinty is a Near-IR Space Telescope that will use supernovae and weak lensing as dark energy probes. Lauer was the lead author on two major papers on the central structure of ellipticals galaxies, one ratifying the bimodal central structure of galaxies, and the second concluding that extremely high mass black holes may reside at the center of the brightest cluster galaxies (BCG). To test this hypothesis, Lauer and a number of his colleagues on the “Nuker” Team have begun a program of using the Keck OSIRIS instrument with laser adaptive optics to weigh black holes at the centers of BCGs.

FY07 Plans Lauer’s major task will be to lead the Destiny JDEM study. Current plans are that NASA will review the overall status of JDEM in 2007 to decide if a mission can be undertaken in the near future. Lauer will also continue to work on measuring the properties of black holes in the most massive galaxies. Lauer also will be working on the HST program on the structure of the M31 nucleus, the stellar population of M31, and searching for microlensing events in M87.

A-10 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

TING-HUI LEE, Research Associate (NASA)S

Research Interests Late stages of stellar evolution; Galactic and extra-Galactic planetary nebulae (PNe); mechanisms of shaping PNe; radiative transfer; eclipsing binaries

FY06 Accomplishments Lee and collaborators completed the analysis of high-resolution spectra of eight Galactic planetary nebulae. She and Stanghellini (NOAO) obtained HST/ACS prism observations of 11 PNe in the Small Magellanic Cloud. The UV spectra provided essential carbon emission lines to determine carbon abundances of these PNe and probe the cosmic recycling of the interstellar material in the SMC. In collaboration with J. Lim (ASIAA) and S. Kwok (UHK), Lee also completed analyses of optically thick radio cores of narrow-waist bipolar nebulae.

FY07 Plans With Stanghellini, Lee will continue her work on the analysis of carbon abundances of SMC PNe. She has started and will continue reducing ground-based spectroscopic data of LMC and SMC PNe to study their nebular abundances. She will continue collaborating with Lim and Kwok to investigate the structures and properties of radio cores of bipolar PNe using VLA. In addition, she will join the Kepler mission and work with Howell to investigate planet transits and eclipsing binaries in the Kepler field.

JENNIFER LOTZ, Research Associate (Leo Goldberg Fellow)¬

Research Interests Galaxy evolution; galaxy mergers; extra-galactic globular clusters; dwarf galaxies

FY06 Accomplishments Lotz continued her program to study the role of galaxy mergers in the evolution of galaxy morphology and star-formation. With the Extended Groth Strip team, Lotz lead the efforts to analyze the HST ACS survey of ~700 square arcmins in the Extended Groth Strip. Lotz submitted a major paper on the evolution of galaxy morphology and merger rate in the Extended Groth Strip over the previous 8 Gyr. Although the observed galaxy merger rate evolves weakly at redshift less than 1, it is sufficient to produce a significant population of red spheroidal merger remnants. Other projects with the EGS team included studies of the importance of mergers and interactions in triggering AGN activity (with C. Pierce, UCSC), the kinematics of morphologically-disturbed galaxies (S. Kassin, UCSC), and the star- formation rates per unit stellar mass of mergers and close pairs (L. Lin, NTU). Lotz also continued her analysis of simulations of major gas-rich galaxy mergers with the UCSC theory group (J. Primack, P. Jonsson, T. Cox). She was a Co-I on a successful HST archival proposal and a Spitzer theory proposal to study the morphologies, spectral energy distributions, and dust properties of simulated minor mergers and mergers with AGN feedback (PI Jonsson). Lotz was the sole co-author on a major paper submitted by B. Miller (Gemini) on the globular cluster systems of ~70 dwarf elliptical galaxies. They find that the dE globular cluster systems show less evidence for cluster disruption than cluster systems in massive galaxies. They also find that the ratio of globular clusters to host galaxy stellar mass increases strongly for less massive galaxies, indicating that field star formation may be less efficient in less massive galaxies.

FY07 Plans Lotz plans to continue her program to study galaxy mergers. Her top priority is to complete the analysis of galaxy merger simulations, including the new simulations of minor mergers and mergers with AGN feedback, as these are needed to calibrate the timescales for merger-driven morphological disturbances

A-11 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

and star-bursts. With the EGS and GOODS teams, she also plans to extend her study of mergers at redshifts less than 1 and study the distribution of merger masses, star-formation rates, colors, and kinematics to place tighter constraints on the evolution of merger remnants and galaxy assembly processes.

C. ROGER LYNDS, Astronomer

Research Interests Observational cosmology; physics; instrumentation

FY06 Accomplishments Lynds spent the full year focused primarily on a study of the potential of various locations on the Antarctic plateau as possible sites where major investment in astronomical facilities would provide observations of outstanding merit. This study has involved an investigation of the nearly unique meteorological conditions on the plateau and their relationship with the large- and small-scale topographic circumstances of sites. The work has depended heavily on an analysis of the extensive radiosonde data available for the South Pole and on remote sensing data from satellite observations.

FY07 Plans Lynds expects to continue studying the meteorology of the Antarctic continent as it relates to its astronomical suitability for major observatory development.

S LUCAS M. MACRI, Research Associate (Goldberg Fellow & NASA)

Research Interests Extragalactic Distance Scale (Cepheids, Tully-Fisher relation); resolved stellar populations; variable stars; large-scale structure (redshift surveys, peculiar velocity surveys)

FY06 Accomplishments Macri authored a paper on a new absolute calibration of the Cepheid Distance Scale through the discovery of Cepheid variables in the “maser galaxy” NGC 4258 using HST/ACS. He presented results from this project at several conferences, including the Latin American Regional IAU meeting in Pucón, Chile. Macri was co-author of two publications that made use of his ongoing work on the 2MASS Redshift Survey. The survey started its next phase with the award of 300 hours of time at the GBT and Parkes radio telescopes to undertake a peculiar velocity survey based on the Tully-Fisher relation. Macri was a Co-I in two large HST proposals that were awarded 376 orbits in Cycle 15 to study Cepheids in the Coma Cluster and in the hosts of type Ia SNe.

FY07 Plans Macri will author several publications based on follow-up observations of Cepheids in NGC 4258 using NICMOS, ACS/HRC and GMOS-N. He will also work on the planning and early data reduction and analysis of the two large Cycle 15 proposals mentioned above. He hopes to be among the first users of NEWFIRM at the Kitt Peak 4-m telescope in order to accurately calibrate his extensive Gemini near- infrared imaging survey of M33.

THOMAS MATHESON, Assistant Astronomer

Research Interests Supernovae; novae; gamma-ray bursts; cosmology

A-12 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

FY06 Accomplishments Matheson was a co-author on five published papers and fourteen IAU/CBET Circulars in FY06. These included papers on analysis of high-redshift Type Ia supernovae from the ESSENCE project, as well as other results from studies of high-redshift supernovae. There was also a large data release of supernova light curves from the CfA.

FY07 Plans Matheson will coordinate spectroscopic observations for the ESSENCE project, especially use of the Gemini telescopes. In addition, he will continue to work on large low-redshift samples of Type Ia supernovae. A collaboration with CfA astronomers and Harvard statisticians will look at quantitative tools for comparative spectroscopy.

EMILY MACDONALD, Research Associate (Spitzer/GOODS, NASA)±

K. MICHAEL MERRILL, Associate Scientist (Supervisor of Mountain Scientific Support, Kitt Peak National Observatory)

Research Interests Star formation and evolution; interstellar/circumstellar dust; infrared instrumentation; data acquisition and reduction; infrared detectors

FY06 Accomplishments As an active participant in the continuing GRB Target of Opportunity program at NOAO led by Levan, Fruchter and Rhoads, Merrill participated in new observation opportunities and reduced data for “Infrared and Optical Observations of GRB 030115 and its Extremely Red Host Galaxy: Implications for Dark Bursts”. Merrill was an integral member of the NOAO team effort to produce high-spatial resolution near diffraction-limited K and L band images at the KPNO Mayall telescope using real-time shift and add (DLIRIM). Most recently, this has resulted in the publication “High Spatial Resolution Near-Infrared Images of Taurus Protostars” with Gramajo, Whitney, Kenyon, and Gomez.

FY07 Plans Merrill will continue as part of the GRB ToO team and expects to be an active participant in all aspects of the effort to deliver and verify science operations for the NEWFIRM instrument at KPNO. Merrill will continue as lead scientist for the production and characterization of NEWFIRM arrays and the NEWFIRM Monsoon array controller.

KENNETH J. MIGHELL, Associate Scientist (REU Site Director, KPNO) (NASA)S

Research Interests Stellar populations within the Galaxy; formation and evolution of Local Group galaxies; dwarf spheroidal galaxies; precision CCD stellar photometry and astrometry; parallel-processing astronomical image-analysis applications; astrophysical applications of low-count statistics

FY06 Accomplishments In a collaborative research effort with the Spitzer Space Telescope’s Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) instrument team, Mighell has analyzed IRAC Channel 1 data of a single bright isolated star and has demonstrated a new analysis method which yields an improvement in photometric precision of more than 100% over the best results obtained with aperture photometry. Mighell, Claver, and their 2006 REU intern, Myra Stone, analyzed WIYN Tip-Tilt Module observations of the Galactic open cluster NGC

A-13 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

1193 and determined that the cluster is 5 Gyr old with a metallicity of [Fe/H] = –0.30 and has distance modulus of (m-M)V = 14.12 mag with a reddening of E(B-V) = 0.21 mag. Mighell received a 3-year grant for the proposal “Parallel-Processing Astrophysical Image-Analysis Tools” from the Applied Information Systems Research (AISR) program of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate; a 3-year NASA Education and Public Outreach supplemental grant to the AISR grant was received for the proposal “On-line Astronomical Image Analysis for Students.”

FY07 Plans Mighell will publish a paper describing the Lost Flux Method for improving the precision of space-based near-infrared stellar photometry with lossy detectors like Ch1 of Spitzer’s IRAC instrument. Mighell will continue his efforts to significantly improve the precision and accuracy of stellar photometry and astrometry from space-based, state-of-the-art cameras by enhancing the capabilities of the C-language implementation of his MATPHOT algorithm; all code and documentation will be freely available at the MATPHOT Web site: http://www.noao.edu/staff. Mighell, Garmany, and Fitzpatrick will start to develop a web-based astronomy package that will allow students to remotely use computer Web services provided by NOAO to carry out basic functions of astronomical image processing. Mighell will lead the NOAO staff effort to write the 5-year renewal proposal for the NSF-funded KPNO Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, which is due next September.

JEREMY MOULD, Astronomer (Director, NOAO)

Research Interests Observational cosmology and the extra-galactic distance scale; large optical/infrared telescopes; stellar populations

FY06 Accomplishments Mould worked with the Spitzer MIPS team on stellar populations in the dwarf elliptical companion of M31, NGC 205. There is increasing evidence that thick disks in galaxies provide a fossil record of an early epoch of disk formation, involving mergers of gas-rich peer protogalaxies. To investigate these stellar populations, Mould investigated ACS photometry of the edge-on galaxy NGC 891 in the HST archive, finding that the thick disk is red, old, and relatively metal rich. He also worked with the Spitzer MIPS team investigating deep galaxy counts. Mould, Ferrarese, Stetson (DAO), and others measured Cepheid distances for NGC 5128 in order to strengthen the calibration of surface brightness fluctuations as a standard candle.

FY07 Plans Mould is a member of Meixner’s (STScI) team surveying the LMC with Spitzer; specifically, Mould is part of the subgroup led by R. Blum (NOAO) studying mass loss from evolved stars. With Blum and K. Olsen, circumstellar shells will also be sought in the Carina dwarf galaxy. To build on the HST Key Project on the extragalactic distance scale, Mould is a member of a team that includes K. Cook and L. Macri of NOAO to measure Cepheid distances with HST’s Advanced Camera for Surveys by finding Cepheids in two galaxies in the Coma cluster. Mould will continue to participate in the HST COSMOS collaboration, studying the interplay between large-scale structure, evolution, and the formation of galaxies.

JOAN R. NAJITA, Associate Astronomer

Research Interests Star and planet formation; wide-field surveys

A-14 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

FY06 Accomplishments In collaboration with S. Strom (NOAO) and J. Muzerolle (Steward Observatory), Najita examined the evolutionary state of the “transition disks” being discovered by the Spitzer Space Telescope. One of the goals of the study was to understand which, if any, of these systems are in the process of forming planets. By examining stellar accretion rates and disk masses of transition disks, the transition disks were found to divide into two populations: (1) a group with high disk masses and low stellar accretion rates for their disk masses; these may have formed a Jovian mass companion; and (2) a group with low mass disks that may be in an advanced state of photoevaporation. As a member of both the Spitzer FEPS Legacy and IRS GTO teams studying disks around young stars, Najita contributed to several papers covering gas in debris disks, water emission from a protostellar source, mineralogy of T Tauri star disks, and other topics.

FY07 Plans Najita will continue to study the gas in the inner regions of planet-forming disks. A major goal is to complete the study, with J. Carr (NRL), N. Crockett, and R. Mathieu (U. Wisconsin), of CO fundamental emission as a probe of dissipating inner disks. A related study is on the radial filling factors of gas in transition disks, utilizing both ground-based data and data from the Spitzer Space Telescope. With G. Doppmann and other members of the TEXES team, Najita will be searching for hydrocarbons and other molecules in planet-forming disks (in L-band and the mid-infrared). With S. Strom and J. Muzerolle, Najita will also complete a census of stellar accretion rates for young stars in Taurus and IC348.

STEPHEN POMPEA, Scientist (Manager, Science Education)

Research Interests Inquiry- and research-based science education; informal education program design, astronomical instrumentation

FY06 Accomplishments Pompea continued his work with the formal and informal science education communities as well as his work on stray light in optical systems, optical properties of surfaces for instrumentation, and astronomical optical systems analysis and optimization. In science education, Pompea provided creative work and leadership for the NSF project Teacher Leaders in Research Based Science Education (TLRBSE) (PI) as it ended NSF EISE program funding and transformed itself into an NOAO core education program. He also extended the concept to associated NOAO spin-off programs, such as the Spitzer Space Telescope Teacher and Student Observing Program. Pompea was active in the NSF-funded programs Collaboration to Advance Teaching Technology and Science (CATTS) GK-12 (Co-PI), Hands-On Optics (HOO) (Co-PI and Project Director), Astronomy from the Ground Up (AFGU) (Co-PI) and Investigating Astronomy (Co-PI). Pompea worked on LSST education and outreach and was a team member of several NASA EPO teams, including WISE and JWST NIRCam, as well as the UA Conceptual Astronomy and Physics Education Research (CAPER) group. He also served on several education and advisory boards, including the SOFIA education board. The Revealing the Invisible Universe from Nanoscopes to Telescopes project (NSF, Co-PI),with its project outcomes, was completed this year. The AFGU project delivered its first workshop for museum educators in Tucson in April. HOO delivered workshops for informal educators at many locales nationwide including the California Science Center, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, and Colorado MESA program; distributed its second set of modules; and established contracts with a kit distribution partner.

FY07 Plans Pompea will continue his work on these ongoing projects in FY2007. AFGU will deliver its next professional development workshop in Boston in November 2007. HOO will give workshops at Chabot Science Center, ’Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii, MESA of New Mexico, and other locales during

A-15 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

this year. The TLRBSE project will continue its observing and research opportunities for teachers and students at Kitt Peak, and will extend the concept of teacher and student research through follow-up research using the additional observing time with the Spitzer Space Telescope given in our collaboration with the Spitzer Science Center. Pompea will continue research on developing high contrast/low stray light imaging and spectroscopic systems and in aiding NOAO and its partners on optimizing new and existing telescopes for better stray light performance. Pompea will be exploring some new calculations to continue a previous project on dynamical evolution of the Earth-Moon system.

RON PROBST, Scientist

Research Interests Infrared instrumentation for large telescopes; star formation

FY06 Accomplishments Probst worked as Project Scientist, Systems Engineer, and co-Project Manager (with D. Sprayberry) to move the NEWFIRM infrared camera project into the instrument integration and test phase. Probst’s triple role required maintaining a watchful eye on scientific performance while participating in detailed engineering decisions and pushing to maintain schedule in the face of some technical setbacks. Probst also worked on planning for the Science Verification observations incorporated into the instrument commissioning period, and on defining high-impact science use in NEWFIRM’s first years of service.

FY07 Plans Probst will lead the NEWFIRM project through first light commissioning and science verification observing on the Mayall 4-m telescope in Semester A 2007. Science verification observations are well- defined scientific projects in galactic and extragalactic astronomy. Internal and external scientific participants will be closely involved. These observations will produce data products in a public archive that will have immediate scientific impact and long-term value. Probst will continue to work with the array development, array controller, and reduction pipeline project teams within the NEWFIRM program to deliver a fully integrated, end-to-end, observational facility offered for general public use in Semester B 2007.

NAVEEN A. REDDY, Astronomer (Research Associate)

Research Interests Galaxy formation and evolution; multi-wavelength star formation rate indicators; stellar populations at high redshift; evolution of the intergalactic medium at high redshift

FY06 Accomplishments Reddy worked with Steidel (California Institute of Technology) and collaborators to use deep Spitzer/MIPS images of high redshift galaxies to assess their bolometric luminosities and extinction properties. Reddy published this work, showing that typical galaxies selected in optical surveys at redshift z~2 are infrared luminous galaxies, and establishing a strong relationship between bolometric luminosity and dust attenuation. In addition, Reddy published a survey paper describing a program of rest-frame UV spectroscopy in the GOODS-North field, which included an analysis of the stellar populations, stellar masses, ages, star formation rates, and extinction properties of galaxies at z~2–3.

FY07 Plans Reddy will be working with M. Dickinson (NOAO) and other members of the GOODS team to study the 16- and 24-micron properties of galaxies at z~1 and z~2, respectively, to assess the evolution in the correlation between bolometric luminosity and dust attenuation of galaxies. Quantifying this evolution

A-16 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

will place constraints on the number of dusty galaxies at high redshift that are missed by UV-dropout samples at z>3, and the slope of the star formation rate density as a function of redshift for z>3. Reddy will continue to work on simulations to quantify the incompleteness of high redshift samples of galaxies and to assess multi-wavelength luminosity functions at z~2–4, where the bulk of the stellar mass in the Universe was formed.

STEPHEN RIDGWAY, Astronomer

Research Interests Stellar physics and exo-planetary systems; high contrast imaging; high angular resolution techniques; application of infrared methods to astronomy

FY06 Accomplishments Ridgway continued his near-full time work at NASA headquarters, under Intergovernment Personnel Act agreement, in the role of Program Scientist, Program Executive and Discipline Scientist. During his service for NOAO, he shares responsibility for oversight and management of the Adaptive Optics Development Program activity. He worked on preparation of the NOAO proposal “Astronomical Site Survey of the Antarctic Plateau” and on planning for future developments in optical interferometry. He managed the optics procurement phase of a collaborative program with Subaru Telescope staff (Olivier Guyon, PI) to develop a new coronagraphic technique based on phase-induced apodization. Ridgway continues to collaborate with colleagues at CHARA and Meudon on scientific programs in optical interferometry.

FY07 Plans Ridgway will devote 90% of his time to responsibilities at NASA HQ. He will organize an NOAO workshop on the “Future of Optical Interferometry,” and will continue to participate in collaborative R&D and scientific programs.

GREGORY RUDNICK, Research Associate (Leo Goldberg Fellow)

Research Interests Evolution of high redshift galaxies and intermediate redshift galaxy clusters

FY06 Accomplishments Rudnick and collaborators, I. Labbe (Carnegie Observatory), N. Foerster Schreiber (MPE), M. Franx (Leiden Observatory), and H. W.. Rix (MPIA), measured the evolution of the volume average properties of luminous galaxies from z=3 to z=0. They determined that the mean spectral energy distribution (SED) of rest-frame optically luminous galaxies evolves towards redder colors with increasing time and always looks like that of a normal galaxy from the local universe. They also determined that the stellar mass density of the Universe declines by a factor of ~4–10 from z=3 to the present day. This was derived over 4 disjoint fields, greatly reducing the effect of their result on cosmic variance. They determined that traditional techniques of selecting galaxies in the rest-frame Ultra-violet (observed optical) at high redshift misses approximately 50% of the stellar mass density, highlighting the need for deep NIR surveys. Rudnick and collaborators from the ESO Distant Cluster Survey (EDisCS) studied galaxy clusters at 0.4

A-17 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

FY07 Plans Rudnick, C. Papovich (Steward Observatory), E. Le Floc’h (IfA, Hawaii), and C. Wilmer (Steward Observatory) will conduct a large spectroscopic survey of star forming galaxies at 1.5

ABHIJIT SAHA, Astronomer

Research Interests Variable stars; stellar populations in nearby Galaxies; distance scale; absolute calibration of Type-Ia supernovae as distance indicators; galactic structure; assembly and star formation history in nearby galaxies

FY06 Accomplishments Saha and collaborators performed a pilot study of the stellar populations in the outer limits of the LMC/SMC complex, at distances approaching the nominal tidal radii of these objects. After demonstrating the feasibility of their method, an NOAO survey project using the Blanco 4-m telescope has been launched with Saha as principal investigator. Saha has participated in the investigation of Cepheids in the extremely metal-poor galaxy IZw18. This is part of a larger context of examining the universality of the Cepheid period-luminosity relation. Data collection for IZw18 is complete, and analysis is in progress. A summary study of the calibration of SNeIa as standard candles using Cepheid distances to host galaxies of nearby SNeIa has been concluded (with collaborators Sandage, Tammann and others), with a final paper in press. Saha has also obtained data with the Gemini telescope to resolve the controversy over the distance to a dwarf galaxy DDO 187. Analysis is in progress, and it is clear that a definitive answer will result. In another collaboration (PI: Pritzl), data from Gemini-N is being processed for the discovery of RR Lyrae stars in M33. The frequency of occurrence of RR Lyraes in the disk and/or halo of M33 holds important clues to the formation of this galaxy, which appears to have had no major mergers in its lifetime. Work is also in progress on the star formation history of the dwarf galaxy Leo A, using data from the ACS on HST. Saha is also involved in the general retroactive precision photometry calibration of ACS data.

FY07 Plans The majority of Saha’s research effort will go into the NOAO “Outer Limits” Survey, which will trace the extended structure of the LMC and SMC to distinguish between a spheroidal halo vs. an exponential disk out at distances 7 to 15 kpc from the center. It will include a much more sensitive search for stellar tidal debris along the Magellanic stream than has been done to date. Completion of the other ongoing projects (described in FY06 Accomplishments) will take up the remaining efforts. Saha has participated over the years in the development of the WFC3 camera for HST, slated for istallation in SM4 (servicing

A-18 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

mission 4). Assuming that SM4 will happen, Saha plans to propose for HST observations that will exploit new capabilities that WFC3 will bring.

NALIN SAMARASINHA, Associate Scientist (NASA)S

Research Interests Comets; asteroids; trans-Neptunian objects

FY06 Accomplishments Samarasinha is funded through two NASA grants. He continued his studies on cometary coma morphologies and spin evolution of asteroids and comets. Two papers, one on the colors of comets 2P/Encke and 9P/Tempel 1, and another on the Deep Impact mission target 9P/Tempel 1 were published. Several other publications are either in review or in press. He has presented an invited talk at the third annual Asia-Oceania Geosciences Society Meeting.

FY07 Plans Samarasinha will continue his collaboration with S. Larson (LPL/Arizona) to characterize image enhancement techniques and the results of this investigation will be submitted for publication. He will continue his analysis of images of comets Machholz (C/2004 Q2) and 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3. He will submit the initial results of his investigation on how YORP torques would affect the spin states of sub-km size asteroids for publication.

RICHARD A. SHAW, Scientist

Research Interests Late stages of stellar evolution; planetary nebulae; Magellanic Clouds; astrophysical plasmas; stellar populations; astronomical software and data standards

FY06 Accomplishments Shaw has completed a major study of Magellanic Cloud planetary nebulae (PNe) with HST imaging and slitless spectroscopy, in collaboration with L. Stanghellini (NOAO) and E. Villaver (STScI). A recent paper by this group on a large sample of PNe described the dimensions and morphology in several bright emission lines, and summarized key characteristics of 149 bright PNe in the Magellanic Clouds that were observed with HST. Trends in [O III] flux, surface brightness, and electron density with physical radius suggested that many nebulae, particularly those with bipolar morphology, may be optically thick even at large size. Bipolars also showed the most extreme values of [N II]/H-alpha flux ratios, which is a useful indicator of N enrichment. The group also found that depletions of C and enhancements in N (as a result of late-stage AGB processing) correlated strongly with nebular morphological type, as had been shown for Galactic PNe. The decline in [O III] surface brightness with photometric radius has recently been used to calibrate the PN distance scale in the Galaxy. Another recent paper by this group determined masses for 21 central stars in the LMC, which when combined with their prior survey work brings the total with reliable masses to 37. The distribution of central star masses is non-Gaussian, and the mean mass in the sample is slightly higher than that found in the Galaxy. This difference, if genuine, this higher average mass, can be understood in terms of a metallicity dependency on mass-loss rates during the AGB. Since the metallicity of the LMC is roughly half that in the Galaxy, less efficient mass loss may yield higher central star masses for a given progenitor mass, and may lower the minimum progenitor mass required to create a Type II supernova.

A-19 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

FY07 Plans Shaw and collaborators Q. Parker and W. Reid will continue to explore the properties of a new, deep, H- alpha survey of the LMC. The Reid-Parker catalog has expanded the number of known PNe in the central LMC by a factor of nearly three. Shaw will continue his involvement in the Magellanic Cloud Emission Line Survey (lead by C. Smith, A. Rest, S. Points, and others), which covers an area 2.5 times larger than the RP survey LMC, and also includes a much larger area of the SMC than was explored in the definitive survey by Jacoby & DeMarco (2002). Together, these surveys and the follow-up spectroscopy will enable a much deeper understanding of the PN luminosity function, PN lifetimes, and also a detailed comparison of the velocities, chemical yields, and formation history to that of younger components of the stellar population in the Magellanic Clouds.

DAVID SILVA, Senior Scientist (Observatory Scientist, Thirty Meter Telescope)¬

Research Interests Formation and evolution of early-type galaxies; extragalactic stellar populations; observatory operations; end-to-end data management systems

FY06 Accomplishments With M. Gregg (UC-Davis) and others, Silva continued work on Next Generation Spectral Library, a digital stellar library containing more than 300 stars in 4 metallicity bins. The core library contains HST STIS data at 1 Angstrom resolution from 0.18–1.00 micron. Silva was PI on the Cycle 13 portion of this project. The VLT/UVES project (Silva, PI) to build a high-resolution (R ~ 40 000) extension between 0.36 and 1.1 microns is nearly completed. With H. Kuntschner (ESO/ST-ECF) and M. Landsmann (Imperial College, London), Silva continued a project to study the coolest stellar populations in early- type galaxies in the Fornax cluster using near-IR imaging and spectroscopy from the ESO NTT/SOFI and VLT/ISAAC facilities, respectively. With P. Massey, Lowell and others, Silva obtained near-IR photometry of red super giant candidates in M31 to confront theoretical evolutionary models with observations at higher metallicities than are possible in the Magellanic Clouds. Silva is co-advisor (with Kuntschner) for doctoral student Mariya Lyubenova (Ludwigs-Maximilian-Universitaet, Munich, Germany). She is studying the two-dimensional nature of the coolest populations in a small sample of nearby ellipiticals using the AO-boosted near-IR IFU system VLT/SINFONI. This complements analogous optical information available from the SAURON project. In combination, the optical/NIR data should allow us to resolve age/metallicity degeneracy problems inherent in the optical data.

FY07 Plans The first public release of the NGSL HST spectra is scheduled for December 2006. The initial UVES data release is scheduled for early 2007. Papers with Kuntschner, Landsmann, Lyubenova, and Massey are anticipated as those projects mature. As complement to studies of cool populations in early-type galaxies, K-band IFU data will be obtained for a small sample of Magellanic Cloud clusters using VLT/SINFONI (Kunstchner, PI); observations are scheduled for late 2006. Silva is also part of a team that will be studying the cool populations of field galaxies using near-IR spectroscopy (VLT/ISAAC time scheduled for early 2007).

R. CHRIS SMITH, Associate Astronomer (Manager, Data Products Program–South)

Research Interests Supernovae; supernova remnants; the interstellar medium

A-20 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

FY06 Accomplishments Smith has continued to play a leading role in the organization and management of two large, international NOAO survey projects: ESSENCE, which aims to constrain the equation of state of dark energy; and SuperMACHO, which aims to constrain the location and characteristics of dark matter. Both projects have begun to produce significant results, with over 60 supernovae discovered to date in ESSENCE and a similar number of candidate microlensing events identified in SuperMACHO. Two papers were submitted for publication by the ESSENCE collaboration in FY05 and two by the SuperMACHO collaboration. Smith has also made progress toward the release of the Magellanic Cloud Emission Line Survey (MCELS) data set for use by the astronomical community, with the “Preliminary Data Release” at the AAS in January 2006.

FY07 Plans Smith plans to make significant progress in mining the Magellanic Cloud Emission Line Survey (MCELS) data set, extracting new samples of supernova remnants and planetary nebulae, and investigating the evolution of these objects. He plans to make the second release of the MCELS data public in early FY07. He also plans to help publish the strategy of the ESSENCE survey. In addition, Smith will continue to develop and implement the operation plans for the Data Products Program as several of the DPP tools come online (pipelines, archives, etc.). He will also work on providing advanced data products from the ESSENCE and SuperMACHO surveys. Working with the development team of LSST, Smith will support both the investigation of data processing alternatives (with experience from the SuperMACHO and ESSENCE surveys) and operational models, including the availability of high-speed bandwidth both from the mountain to a “base camp” downtown and from that base camp back to one or more data centers in the continental U.S.

DAVID SPRAYBERRY, Senior Scientist (Associate Director, Major Instrumentation Program)

Research Interests Instrumentation and observing techniques; galaxy formation and evolution; statistical analysis of galaxy populations, especially dwarf and low surface brightness galaxies

FY06 Accomplishments Sprayberry led the Major Instrumentation group through a number of efforts including the first assembly, integration and testing of NEWFIRM; testing of the further detectors received for NEWFIRM from the foundry run underway at Raytheon Vision Systems, and coordination of that foundry run with other NEWFIRM testing efforts; a successful Preliminary Design Review for the SOAR adaptive optics main module (SAM) design and initiation of detailed design and parts fabrication; and testing and delivery of a number of Monsoon detector controller systems to collaborators both within and outside of NOAO, including the first system for controlling an Orthogonal Transfer Array (OTA) CCD. Sprayberry also acted as the AURA Technical Representative in AURA’s competitive process for selecting and funding an Alternative GSMT Technology program.

FY07 Plans Sprayberry plans completion of NEWFIRM testing and commissioning at the KPNO Mayall telescope; beginning development of the Monsoon controller system to meet the needs of the WIYN One Degree Imager (ODI) project; completion of a Preliminary Design Review of the SAM laser guide star subsystem, and completion of the initial parts fabrication for the SAM main module; and continuing service as AURA’s Technical Representative to the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) project under the Alternative GSMT Technology program.

A-21 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

LETIZIA STANGHELLINI, Associate Astronomer

Research Interests Stellar structure and evolution; low- and intermediate-mass stars; AGB stars; Galactic and extra-Galactic planetary nebulae; stellar populations; cosmic recycling

FY06 Accomplishments Stanghellini, Gonzales-Garcia (IAC), and Manchado (IAC) studied whether dry merging of elliptical galaxies might account for the observed evolved stellar population in the intra-cluster space. They will extend their theoretical investigation to include dark halos. Stanghellini, with Lee (NOAO) and Shaw (NOAO), completed the data analysis of ACS/HST UV prism spectroscopy to obtain carbon abundances for SMC planetary nebulae (PN). Stanghellini, with Garcia-Lario (ESA), Davies (NOAO), Shaw (NOAO), and other collaborators, completed the analysis of Spitzer IRS spectra of LMC and SMC PN. Stanghellini, Guerrero (Granada), Cunha (NOAO), Villaver (STScI), and Manchado reanalyzed galactic disk PN abundances and their gradients, disclosing flatter oxygen gradients than previously detected.

FY07 Plans Stanghellini plans to analyze cosmic recycling from low- and intermediate-mass stars and its dependence on metallicity by studying PN abundances in a variety of environments (bulge, disk and Magellanic Clouds). The carbon abundances of SMC PN from ACS prism spectroscopy will be published soon, and will double the existing dataset of carbon detections in the SMC. Stanghellini and collaborators will work on a series of papers on the IR properties of Magellanic Cloud PN as derived from the IRS Spitzer spectra. Gas and dust content of the PN will be studied together with nebular morphology and central star properties, to disclose possible relations between dust properties and the onset of asymmetry in PN.

STEPHEN STROM, Astronomer (Associate Director for GSMT Development, New Initiatives Office)

Research Interests Formation of stars and planetary systems

FY06 Accomplishments Strom (in collaboration with S. Wolff and undergraduate students L. Lanz and D. Dror) carried out a study aimed at understanding whether low- and high-mass stars form similarly. They used the observed projected rotational velocities among a large sample of newly formed stars spanning a range in mass between 0.2 and 50 Msolar to search for evidence of a discontinuity in rotational properties that might indicate a difference in the stellar formation process at some characteristic mass. Their results show that the median of the observed rotational speed divided by equatorial breakup velocity is typically about 0.15 and shows no evidence of a discontinuity over the full range of stellar masses, while the angular momentum per unit mass exhibits a slow, monotonic rise with increasing mass with no evidence of a discontinuity. They argue that these observations are most simply interpreted as indicative of a single stellar formation and angular momentum regulation mechanism, one that results in rotation rates well below breakup and angular momenta per unit mass that differ systematically by no more than a factor of 3–4 over a mass range spanning a factor of 250. Strom, Wolff and Dror studied the differences in the distribution of rotation speeds among young B stars; and located in different environments: 7 low density ensembles that are destined to become unbound stellar associations, and 8 high density ensembles that will survive as rich, bound stellar clusters. Their results demonstrate: (1) that independent of environment, the rotation rates for stars in this mass range do not change by more than 15% between ages 1 and 15 Myr; and (2) that stars formed in high density regions lack the cohort of slow rotators that dominate the low density regions and young

A-22 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

field stars. They suggest that the differences in the distribution of rotation speeds between low and high density regions may reflect a combination of initial conditions and environmental effects: (1) the higher turbulent speeds that characterize molecular gas in high density, cluster-forming regions; and (2) the stronger UV radiation fields and high stellar densities that characterize such regions. Higher turbulent speeds may lead to higher time averaged accretion rates during the stellar assembly phase. In the context of stellar angular momentum regulation via “disk-locking,” higher accretion rates lead to both higher initial angular momenta and evolution-driven increases in surface rotation rates as stars contract from the birthline to the Zero Age Main Sequence (ZAMS). Stronger UV radiation fields and higher densities may lead to shorter disk lifetimes in cluster-forming regions. If so, B stars formed in dense clusters are more likely to be “released” from their disks early during their PMS lifetimes and evolve into rapid rotators as they conserve angular momentum and spin up in response to contraction. By contrast, the majority of their brethren in low density, association forming regions can retain their disks for much or all of their PMS lifetimes, are “locked” by their disks to rotate at constant angular speed, and lose angular momentum as they contract toward the ZAMS, and thus arrive on the ZAMS as relatively slowly rotating stars. In collaboration with J. Najita and J. Muzerolle (Steward Observatory), Strom carried out a study of the nature of transition objects: young stars with an optically thin inner accretion disk surrounded by an optically thick outer disk. The unusual properties of these systems suggest that significant disk evolution has occurred, possibly as a result of planet formation. To explore this possibility, they examined the demographics of these systems, specifically the stellar accretion rates and disk masses of transition objects compared to those of accreting T Tauri stars of comparable age. They find that transition objects inhabit two restricted regions of the (accretion rate, disk mass) plane. Their results suggest that: (1) giant planets may have formed in some disks, primarily those with relatively high outer disk masses; while (2) a subset, those with the lowest outer disk masses, appear to be in an advanced state of photoevaporation.

FY07 Plans Strom, Najita and Muzerolle plan 3 programs aimed at further assessing the properties of transition disks: (1) a study of the accretion rates characterizing a large sample of such systems in the cluster IC 348; (2) a study of the radial distribution of gas in selected transition objects in the Taurus-Auriga star-forming region; and (3) a Spitzer Space Telescope study of molecular and atomic tracers sensitive to the presence of disk gas in the radial range 1–20 astronomical units. Their goal is to evaluate which transition disks are likely to have formed giant planets, planetesimals, or no planets at all. Strom will continue work with Wolff on a Spitzer Space Telescope and NOAO program aimed at quantifying the lifetimes of accretion disks surrounding intermediate mass stars and searching for evidence of evolutionary changes from early accretion phases to the debris disk epoch. Their targets are rich young clusters containing large numbers of B and A type pre main sequence stars. Wolff, Strom and Dror will complete their analysis of the rotation properties of late O and early B stars in the rich dense cluster, R 136, in the Large Magellanic Cloud in order to assess whether stellar rotation properties in this extraordinarily dense region exhibit the bias toward rapid rotators characteristic of B stars that are members of bound clusters in the Milky Way.

FRANCISCO VALDES, Scientist

Research Interests Cosmology; gravitational lensing; stellar spectroscopy; astronomical software

FY06 Accomplishments Valdes continued his collaboration on a large survey project to measure the cosmic acceleration using a combination of photometric redshifts and the Sunyaev-Zel’ovich effect of the galaxy cluster population (PI Joseph Mohr). The optical photometric redshifts are being determined from Mosaic camera imaging

A-23 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

on the NOAO/CTIO 4-m telescope. Valdes worked with Fitzpatrick (NOAO) to develop a Web site to support the astronomical community in using and collaborating on astronomical data reduction and analysis software. This included development and support of IRAF, which is no longer actively supported by NOAO. Valdes continued leading a team developing science pipelines for the NOAO Mosaic Imagers and the NOAO Extremely Wide-Field IR Mosaic (NEWFIRM). The Mosaic pipeline became available in FY06.

FY07 Plans Valdes will lead efforts on NEWFIRM data handling software both at the telescope and a science pipeline to make calibrated data available to the astronomical community. He will develop NVO- oriented Web services and NVO-enabled tools. He will lead development of a new FITS standard for representing celestial coordinates in imaging data with optical distortions.

CONSTANCE E. WALKER, Associate Scientist (Senior Science Education Specialist)

Research Interests Magnetic fields of sunspots; millimeter/submillimeter-wave spectroscopy of galaxies at various epochs

FY06 Accomplishments Walker continued directing the Project ASTRO and Family ASTRO programs as well as the ASTRO- Chile program. She coordinated and gave Project ASTRO training workshops for teachers and their astronomer partners in June and October 2005 and a follow-up workshop in February 2006 at David Levy’s home-based observatory. She coordinated and gave the 4 thematic Family ASTRO workshops in the fall of 2005 with Robert Wilson. During the year, Walker also coordinated and facilitated various ASTRO-Chile videoconferences on remote sensing and light pollution projects between science teachers and their students in Tucson and Chile. With the staff at GLOBE (www.globe.gov), she worked to produce a set of Web pages called GLOBE at Night to promote social awareness of the dark sky by measuring light pollution and submitting results on-line. Eighteen thousand people from 96 countries contributed to a resulting world map. She organized and ran three booths on optics and light during the three days of the annual Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair FunFest. She co- chaired the educators’ day sessions for the Optical Society of America’s annual Frontiers in Optics conference in which there were guest speakers and optics demos for teachers and optics professionals alike. Walker gave an invited talk on the Hands-on Optics program at the same meeting. For the third year in a row, she co-convened three sessions at the American Geophysical Union conference on teacher professional development programs promoting authentic science in the classroom. She and R. Sparks developed modules for Hands-on Optics and gave many Hands-on Optics training workshops to MESA sites and science centers around the country. Since the start of the summer 2006, Walker has been coordinating and helping to design the Hands-on Optics programs at the Boys and Girls Clubs in Sells and South Tucson. For the fourth year in a row, Walker has designed and given the solar research portion of an on-line course for TLRBSE, as well as directed the solar group of teachers while on Kitt Peak for the summer institute. She has also been in charge of the solar observing runs for the Teacher Observing Program at the McMath-Pierce Telescope on Kitt Peak. Walker has been working on improving an A- RBSE (formerly TLRBSE) project to study magnetic field strengths of sunspots using the new NSO near-infrared array camera on the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope. Walker has also given a number of talks at professional conferences in the areas mentioned, as well as visited classrooms, written some papers, sat on a few education and advisory boards, and has become an affiliate member of the UA Conceptual Astronomy and Physics Education Research (CAPER) team.

A-24 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

FY 07 Plans Walker plans to continue to improve each of the programs described above, as well as to contribute to the EPO efforts toward the LSST and TMT projects. As project coordinator of the A-RBSE solar program, Walker plans to continue research on magnetic field of sunspots using Zeeman splitting of an Fe I line at 1.565 microns, to which teachers and students in the A-RBSE program can contribute.

LLOYD WALLACE, Emeritus Astronomer

Research Interests Cool star spectroscopy

FY06 Accomplishments Wallace, along with S. Davis (NSO), R. Ram (Univ. of Arizona), and P. Bernath (Univ. of Waterloo), has completed and submitted for publication the analysis of the laboratory spectra of CN. Wallace has also completed the analysis of the laboratory spectra of Si I and II and C I with help from R. Engleman (Univ. of New Mexico). This work was needed in order to extend the precise analysis of these species through the infrared to 5.4 microns. The work on C I has also been submitted for publication.

FY07 Plans Wallace, W. Livingston (NSO), and S. Davis (NSO) will produce a high spectral resolution atlas of the Sun in integrated light from 5000 Angstroms to 5 microns, corrected for telluric absorption in regions of moderate absorption. The spectra will be obtained with the Fourier Transform Spectrometer at the McMath-Pierce Telescope on Kitt Peak, and the correction for telluric absorption will be made using the variation of the spectra with air mass.

SIDNEY C. WOLFF, Astronomer

Research Interests Star formation; early evolution of angular momentum; large optical/infrared telescopes; astronomy and space science education

FY06 Accomplishments Wolff and Strom, working with REU students, published papers showing that the specific angular momentum varies smoothly over the range 0.1–50 Msun, a result that suggests a common formation mechanism (accretion through a disk rather than mergers) over this entire mass range. An analysis of the rotation of 6–12 Msun stars shows that stars formed in high density regions lack the slow rotators that dominate in low density association and among field stars.

FY07Plans Observations of R136, a very high density region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, will be analyzed to determine whether the relationship between angular momentum and density found in our own Galaxy can be extended to an even more extreme environment. Spitzer data have been obtained to study the evolution of disks around intermediate mass stars with ages of 1–3 million years with the goal of putting a limit on the amount of time available for planet formation.

A-25 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

NOAO South (La Serena)

TIMOTHY ABBOTT, Associate Scientist

Research Interests Late stages of binary stellar evolution; instrumentation; telescope operations

FY06 Accomplishments Abbott, as Deputy Program Manager for the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) collaboration and Telescope Manager for the 4-m Blanco telescope, was involved in all aspects of the development of DECam. He was particularly involved in coordination between NOAO and the other partners to ensure that the Blanco telescope is capable of providing the platform and image quality required, and that DECam itself will appropriately serve the NOAO community. As Telescope Manager and Instrument Scientist, Abbott continues to work to maintain Blanco’s high performance as a user facility.

FY07 Plans Abbott intends to continue his participation in the DECam collaboration and pursue upgrades to the Blanco telescope appropriate to support this instrument and the community at large. Abbott will continue his studies of variable stars with the ongoing analysis of a time-series-photometric pencil-beam survey primarily intended to measure the Galactic population density of cataclysmic variables, but also as an interesting source of other classes of variable stars.

ABRAHAM BOOGERT, Assistant Astronomer

Research Interests Interstellar chemistry; circumstellar disks

FY06 Accomplishments Boogert worked with members of the Spitzer Space Telescope Legacy team “From Molecular Cores to Planet Forming Disks” (c2d; PI N. J. Evans II, University of Texas) on a number of projects. Results were published on the detection of grain growth in circumstellar disks (Kessler-Silacci, et al.), and the detection of large abundances of organic species in the inner circumstellar disk or outflow of the low mass protostar IRS46 (Lahuis, et al.). In addition, Boogert was involved in an M-band survey of the gas phase CO fundamental transition observed toward low mass YSOs and their disks in collaboration with Blake, Salyk, and Brown (all at Caltech). At the high spectral resolution of the NIRSPEC (Keck II) and Phoenix (Gemini South) instruments, many CO lines are resolved, which allows the derivation of gas masses as a function of disk radius and evolutionary stage. Substantial gas masses were discovered in the apparent dust gaps around several objects.

FY07 Plans Boogert will continue to work on results from the Spitzer Space Telescope, both from the c2d legacy team and from a 30-hour open-time program allocated last year. He will finalize a large survey of YSOs showing absorption features due to ices, with the aim to constrain the carriers of the enigmatic 6.0- and 6.85-micron bands discovered in the 1970s. This is the first survey of its kind of low mass YSOs, and will constrain scenarios for the formation and evolution of molecular material surrounding low mass YSOs. The data are a combination of ground-based spectra (2–5 microns) obtained with the VLT and Keck telescopes and Spitzer IRS spectra (5–35 microns). Boogert will also continue to work on a ground-based M-band survey, including the search for circumstellar CH4 (in collaboration with K. Hinkle at NOAO and G. Blake at Caltech).

A-26 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

KATIA CUNHA, Assistant Astronomer (NGSC)

Research Interests Galactic and Extra-galactic Stellar abundances; stellar atmospheres; high-resolution spectroscopy; chemical evolution; stellar populations

FY06 Accomplishments Cunha and Smith analyzed Gemini high-resolution infrared spectra obtained with the Phoenix spectrograph for a sample of K and M red giants of the galactic Bulge. They obtained a relation of [O/Fe] versus [Fe/H] which is higher than that for the galactic disk and thick disk. The behavior of [O/Fe] is of crucial importance in deciding between various scenarios of Galaxy formation and chemical evolution. These results indicate that chemical evolution to metallicities higher than solar in the bulge occurred on a rapid timescale of less than a Gyr.

FY07 Plans Cunha’s main scientific focus will be on the analysis of high-resolution data in different stellar populations of the Milky Way as well as dwarf galaxies. She plans to analyze infrared spectra of K and M red giants in the galactic center and the SMC. In addition, she will put significant effort in attempting to chemically tag samples of stars that have been identified kinematically as streams (i.e., the Sagittarius and the galactic anti-centre streams) with the ultimate goal being to investigate the possibility of a chemical connection with the MW populations or to abundance patterns identified in dwarf galaxies.

ROBERTO DE PROPRIS, Assistant Astronomer (CTIO)+

Research Interests Galaxy formation; clusters of galaxies; redshift surveys; multi-fiber spectrographs

FY06 Accomplishments De Propris completed work on the Millennium Galaxy Catalogue and 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO surveys. His Spitzer observations of distant clusters at 0.6 < z < 1.3 showed that the mass function of galaxies is constant and does not decrease with redshift, in severe contrast with theoretical models. De Propris measured the merger rate of local galaxies using redshift surveys to show that this is very low. He began comparison of this with asymmetry measurements. De Propris finished the Optical and IR catalogue of Coma galaxies, which will be submitted to ApJS. He continued his work with PhD students in the UK and Australia.

FY07 Plans De Propris will continue exploitation of MGC and 2SLAQ data, and the analysis of Spitzer images of nearby clusters. He will also continue his project on the determination of accurate K-band luminosity functions of nearby clusters with nearly complete redshift coverage from the 2dF survey. De Propris will be submitting applications for telescope time on AAT (with UK PhD student) and Subaru. Having been granted time on GMRT, De Propris and the Australian PhD student will work on a paper for that project. De Propris will continue his project on the evolution of color gradients in galaxies using archival HST data.

SEBASTIAN ELS, Research Associate

Research Interests Atmospheric turbulence; planetary formation; instrumentation

A-27 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

FY06 Accomplishments Els worked with Vogiatzis (NOAO) on investigating the effect of atmospheric free convection on groundlayer seeing. Using data from the TMT site testing campaign, it was shown that occasional short- term groundlayer seeing increases match conditions of free convective (unstable) atmospheres. Also it was shown that computational fluid dynamics in principle predicts qualitatively this effect.

FY07 Plans Els, as a member of the TMT site testing team, will investigate the behavior of high-altitude optical turbulence. The goal will be to investigate whether the three TMT site-testing stations in northern Chile can be used to forecast the seeing evolution within the area on short time periods. Els, in collaboration with Endl (McDonald Observatory), plans to publish the results of an AO observing campaign of stars showing long-period low-amplitude trends.

BROOKE GREGORY, Scientist

Research Interests Infrared instrumentation; next-generation telescope design; adaptive optics

FY06 Accomplishments Following work on the now-completed lateral support system of the SOAR primary mirror, Gregory worked on the development of an on-line, low-order WFS system built into the guiding cameras of the SOAR telescope. He took over from Bob Blum the coordination of the Chile-based effort to characterize various potential sites for the TMT. Gregory continued to participate in the project to develop SAM, a ground-layer adaptive optics system for the SOAR telescope, as an advisor and co-project scientist. Gregory also worked with collaborators at Palomar in the development of a software tool for testing the LGS traffic control system.

FY07 Plans Gregory will continue leading the Chile-based portion of the TMT Site Survey until its completion, expected at the close of FY07. Implementation of the WFS at up to three foci of the SOAR telescope will be completed by the end of FY07. Gregory will continue to participate in the integration of the SAM module and engineering tests of SAM on the sky in Natural Guide Star mode.

STELLA KAFKA, Research Associate, REU Director

Research Interests Cataclysmic variables; chromospheric activity in low main sequence stars; variable stars in open clusters

FY06 Accomplishments Kafka and colleagues worked on cataclysmic variables (CVs), obtaining the first direct detection of magnetic activity (prominences) on the secondary star of such systems. Furthermore, Kafka studied chromospheric activity on a sample of single MV stars in the open cluster Praesepe, for which she determined new activity relationships between near-IR features and revised the age-activity relation in open clusters. Finally, she began a survey for outflows in cataclysmic variables (see below).

FY07 Plans Kafka will continue her work on CV secondary stars, trying to understand the structure, timescales and occurrence of activity cycles on CV secondary stars. She will also continue her survey of outflows from CVs, aiming at determining the nature, origin and variability of the winds.

A-28 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

RACHEL MASON, Research Associate (NGSC Fellow)±

CHRISTOPHER J. MILLER, Assistant Astronomer

Research Interests Observational cosmology; large-scale structure; computational astrostatistics; galaxy clusters; galaxy formation and evolution; active galactic nuclei; science with large databases; virtual observatory; dark energy surveys

FY06 Accomplishments Miller is PI of the NOAO XCS Survey program. As part of the larger XCS collaboration, the XCS-team discovered a massive galaxy cluster at z = 1.45, the most distant to date. Along with Bernardi et al., Miller conducted an analysis of the most massive galaxies in the Universe, as well as a detailed spectral analysis of elliptical galaxies and their environment and evolution. In collaboration with Freeman et al., Miller assisted in the first ever, full re-reduction of the WMAP time-stream data. They reproduced the WMAP-team results and studied the effects that map-making techniques can have on cosmological conclusions. Finally, Milosavljevi, Miller, Furlanetto and Cooray used the Miller et al. SDSS C4 galaxy clusters to show that an excursion-set merger probability distribution can explain the gap in luminosities between the brightest and second brightest galaxies in galaxy clusters.

FY07 Plans As PI of the NOAO XCS Survey, Miller will lead a team (~20) from the U.S., England, and Portugal. Miller will utilize the SDSS-C4 galaxy catalog to continue his research on the BCG population. He will publish the DR5 SDSS C4 galaxy catalog, with ~2000 clusters from z = 0.03 to z = 0.2, in 8000 square- degrees. He will produce the most detailed analysis of the cross-correlation between the galaxies and clusters, publish an X-ray/optical analysis of Abell 1882, as well as an X-ray/optical study of a nearby galaxy cluster with an abundance of AGN. Miller, as PI, will lead a new XMM study of fossil groups. He will also study photometric dropouts in VO data as part of an NSF NVO Research Grant. Miller will continue his involvement with the Dark Energy Survey collaboration, participate in a design study for WFMOS, and continue as project manager and scientist of the NOAO VO Portal.

DARA J. NORMAN, Research Associate

Research Interests Quasars and their environments; gravitational lensing; large-scale structure; low-mass companions of MS stars; cool stars

FY06 Accomplishments Norman began working in a new capacity with NOAO as a postdoctoral researcher with NGSC. Duties for NGSC included supporting the U.S. astronomy community in pursuit of Gemini data by doing technical reviews of proposals, assisting astronomers who receive telescope time with queue observation planning, and visits to Gemini-S telescopes to assist in observing queue programs. The Deep Lens Survey first team paper on weak lensing shear selected clusters was published in Wittman, et al., 2006, ApJ,643,128. Norman began new collaborations with researchers in the UK and Gemini-S, which she hopes will help her in pursuit of follow-up spectroscopy of DLS data. Norman also participated in a NASA ATP funding panel in Baltimore, MD. She continued involvement in ASTRO-Chile workshops and other outreach activities.

A-29 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

FY07 Plans Norman will shortly submit a completed paper on SV IFU observations taken with Gemini-S of Seyfert galaxy NGC3081. Because of poor observing conditions, completion of a paper on NIR selected AGN in the DLS survey has been delayed. However, she hopes to have data in hand for completion of the paper this year. She plans to write a paper on the K band luminosity function of DLS clusters this year and hopes to present this work at the AAS in Seattle, Washington. Norman will continue work with NGSC in Tucson over the next year.

KNUT A. OLSEN, Associate Astronomer

Research Interests Stellar populations and star formation histories of nearby galaxies; globular clusters; Magellanic Clouds

FY06 Accomplishments Olsen published a paper on the star formation history of the M31 bulge and disk from resolved star measurements. The paper relied on data obtained with Gemini North and NIRI+Altair adaptive optics as well as HST/NICMOS, and demonstrated that the M31 bulge and disk are both dominated by old, nearly solar-metallicity populations. The work was featured in a press release at the Calgary AAS meeting, was picked up by a few news sources, was featured on the Gemini and NOAO main Web pages, and will be described in an upcoming “GeminiFocus” article. Olsen was co-author on eight other papers published in FY 2006, which included the discovery of dust shells around red supergiant stars, the discovery of light echoes from ancient LMC Type Ia supernovae, the completion of an M31 and M33 photometric catalog, and the discovery of a probable single bright AGB star with a circumstellar dust shell in the nucleus of M31. Olsen finished the first analysis of mass-losing sources detected by Spitzer in the Carina dwarf spheroidal, participated in several large collaborations including SuperMACHO, the Spitzer SAGE Survey of the LMC, and the Outer Limits Survey of the LMC, and joined the ANGST collaboration to survey nearby galaxies with HST/ACS, a project that was granted several hundred orbits of HST time.

FY07 Plans Olsen will finish a paper comparing the kinematics of the LMC’s red supergiants with that of its carbon stars and HI gas. Olsen will also write a paper detailing the finished first analysis of the Carina Spitzer survey, while continuing to work with S. Points, R. Blum, and J. Mould of NOAO on a more detailed analysis. Olsen will work with J. Bland-Hawthorn to define the ELT survey of nearby galaxies that will be needed to provide a stringent test of galaxy formation scenarios. Olsen plans to continue working on the star formation history of M31’s disk using adaptive optics measurements, and will participate actively in the collaborations of which he is a member.

SEAN D. POINTS, Research Associate

Research Interests Interstellar medium (ISM); the Magellanic Clouds; evolved stars

FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Points continued his work on newly-discovered supernova remnants (SNRs) in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) using data from the Magellanic Cloud Emission Line Survey (MCELS) and XMM- Newton with R. C. Smith (NOAO) and with REU intern, Matt Klimek. Points has also worked on finalizing the data reductions and calibration of the MCELS dataset for anticipated public release in FY07.

A-30 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

FY07 PLANS Points will publish the results of his investigations of the newly discovered SNRs in the LMC. Points will work with K. Olsen, R. Blum, and J. Mould (NOAO) on the analysis of Spitzer Space Telescope data to study the metal-poor Carina dwarf galaxy for mass-losing stars (PI: K. Olsen). Points is also working with R. Blum, J. Mould, and K. Olsen (NOAO) to investigate the evolved mass-losing stellar population in the LMC.

JAYADEV RAJAGOPAL, Research Associate¬

Research Interests Interferometry; circumstellar dust/gas around YSOs and evolved stars; debris disks

FY07 Plans Rajagopal will complete a study of dust-formation around evolved, massive stars (Wolf-Rayets), using high-resolution measurements obtained with the VLTI, Keck and the IOTA interferometer. His main goal is to characterize the geometry and physical properties of the dust-forming zone leading to better understanding of the theory of dust formation. In collaboration with A. Tokovenin (CTIO), Rajagopal plans to make progress on a new project to characterize Surface Layer seeing (relevant to site testing, especially in the Antarctic) using lunar scintillation. Rajagopal, along with S. Ridgway and D. Eklund of NOAO, will complete an interferometry cost-scaling model to help long-term planning of future interferometric arrays. He will also work on modeling and future observations for a survey for debris- disk around sub-giant stars.

ARMIN REST, Research Associate (Leo Goldberg Fellow)

Research Interests Dark matter; dark energy; galactic structure; variable stars

FY06 Accomplishments Rest, as one of the leading members of the SuperMACHO group, a next-generation microlensing survey towards the LMC, published a paper about the rise-time of SN Ia (lead by Garg). Rest worked on two more papers: about AGNs behind the LMC (lead by Huber), and spectra of light echoes of ancient SNe in the LMC (lead by Rest). Rest was a member of the ESSENCE collaboration, a high-z SN survey with the goal to determine ‘w’, the equation-of-state parameter of dark energy, to within 10%. The ESSENCE collaboration neared completion of the process to submit two first results papers. Together with Newman, a Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) student, Rest published a paper on how to apply the NN2 technique directly to difference images in order to efficiently extract light echoes. Rest co-authored a paper recently submitted that uses RR Lyrae stars from the LONEOS survey as probes of the Galactic structure.

FY07 Plans Rest will focus on publishing the first microlensing paper of the SuperMACHO project. In addition, Rest will continue his research of SN light echoes. In particular, he and his collaborators will search for light echoes of ancient SNs, for example, Kepler’s and Tycho’s SNe. As a member of the OLS survey, a new NOAO survey, Rest will investigate the stellar populations at the extremities of the Magellanic Clouds.

A-31 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

SUSAN RIDGWAY, Assistant Astronomer

Research Interests High redshift AGN and their host galaxies; populations of obscured AGNs; the formation and evolution of galaxies and the SMBH population

FY2007 Plans Ridgway plans to continue with analysis of an HST-based imaging study of the hosts of a sample of z=1 moderate luminosity radio-quiet quasars She will compare these results to existing space-based imaging and planned ground-based adaptive optics imaging observations of samples of high z (z = 2 - 3) quasars. Rest-frame optical-ultraviolet colors will be used to assess the star formation history of these hosts. Through these studies, Ridgway will study the evolutionary histories of radio-quiet and radio-loud AGN populations over a range of nuclear luminosities, and how they compare to those of other known high- redshift galaxy populations. In addition, Ridgway will continue analysis of recently obtained SPITZER IRS spectra of quasar 2s, SPITZER IRAC-color selected obscured counterparts of powerful radio-quiet quasars. A sample of quasar 1s matched in mid-infrared luminosity were also obtained. Comparison of the mid-infrared spectral properties of the two samples should help clarify whether the differences between them are due primarily to obscuration of and viewing angle to the torus, or whether evolution may also play a role.

HUGO E. SCHWARZ, Associate Astronomer (deceased October 20, 2006)

Research Interests Fatally late stages of stellar evolution; Pne; very early universe; polarimetry; astronomical site protection

FY06 Accomplishments Schwarz has continued the program with Spergel et al. on determining the Galactic foreground polarization to improve WMAP and future Planck data. To date more than 800 lines of sight have been measured and the survey has been extended to the southern hemisphere using the 0.9m CTIO telescope. Schwarz with Monteiro and Sanchez have reduced and analyzed the data obtained on PNe with the VLT VIMOS IFU. The results are of spectacularly good quality, a publication is in preparation, and more VLT time will be applied for. A paper on NGC6781, third in the series on 3-D structure and distances to PNe has been published in ApJ. Together with Mateluna (REU student 2006), Monteiro, and Richards (Fulbright Scholar at CTIO), Schwarz reduced and analyzed 2-D spectroscopic data on NGC2022 and NGC40 and a paper is in preparation. Schwarz with Monteiro and Petersen have submitted a paper to ApJ on the observational effects of orientation on the sky on bipolar nebulae. Their study of a sample of 30 objects showed that a simple, smoothly varying dust disk model reproduced all the observed phenomena and that equatorially concentrated disks can be excluded. Schwarz with Richards determined star counts from Robin et al. and Soneira & Bahcall models and the USNO catalog, comparing in detail observations with models as a function of position in the Galaxy; a paper is in preparation. This work was commissioned by LSST to determine guide camera fields. Schwarz with Semler (REU student 2005) finished the study of the sky brightness above Tololo based on CCD data from 1992–2006; a paper is in preparation. Schwarz was elected President of IAU Commission 50, Vice-President of the Time Allocation Committee of the IAC in Spain, and Chair of CTIO’s ACTR.

FY07 Plans Schwarz intends to continue and/or finish work on all the above programs. A collaboration with Olofsson (Sweden) will be expanded and Schwarz’ HST funds used to bring a student to CTIO to work on ESO NTT polarimetry data on circumstellar shells around bright carbon stars. Schwarz will work on the

A-32 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

international time program on extinction distances to PNe with collaborators from the ING and IAC on La Palma.

MALCOLM G. SMITH, Astronomer (Director of the AURA Observatory in Chile)

Research Interests The early Universe; quasars/active galactic nuclei; global environmental impact of light pollution

FY06 Accomplishments Smith has continued his collaboration with the ChaMP group in two main areas: (a) searching for reddened quasars, starting from hard-x-ray data obtained with Chandra and using the ISPI camera on the Tololo 4-m, and (b) following up Chandra data using the MOSAIC 2 CCD camera as part of a serendipitous galaxy cluster survey. He has also revived an earlier collaboration with colleagues from Arkansas, New York, and Ohio where the group has used ISPI on the Blanco 4-m to extend this group’s earlier optical search for high-redshift QSOs with the BTC camera on the same telescope (work which was published in 2002). These observations are allowing the team to use z-J color to refine their lists of optically-faint candidates (I=21.5 mag). Data reduction on two of these three projects is nearing completion, the third is well under way.

FY07 Plans Smith plans next to move each of his research programs from the imaging phase into a spectroscopic follow-up phase, which will require access to 8–10-m class telescopes. In preparation for this, he is taking a 5–6-month sabbatical leave at the University of Durham in the UK during the second half of FY2007. Before leaving, he will use the PANIC near-IR imager on the Magellan (Baade) telescope to contribute to the galaxy cluster survey mentioned above.

VERNE V. SMITH, Astronomer (Director, Gemini Science Center)

Research Interests High-resolution spectroscopy; cosmochemistry; chemical evolution; stellar populations; stellar atmospheres; stellar evolution

FY06 Accomplishments Smith conducted several research programs. One was determining stellar abundances in other galaxies in the Local Group to compare chemical evolution in various galactic environments. Another was obtaining high-resolution spectra of field red giant stars associated with tidal streams from the Sgr dwarf galaxy. This was an initial probe of how well so-called “chemical tagging” can be used to identify distinct stellar populations in the Galactic halo and thick disk (a precursor project to Gemini’s WFMOS). A third study characterized the metallicity distributions in the Local Group spiral galaxy M33 as a function of galactocentric distance by analyzing the Ca II IR-triplet lines from Gemini multi-object spectroscopy (GMOS). A fourth study measured the lithium isotopic abundances in samples of very metal-poor halo dwarfs to probe Big Bang Nucleosynthesis and energetic processes in the early Galactic and pre-Galactic environments. Smith also led a small team under a JPL contract to identify stars that will be used as the positional reference grid for the Space Interferometry Mission (SIM).

FY07 Plans Smith will continue to pursue an active research program in cosmochemistry, as described above, with the intent of increasing the usage of Gemini telescopes in these programs. Major new projects will include a chemical analysis of a sample of SMC red giant spectra obtained with the Phoenix spectrometer on the Gemini South telescope. This would be the most detailed chemical analysis of field

A-33 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

SMC stars to date. Smith also will conduct an abundance analysis of a sample of Galactic Center red giants to probe chemical evolution in this poorly studied (for abundances) Galactic population. These are also Gemini South/Phoenix spectra.

NICHOLAS B. SUNTZEFF, Astronomer (Associate Director for Science)±

ANDREI TOKOVININ, Associate Astronomer

Research Interests Statistics and formation of binary and multiple stars; adaptive optics; site testing

FY06 Accomplishments Tokovinin and his colleagues published the results of the adaptive-optics survey of close spectroscopic binaries showing that essenatially all systems with periods under 3 days are triple, while more that 1/2 of binaries with periods longer than 10 days do not have tertiary companions. Tokovinin co-chaired the organizing committee of the ESO Workshop “Multiple Stars Across the HR Diagram” (Garching, 2005) and presented an update on the multiple-star statistics at this Workshop. He maintains the general catalog of multiple stars and developed in 2005 a web-based interface to ease the access to this catalog. As a project scientist of the SOAR Adaptive Module, Tokovinin performed detailed system analysis and significantly contributed to the preparation of the Design Review of this instrument. Papers on the optimization of Shack-Hartmann sensor and on the GLAO study for Gemini have been published. Together with S. Heathcote, Tokovinin developed a new method of aberration analysis called “donut”, to be implemented at the SOAR telescope and elsewhere. Tokovinin leads various studies related to new methods of turbulence characterization. In 2005, he improved the data analysis algorithm of the MASS turbulence profiler (now used extensively in the TMT site-testing program) and helped to produce several such instruments for other observatories. He is developing new techniques for estimating the atmospheric limits of photometry and narrow-angle astrometry, for measuring atmospheric time constant, and for optical turbulence measurements in the ground layer. Tokovinin’s PhD student S.Thomas has defended her thesis at the University of Nice (France) in December 2005.

FY07 Plans Tokovinin will continue to study various statistical properties of binary and multiple stars, providing observational constraints for the theories of multiple-star formation. He will develop the laser guide star sub-system for the SOAR Adaptive module, bringing it to the Design Review level. New methods of turbulence characterization will be further studied by analytics and numerical simulation, prototyped and tested in the field. He will continue to support the TMT site-testing activity.

NICOLE S. VAN DER BLIEK, Associate Scientist

Research Interests Instrumentation; young stars and brown dwarfs

FY06 Accomplishments van der Bliek led the SOAR Adaptive Module (SAM) project through the Design Review, which was passed successfully on December 2, 2005. The project has now moved into the detailed design and fabrication phase. van der Bliek has continued the collaboration with B. Rodgers (Gemini Observatory) on binarity of Herbig Ae/Be stars, a spectroscopic and photometric study of a large sample of Herbig Ae/Be stars to detect close companions and investigate their properties. The frequency and degree of

A-34 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF: FY06 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FY07 PLANS

multiplicity of HAEBE systems will provide new constraints on their formation mechanism. Other collaborators include S. Thomas (CTIO), G. Doppmann (Gemini Observatory), J. Bouvier (Université de Grenoble), and REU/PIA students, B. Brandvig (2005), M.J. Cordero (2006) and A. Sweet (2006). Preliminary results include the detection of more than 60 binary candidates, of which 25 were not previously known and there seems to be a preference for hot stars to have companions of similar mass, while the cooler HAEBE stars (late B through F-type) seem to have even lower mass companions.

FY07 Plans van der Bliek will continue the survey of Herbig Ae/Be stars and the search for multiples. This includes both a continuation of the AO observations, to identify close companions, as well as a continuation of near infrared spectroscopy to spectral type the companions and confirm physical association with the primaries. Follow-up observations for confirmed Herbig Ae/Be binaries are being carried out at Gemini South: 10-micron T-ReCS observations to study thermal emission of binaries containing a hot, B-type companion; and high-resolution 2-micron spectra of binaries with a cool companion to study the circumstellar environment. Another aspect of this project is imaging in BVRIJHK of Herbig Ae/Be stars at lower resolution and with a slightly larger field to study clustering around these stars. The first such data have been obtained and will be analyzed during this coming year.

ALISTAIR R. WALKER, Astronomer (Director, CTIO)

Research Interests Stellar populations; the Magellanic Clouds; the distance scale; astronomical instrumentation

FY06 Accomplishments Walker was co-chair of the Science Organizing Committee for the international conference “Stellar Pulsation and Evolution,” and edited the proceedings which have now been published. Work on several topics presented at this meeting is being prepared for publication. This includes kinematic and stellar population studies of the Carina dwarf spheroidal galaxy, in a collaboration with G. Bono (Rome), and the Cepheid variables of the LMC cluster NGC 1866, with E. Brocato and G. Raimondo (Teramo).

FY07 Plans Walker plans to continue his studies, with W. Gieren (U. Concepcion, Chile), of the stellar populations in the galaxies in the nearby Sculptor Group, with principal aim to critically compare several distance scale methods in a variety of environments, for which deep multi-epoch photometry has been obtained for several galaxies using the Blanco telescope and Mosaic Imager, together with data from telescopes at La Silla and Las Campanas. Walker expects a second project with the same collaborators, to determine accurate light curves for a complete sample of the brighter Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud, to be completed this year. A project has been initiated to use NGC 1866 and other Magellanic Cloud clusters as calibrators to extend the Surface Brightness Fluctuation method to younger ages, with a view to eventually use the method to distinguish mixed populations in distant galaxies.

A-35 Appendix B NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF PUBLICATIONS FY06

NOAO North (Tucson)

Absil, O., … Aufdenberg, J.P., … Ridgway, S.T., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6268, eds. J.D. Monnier, M. Schöller, W.C. Danchi (SPIE), “Detection of the Inner-debris Disk of Vega with CHARA/FLUOR”

Absil, O., … Aufdenberg, J.P., … Ridgway, S.T., et al. 2006, A&A, 452, 237, “Circumstellar Material in the Vega Inner System Revealed by CHARA/FLUOR”

Abt, H.A. 2006, Astron. Nach., 327, 737, “An Anomalous Journal Impact Factor”

Abt, H.A., Willmarth, D. 2006, ApJS, 162, 207, “The Secondaries of Solar-Type Primaries. I. The Radial Velocities”

Abt, H.A. 2005, Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy, ed. A. Heck (Springer), 169, “A Comparison of the Citation Counts in the Science Citation Index and the NASA Astrophysics Data System”

Abt. H.A. 2005, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 37, 1540, “National Astronomical Productivities”

Arrieta, A., Stanghellini, L. 2006, Planetary Nebulae Beyond the Milky Way, eds. L. Stanghellini, J. R. Walsh, and N.G. Douglas (ESO), 159, “Stellar Winds of Central Stars of the LMC Pne”

Aufdenberg, J.P., … Ridgway, S.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 645, 664, “First Results from the CHARA Array. VII. Long-Baseline Interferometric Measurements of Vega Consistent with a Pole-On, Rapidly Rotating Star”

Aufdenberg, J.P., et al. 2006, ASP Conf. 348, eds. G. Sonneborn, H. Moos, and B-G Andersson (ASP), 124, “The Photosphere and Stellar Wind of Deneb (A2 Ia) in the Far Ultraviolet”

Aufdenberg, J.P., et al. 2005, ApJ, 633, 424, “On the Limb Darkening, Spectral Energy Distribution, and Temperature Structure of Procyon”

Bagnuolo, W.G., … Ridgway, S.T., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6268, eds. J.D. Monnier, M. Schöller, W.C. Danchi (SPIE), “The Star 12 Persei and Separated Fringe Packet Binaries (SFPB)”

Bagnuolo, W.G., … Ridgway, S.T., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 2695, “First Results from the CHARA Array. V. Binary Star Astrometry: The Case of 12 Persei”

Barkhouse, W.A., … Jannuzi, B.T., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2006, ApJ, 645, 955, “ChaMP Serendipitous Galaxy Cluster Survey”

Barstow, M.A., … Hubeny, I., et al. 2005, MNRAS, 362, 1273, “High-resolution Extreme Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of G191-B2B: Structure of the Stellar Photosphere and the Surrounding Interstellar Medium”

Benford, D.J., Lauer, T.R. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6265, eds. J.C. Mather, H.A. MacEwen, M.W. de Graauw (SPIE), “Destiny: A Candidate Architecture for the Joint Dark Energy Mission”

B-1 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Berger, D.H., … Ridgway, S.T., Aufdenberg, J.P., et al. 2006, ApJ, 644, 475, “First Results from the CHARA Array. IV. The Interferometric Radii of Low-Mass Stars”

Bersier, D., … Matheson, T., et al. 2006, Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Swift Era, eds. S.S. Holt, N. Gehrels, and J.A. Nousek (AIP), 420, “Long-term Optical Monitoring of GRB 030329”

Bizyaev, D., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 1784, “The Space Interferometry Mission Astrometric Grid Giant Star Survey. I. Stellar Parameters and Radial Velocity Variability”

Blanco, D., … Elias, J., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6273, eds. E. Atad-Ettedgui, J. Antebi, D. Lemke (SPIE), “Control and Support of 4-meter Class Secondary and Tertiary Mirrors for the Thirty Meter Telescope”

Blondin, S., … Matheson, T., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 1648, “Using Line Profiles to Test the Fraternity of Type Ia Supernovae at High and Low Redshifts”

Bolton, A.S., … Dey, A., et al. 2006, ApJ, 646, L45, “A New Einstein Cross: A Highly Magnified, Intrinsically Faint Lyα Emitter at z=2.7”

Borkowski, K.J., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2006, ApJ, 642, L141, “Dust Destruction in Type Ia Supernova Remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud”

Borys, C., … Dey, A., … Jannuzi, B.T., … Brand, K., et al. 2006, ApJ, 636, 134, “MIPS J142824.0+352619: A Hyperluminous Starburst Galaxy at z = 1.325”

Brand, K., Dey, A., … Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 644, 143, “The Active Galactic Nuclei Contribution to the Mid-Infrared Emission of Luminous Infrared Galaxies”

Brand, K., … Dey, A., Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 641, 140, “The Chandra XBoötes Survey. III. Optical and Near-Infrared Counterparts”

Brotherton, M.S., … Telis, G., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 2006, “Chandra X-Ray Observations of Radio-Loud Broad Absorption Line Quasars”

Brown, M.J.I., Brand, K., Dey, A., Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 638, 88, “The 1 < z < 5 Infrared Luminosity Function of Type I Quasars.”

Brusa, M., … Daddi, E., et al. 2006, Proceedings of the ‘The X-ray Universe 2005’, ed. A. Wilson (ESA), 527, “X-ray Emitting EROs as Tracers of Black Holes-Galaxies Coevolution”

Burke, D., … Claver, C., … Saha, A., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6267, ed. L. Stepp (SPIE), “Calibrations of LSST Camera and Telescope Systems”

Chary, R., Dickinson, M.E., et al. 2005, ApJ, 635, 1022, “Dust in the Host Galaxies of Supernovae”

Chen, C.H., … Najita, J., et al. 2006, ApJS, 166, 351, “Spitzer IRS Spectroscopy of IRAS-discovered Debris Disks”

B-2 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF PUBLICATIONS FY06

Chen, C.H. 2006, ASP Conf. 352, eds. S.J. Kannappan, et al. (ASP), 63, “Dust and Gas Debris around Main Sequence Stars”

Chen, C.H., et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, 1372, “A Spitzer Study of Dusty Disks around Nearby, Young Stars”

Christou, J., Mighell, K.J., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6272, eds. B.L. Ellerbroek, D.B. Calia (SPIE), “Strehl Ratio and Image Sharpness for Adaptive Optics”

Chun, M.R., Elias, J., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6272, eds. B.L. Ellerbroek, D. B. Calia (SPIE), “MIRAO: A Mid-IR Adaptive Optics System Design for TMT”

Cimatti, A., Daddi, E., et al. 2006, A&A, 453, L29, “Mass Downsizing and ‘Top-down’ Assembly of Early-type Galaxies”

Clewley, L., Kinman, T.D. 2006, MNRAS, 371, L11, “Spatial and Velocity Clumping in a Sloan Digital Sky Survey Blue Horizontal Branch Star Catalogue”

Clocchiatti, A., … Matheson, T., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2006, ApJ, 642, 1, “Hubble Space Telescope and Ground-based Observations of Type Ia Supernovae at Redshift 0.5: Cosmological Implications”

Comerón, F., … Silva, D., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6270, eds. D.R. Silva, R.E. Doxsey (SPIE), “VLT Service Mode Operations at Seven Years”

Cool, R.J., … Brand, K., … Dey, A., … Green, R.F., Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, 823, “The Discovery of Three New z>5 Quasars in the AGN and Galaxy Evolution Survey”

Cotton, W.D., … Ridgway, S., et al. 2006, A&A, 456, 339, “Further VLBA Observations of SiO Masers toward Mira Variable Stars”

Cotton, W.D., … Ridgway, S.T., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 340, eds. J. Romney and M. Reid (ASP), 380, “IR and SiO Maser Observations of Miras”

Damineli, A., Blum, R.D., et al. 2005, IAU Symp. 227, eds. R. Cesaroni, et al. (Cambridge), 407, “NIR Studies of Galactic Giant HII Regions”

Dannerbauer, H., Daddi, E., et al. 2006, ApJ, 637, L5, “MAMBO 1.2 mm Observations of BzK-selected Star-forming Galaxies at z ~ 2”

Delgado, F., Cook, K., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6270, eds. D.R. Silva and R.E. Doxsey (SPIE), “LSST Operation Simulator Implementation”

Desai, V., … Brand, K., … Dey, A., … Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 641, 133, “IRS Spectra of Two Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies at z = 1.3”

De Young, D.S. 2006, ApJ, 648, 200, “The Particle Content of Extragalactic Jets”

De Young, D., Jones, T.W. 2006, Astron. Nach., 327, 527, “Radio Sources and the Evolution of the Intracluster Medium”

B-3 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

De Young, D. 2006, Astron. Nach., 327, 231, “Jets and Their Surroundings: Inevitable Dissipation in High-redshift Jets”

di Serego Alighieri, S…. Daddi, E., et al. 2005, A&A, 442, 125, “The Evolution of Early-type Galaxies at z ~ 1 From the K20 Survey”

Dobrzycki, A., … Macri, L.M., et al. 2005, A&A, 442, 495, “Discovery of Nine Quasars behind the Large Magellanic Cloud”

Dunn, J., … Silva, D., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6270, eds. D.R. Silva, R.E. Doxsey (SPIE), “Observatory Software for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)”

Eikenberry, S., Hinkle, K., Joyce, D., … Sprayberry, D., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6271, eds. M.J. Cullum, G.Z. Angeli (SPIE), “Systems Engineering and Performance Modeling of the Gemini High- Resolution Near-Infrared Spectrograph (HRNIRS)”

Elias, J.H., Joyce, R.R., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6269, eds. I.S. McLean, M. Iye (SPIE), “Design of the Gemini Near-infrared Spectrograph”

Elias, J.H., … Najita, J., … Strom, S., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6269, eds. I.S. McLean, M. Iye (SPIE), “Design of the TMT Mid-infrared Echelle: Science Drivers and Design Overview”

Elias, J.H., … Joyce, R.R., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6269, eds. I.S. McLean, M. Iye (SPIE), “Performance of the Gemini Near-infrared Spectrograph”

Ellerbroek, B.L., … Elias, J., … Joyce, R.R., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6272, eds. B.L. Ellerbroek, D. B. Calia (SPIE), “A Conceptual Design for the Thirty Meter Telescope Adaptive Optics Systems”

Elston, R.J., … Brown, M.J.I., … Dey, A., Dickinson, M., … Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 639, 816, “The FLAMINGOS Extragalactic Survey”

Erdogdu, P., … Macri, L., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 368, 1515, “The Dipole Anisotropy of the 2 Micron All-Sky Redshift Survey”

Förster Schreiber, N. M., Rudnick, G., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 1891, “Faint Infrared Extragalactic Survey: Data and Source Catalog of the MS 1054-03 Field”

Frayer, D.T., … Dickinson, M., et al. 2006, ApJ, 647, L9, “Spitzer 70 Micron Source Counts in GOODS-North”

Genzel, R., … Daddi, E., et al. 2006, Nature, 442, 786, “The Rapid Formation of a Large Rotating Disk Galaxy Three Billion Years after the Big Bang”

Gerke, J.R., Howell, S.B., et al. 2006, PASP, 118, 843, “Polars Changing State: Multiwavelength Long- Term Photometry and Spectroscopy of QS Telescopii, V834 Centauri, and BL Hydri”

Gibb, E.L., … Brittain, S.D., et al. 2006, ApJ, 641, 383, “Post-Outburst Infrared Spectra of V1647 Ori, the Illuminating Star of McNeil's Nebula”

B-4 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF PUBLICATIONS FY06

Gillies, K., … Silva, D., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6274, eds. H. Lewis, A. Bridger (SPIE), “Defining Common Software for the Thirty Meter Telescope”

Greisen, E.W., … Valdes, F.G., et al. 2006, A&A, 446, 747, “Representations of Spectral Coordinates in FITS”

Guyon, O., … Ridgway, S.T., et al. 2006, IAU Symp. 200, eds. C. Aime and F. Vakili (Cambridge), 385, “The Phase-Induced Amplitude Coronagraph (PIAA)”

Handbook of CCD Astronomy, 2nd ed., by S.B. Howell (Cambridge), 2006

Hanish, D.J., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2006, ApJ, 649, 150, “The Survey for Ionization in Neutral Gas Galaxies. II. The Star Formation Rate Density of the Local Universe”

Harrison, T.E., Howell, S.B., et al. 2005, ApJ, 632, L123, “Why Are the Secondary Stars in Polars So Normal?”

Hergenrother, C.W., Mueller, B.E.A., … Samarasinha, N.H., et al. 2006, Icarus, 181, 156, “R- and J- band photometry of Comets 2P/Encke and 9P/Tempel 1”

Hinkle, K.H., … Joyce, R., … Armandroff, T., … Sprayberry, D., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6269, eds. I. McLean, M. Iye (SPIE), “Conceptual Design for a High-resolution Infrared Spectrograph for the 8-m Gemini Telescopes”

Hinkle, K.H., … Joyce, R.R., et al. 2006, ApJ, 641, 479, “Infrared Spectroscopy of Symbiotic Stars. IV. V2116 Ophiuchi/GX 1+4, The Neutron Star Symbiotic”

Hinkle, K., … Joyce, R., et al. 2006, Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, 77, 523, “Pulsation of the Late-type Star in Symbiotic Systems”

Hollenbach, D., … Najita, J., et al. 2005, ApJ, 631, 1180, “Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems: Upper Limits to the Gas Mass in HD 105”

Howell, S.B., et al. 2006, ApJ, 646, L65, “First Spitzer Space Telescope Observations of Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables: Evidence of Excess Emission at 3-8 μm”

Howell, S.B., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 2216, “Low-State Phase-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy of VV Puppis”

Howell, S.B., VanOutryve, C., … Schneider, R., et al. 2005, PASP, 117, 1187, “A Search for Variable Stars and Planetary Occultations in NGC 2301. II. Variability”

Huber, M.E., … Howell, S.B., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, 633, “Color and Variability Characteristics of Point Sources in the Faint Sky Variability Survey”

Huchra, J., … Macri, L., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 216, eds. M. Colless, L. Staveley-Smith, R. Stathakis (ASP), 170, “2MASS and the Nearby Universe”

B-5 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Huchra, J., … Macri, L., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 329, eds. K. P. Fairall and P. A. Woudt (ASP), 135, “The 2MASS Redshift Survey and Low Galactic Latitude Large-Scale Structure”

Jangren, A., … Boroson, T.A., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 2571, “The KPNO International Spectroscopic Survey. V. Hα-selected Survey List 3”

Jeffers, S.V., Aufdenberg, J.P., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 367, 1308, “Hubble Space Telescope Observations of SV Cam - II. First Derivative Light-curve Modelling using PHOENIX and ATLAS Model Atmospheres”

Johnson, A.M., … Pompea, S.M., et al. 2005, SPIE Proc. 5827, eds. B.W. Bowe, et al. (SPIE), “Hands- On Optics: Making an Impact with Light”

Joyce, R., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6272, eds. B.L. Ellerbroek, D.B. Calia (SPIE), “The Laser Guide Star Facility for the Thirty Meter Telescope”

Jura, M., … Chen, C.H., Najita, J., et al. 2006, ApJ, 637, L45, “Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Orbiting HD 233517, an Evolved Oxygen-rich Red Giant”

Kafka, S., … Howell, S.B., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 2673, “Continued Hyperactivity on the Secondary Star of AM Herculis”

Kafka, S., … Howell, S.B., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 2852, “A Multiwavelength Study of AM Herculis during the 2002-2004 Low States”

Kenter, A., … Brand, K., Brown, M.J.I., Dey, A., Jannuzi, B.T., Najita, J., et al. 2005, ApJS, 161, 9, “XBootes: An X-Ray Survey of the NDWFS Bootes Field. II. The X-Ray Source”

Kim, J.S., … Najita, J., …Strom, S.E., et al. 2005, ApJ, 632, 659, “Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems: Cold Outer Disks Associated with Sun-like Stars”

Kollmeier, J.A., … Dey, A., … Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 648, 128, “Black Hole Masses and Eddington Ratios at 0.3 < z < 4”

Kong, X., Daddi, E., et al. 2006, ApJ, 638, 72, “A Wide Area Survey for High-Redshift Massive Galaxies. I. Number Counts and Clustering of BzKs and EROs”

Kriek, M., … Rudnick, G., et al. 2006, ApJ, 645, 44, “Direct Measurements of the Stellar Continua and Balmer/4000 Å Breaks of Red z > 2 Galaxies: Redshifts and Improved Constraints on Stellar Populations”

Krisciunas, K., … Matheson, T., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 2453, “Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Nine High-Redshift ESSENCE Supernovae”

Laidler, V.G., … Dickinson, M., … MacDonald, E., et al. 2006, ASP Conf. 351, eds. C. Gabriel, et al. (ASP), 228, “TFIT: A Photometry Package for Mixed-Resolution Datasets”

Lauer, T.R. 2005, New Astro. Rev., 49, 354, “DESTINY: The Dark Energy Space Telescope”

B-6 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF PUBLICATIONS FY06

Lee, K.-S., … Dickinson, M., et al. 2006, ApJ, 642, 63, “The Large-Scale and Small-Scale Clustering of Lyman Break Galaxies at 3.5<=z<=5.5 from the GOODS Survey”

Le Floc'h, E., … Mould, J., et al. 2005, ApJ, 632, 169, “Infrared Luminosity Functions from the Chandra Deep Field-South: The Spitzer View on the History of Dusty Star Formation at 0 <~ z <~ 1”

Levan, A., … Merrill, M., et al. 2006, ApJ, 647, 471, “Infrared and Optical Observations of GRB 030115 and its Extremely Red Host Galaxy: Implications for Dark Bursts”

Liang, M., Elias, J.H., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6269, eds. I.S. McLean, M. Iye (SPIE), “Preliminary Optical Design for the TMT Mid-infrared Adaptive Optics System and Echelle Spectrograph”

Liang, M., Joyce, R.R., … Hinkle, K.H., … Sprayberry, D., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6269, eds. I.S. McLean, M. Iye (SPIE), “Optical Design of the High-resolution Near-infrared Spectrograph”

Livingston, W., … Wallace, L., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 346, eds. K. Sankarasubramanian, M. Penn, and A. Pevtsov (ASP), 353, “Quiet Sun Unaffected by Activity Cycle”

Lobel, A., … Aufdenberg, J.P., et al. 2006, ASP Conf. 348, eds. G. Sonneborn, H. Moos, and B-G Andersson (ASP), 171, “Semi-empiric Radiative Transfer Modeling of FUSE Stellar Spectra”

Marcillac, D., … Dickinson, M., … Morrison, G., et al. 2006, A&A, 451, 57, “Mid Infrared Properties of Distant Infrared Luminous Galaxies”

Marleau, F.R., … Mould, J., et al. 2006, ApJ, 646, 929, “Mapping and Mass Measurement of the Cold Dust in NGC 205 with Spitzer”

Martinache, F., … Ridgway, S.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 639, 1129, “Exoplanet Imaging with a Phase- induced Amplitude Apodization Coronograph. II. Performance”

Massey, P., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 2478, “A Survey of Local Group Galaxies Currently Forming Stars. I. UBVRI Photometry of Stars in M31 and M33”

McAlister, H.A., … Ridgway, S.T., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6268, eds. J.D. Monnier, M. Schöller, W.C. Danchi (SPIE), “Recent Progress at the CHARA Interferometric Array”

Meech, K.J., … Samarasinha, N., et al. 2005, Science, 310, 265, “Deep Impact: Observations from a Worldwide Earth-Based Campaign”

Mérand, A., … Ridgway, S.T., Aufdenberg, J.P., et al. 2006, A&A, 453, 155, “Extended Envelopes around Galactic Cepheids. II. Polaris and δ Cephei from Near-infrared Interferometry with CHARA/FLUOR”

Meurer, G.R., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2006, ApJS, 307, “The Survey for Ionization in Neutral Gas Galaxies. I. Description and Initial Results”

Mighell, K.J., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6272, eds. B.L. Ellerbroek, D.B. Calia (SPIE), “Analysis of K- band Imaging of the Wide Binary System Sigma CrB with the Lick Observatory NGS AO System”

B-7 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Mighell, K.J. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6265, eds. J.C. Mather, H.A. MacEwen, M.W. de Graauw (SPIE), “Innovative Image Analysis Software as a Technology Driver for Advances in Space Telescope Design”

Mikolajewska, J., … Hinkle, K.H., et al. 2006, IAU Symp. 232, eds. P.A. Whitelock, M. Dennefeld, B. Leibundgut (Cambridge), 278, “Abundance Analysis of Symbiotic Stars”

Mobasher, B., Dickinson, M., et al. 2005, ApJ, 635, 832, “Evidence for a Massive Poststarburst Galaxy at z~6.5”

Moore, B.D., … Aufdenberg, J.P., et al. 2006, ASP Conf. 348, eds. G. Sonneborn, H. Moos, and B-G Andersson (ASP), 334, “The Carbon Abundance in the Wolf-Rayet Shell Nebula NGC 6888”

Morris, S.L., Jannuzi, B.T. 2006, MNRAS, 367, 1261, “The Association between Gas and Galaxies - I. CFHT Spectroscopy and Pair Analysis”

Mould, J. 2006, IAU Symp. 232, eds. P.A. Whitelock, M. Dennefeld, B. Leibundgut (Cambridge), 461, “Summary on Stellar Populations”

Mould, J., Strom, S., Silva, D. 2006, IAU Symp. 232, eds. P.A. Whitelock, M. Dennefeld, B. Leibundgut (Cambridge), 479, “Preparing for the Era of ELTs: Precursor Surveys, Coordinated Campaigns and Operations Planning”

Muller, G.P., … Hinkle, K.H., Joyce, R.R., … Sprayberry, D., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6269, eds. I.S. McLean, M. Iye (SPIE), “Mechanical Design of the Gemini High Resolution Near-infrared Spectrograph”

Murray, S.S., … Brand, K., Brown, M.J.I., Dey, A., Jannuzi, B.T., Najita, J., et al. 2005, ApJS, 161, 1, “XBootes: An X-Ray Survey of the NDWFS Bootes Field. I. Overview and Initial Results”

Najita, J., Williams, J.P. 2005, ApJ, 635, 625, “An 850 μm Survey for Dust around Solar-Mass Stars”

Najita, J. 2005, IAU Symp. 231, eds. D.C. Lis, G.A. Blake, E. Herbst (Cambridge), 387, “Infrared Spectroscopy of Molecules in Disks”

Nass, P., … Silva, D., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6270, eds. D.R. Silva, R.E. Doxsey (SPIE), “External and Internal User Support for Service Mode Observations with ESO-VLT”

Ngeow, C., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6270, eds. D.R. Silva, R.E. Doxsey (SPIE), “Cyber- infrastructure to Support Science and Data Management for the Dark Energy Survey”

Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems, eds. D.R. Silva, R.E. Doxsey, SPIE Proc. 6270 (SPIE), 2006

Olsen, K.A.G., Blum, R.D., … Strom, S.E., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, 271, “The Star Formation Histories of the Bulge and Disk of M31 from Resolved Stars in the Near-Infrared”

B-8 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF PUBLICATIONS FY06

Olsen, K.A.G., … Strom, S.E., et al. 2006, IAU Symp. 232, eds. P.A. Whitelock, M. Dennefeld, B. Leibundgut (Cambridge), 271, “Chronicling the Histories of Galaxies at Distances of 1 to 20 Mpc: Simulated Performance of 30, 50, and 100m Telescopes”

Panagia, N., … Dickinson, M., et al. 2005, ApJ, 633, L1, “Direct Evidence for an Early Reionization of the Universe?”

Papovich, C., … Dickinson, M., … Daddi, E., et al. 2006, ApJ, 640, 92, “Spitzer Observations of Massive, Red Galaxies at High Redshift”

Parker, Q.A., Shaw, R., 2006, Planetary Nebulae Beyond the Milky Way, eds. L. Stanghellini, J. R. Walsh and N. Douglas (ESO), 365, “Extragalactic Planetary Nebulae: Observational Challenges and Future Prospects”

Pasquali, A., … Daddi, E., et al. 2006, ApJ, 636, 115, “The Structure and Star Formation History of Early-Type Galaxies in the Ultra Deep Field/GRAPES Survey”

Perrin, G., … Ridgway, S.T., et al. 2006, Science, 311, 194, “Interferometric Coupling of the Keck Telescopes with Single-mode Fibers”

Phillips, M.M., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 2615, “Optical and Near-Infrared Observations of the Peculiar Type Ia Supernova 1999ac”

Planetary Nebulae Beyond the Milky Way, eds. L. Stanghellini, J. R. Walsh, and N.G. Douglas (ESO), 2006

Pluzhnik, E.A., … Ridgway, S.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 644, 1246, “Exoplanet Imaging with a Phase- induced Amplitude Apodization Coronagraph. III. Diffraction Effects and Coronagraph Design”

Pluzhnik, E.A., … Ridgway, S., et al. 2006, IAU Symp. 200, eds. C. Aime and F. Vakili (Cambridge), “The Phase Induced Amplitude Apodization Coronagraph: An Overview of Simulations and Laboratory Effort”

Pluzhnik, E., … Ridgway, S.T., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6265, eds. J.C. Mather, H.A. MacEwen, M.W. de Graauw (SPIE), “PIAA Coronagraph Design: System Optimization and First Optics Testing”

Pompea, S.M., … Walker, C.E., et al. 2005, Ninth International Topical Meeting on Education & Training in Optics and Photonics (ETOP), “Hands-On Optics: An Educational Initiative for Exploring Light and Color in After-School Programs, Museums, and Hands-On Science Centers”

Pompea, S.M., Walker, C.E., et al. 2005, Ninth International Topical Meeting on Education & Training in Optics and Photonics (ETOP), “Design and Evaluation of Optics Student Competitions and Contests for Maximal Educational Value”

Pope, A., … Dickinson, M., … Daddi, E., … MacDonald, E., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 370, 1185, “The Hubble Deep Field-North SCUBA Super-map - IV. Characterizing Submillimetre Galaxies Using Deep Spitzer Imaging”

B-9 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Rebull, L.M., … Strom, S.E., Wolff, S.C., et al. 2006, ApJ, 131, 2934, “Chandra X-Ray Observations of Young Clusters. III. NGC 2264 and the Orion Flanking Fields”

Rest, A., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2006, Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica (Serie de Conferencias), 26, 82, “Light Echoes of Supernovae in the Large Magellanic Cloud”

Rest, A., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, 1103, “Testing LMC Microlensing Scenarios: The Discrimination Power of the SuperMACHO Microlensing Survey”

Saha, A., Thim, F., et al. 2006, ApJS, 108, “Cepheid Distances to SNe Ia Host Galaxies Based on a Revised Photometric Zero Point of the HST WFPC2 and New PL Relations and Metallicity Corrections”

Sargent, B., … Najita, J., … Chen, C.H., et al. 2006, ApJ, 645, 395, “Dust Processing in Disks around T Tauri Stars”

Schmidt, M.R., … Hinkle, K.H., et al. 2006, A&A, 446, 603, “An Abundance Analysis of the Symbiotic Star CH Cygni”

Scott, J.E., … Green, R.F., et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, 193, “Intrinsic Absorption in the Spectrum of NGC 7469: Simultaneous Chandra, FUSE, and STIS Observations”

Seaman, R., … Smith, C., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 347, eds. P. Shopbell, M. Britton, and R. Ebert (ASP), 679, “The NOAO Data Cache Initiative - Building a Distributed Online Datastore”

Sebag, J., … Claver, C., … Saha, A., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6267, ed. L. Stepp (SPIE), “LSST Site Evaluation”

Seward, F.D., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2006, ApJ, 640, 327, “Chandra Observation of the Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnant 0454-67.2 in N9”

Silverstone, M.D., … Najita, J., et al. 2006, ApJ, 639, 1138, “Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems (FEPS): Primordial Warm Dust Evolution from 3 to 30 Myr around Sun-like Stars”

Sing, D.K., … Howell, S.B., et al. 2006, ASP Conf. 348, eds. G. Sonneborn, H. Moos, and B-G Andersson (ASP), 236, “FUSE Observations of the Young Pre-IP Candidate HS1136+6646”

Sing, D.K., Howell, S.B., et al. 2006, ASP Conf. 348, eds. G. Sonneborn, H. Moos, and B-G Andersson (ASP), 272, “FUSE Spectroscopy of the Transitional Magnetic Cataclysmic Variable V405 Aurigae”

Sion, E.M., … Howell, S.B., et al. 2006, ApJ, 636, L125, “The First Direct Spectroscopic Detection of a White Dwarf Primary in an AM CVn System”

Skrutskie, M.F., … Elias, J., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 1163, “The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)”

Slater, S., … Smith, R.C., et al. SPIE Proc. 6269, eds. I.S. McLean, M. Iye (SPIE), “Calibration Techniques for Next-generation Astronomical Systems”

B-10 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF PUBLICATIONS FY06

Sloan, G.C., … Najita, J., … Chen, C.H., et al. 2005, ApJ, 632, 956, “Mid-Infrared Spectra of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emission in Herbig Ae/Be Stars”

Söchting, I.K., … Howell, S.B., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 369, 1334, “The FSVS Cluster Catalogue: Galaxy Clusters and Groups in the Faint Sky Variability Survey”

Soderberg, A.M., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2006, ApJ, 636, 391, “An HST Study of the Supernovae Accompanying GRB 040924 and GRB 041006”

Sokoloski, J.L., … Aufdenberg, J.P., et al. 2006, ApJ, 636, 1002, “A ‘Combination Nova’ Outburst in Z Andromedae: Nuclear Shell Burning Triggered by a Disk Instability”

Stanford, S.A., … Jannuzi, B.T., Dey, A., et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, L129, “An IR-selected Galaxy Cluster at z = 1.41”

Stanghellini, L., et al. 2006, ApJ, 644, 843, “Merging of Elliptical Galaxies as a Possible Origin of the Intergalactic Stellar Population”

Stanghellini, L. 2006, Planetary Nebulae Beyond the Milky Way, eds. L. Stanghellini, J. R. Walsh, and N.G. Douglas (ESO), 136, “Clues on Post-Asymptotic Giant Branch Evolution and Planetary Nebulae Populations from the Magellanic Clouds”

Szkody, P., … Howell, S.B., et al. 2006, ApJ, 646, L147, “GALEX and Optical Light Curves of EF Eridanus During a Low State: The Puzzling Source of Ultraviolet Light”

Teplitz, H.I., … Dickinson, M., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, 853, “Far-Ultraviolet Imaging of the Hubble Deep Field-North: Star Formation in Normal Galaxies at z<1”

Thompson, R.I., … Dickinson, M., et al. 2006, ApJ, 647, 787, “Star Formation History of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field: Comparison with the Hubble Deep Field-North”

Tokunaga, A.T., … Elias, J., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6269, eds. I.S. McLean, M. Iye (SPIE), “Design Tradeoffs for a High Spectral Resolution Mid-infrared Echelle Spectrograph on the Thirty-Meter Telescope”

Traub, W.A., Ridgway, S.T., et al. 2006, IAU Symp. 200, eds. C. Aime and F. Vakili (Cambridge), 399, “Transit, Astrometric, Coronagraphic and Interferometric Exo-planet Studies - Synergy and Complementarity”

Treister, E., … Dickinson, M., et al. 2006, ApJ, 640, 603, “Spitzer Number Counts of Active Galactic Nuclei in the GOODS Fields”

Turner, J.E.H., … Valdes, F.G., et al. 2006, New Astro. Rev., 49, 655, “Integral Field Spectroscopy with Gemini: Support for IFU Data in the Gemini IRAF Package”

Tuthill, P., … Ridgway, S., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6268, eds. J.D. Monnier, M. Schöller, W.C. Danchi (SPIE), “Double-Fourier Spatio-spectral Decoding”

B-11 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Ultraviolet Atlas of the Arcturus Spectrum, 1150-3800 A, eds. K. Hinkle, L. Wallace, et al. (ASP), 2005

van Belle, G.T., … Ridgway, S.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 637, 494, “First Results from the CHARA Array. III. Oblateness, Rotational Velocity, and Gravity Darkening of Alderamin”

van Dokkum, P.G., … Rudnick, G., et al. 2006, ApJ, 638, L59, “The Space Density and Colors of Massive Galaxies at 2 < z < 3: The Predominance of Distant Red Galaxies”

Vanzella, E., … Dickinson, M., et al. 2006, A&A, 454, 423, “The Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey. VLT/FORS2 Spectroscopy in the GOODS-South Field: Part II”

Vardoulaki, E., … Brand, K., et al. 2006, Astron. Nach., 327, 282, “The TOOT00 Redshift Survey of Radio Sources”

Véron-Cetty, M.-P., … Boroson, T., et al. 2006, A&A, 451, 851, “The Emission Spectrum of the Strong Fe II Emitter BAL Seyfert 1 Galaxy IRAS 07598+6508”

Villaver, E., Stanghellini, L. 2006, Planetary Nebulae Beyond the Milky Way, eds. L. Stanghellini, J. R. Walsh, and N.G. Douglas (ESO), 361, “The Survival of Planetary Nebulae in the Intracluster Medium”

Villaver, E., Stanghellini, L. 2005, ApJ, 632, 854, “The Survival of Planetary Nebulae in the Intracluster Medium”

Wade, R.A., … Green, R.F., et al. 2006, Baltic Astro., 15, 81, “Searching for the ‘MISSING’ PG Hot Subdwarfs in SDSS and Galex Data”

Wade, R.A., … Green, R.F., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 334, eds. D. Koester and S. Moehler (ASP), 123, “How Many Hot Subdwarf Stars Were Rejected from the PG Survey?”

Wahlin, R., … Hinkle, K.H., et al. 2006, Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, 77, 955, “Carbon Stars in Local Group Dwarf Galaxies: C and O Abundances”

Wang, L., … Blum, R., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6267, ed. L.M. Stepp (SPIE), “High Accuracy DIMM Measurements for the TMT Site Testing Program”

Warner, P., … Valdes, F., Lauer, T., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 347, eds. P. Shopbell, M. Britton, and R. Ebert (ASP), 689, “A Conceptual Domain Model for the NOAO Science Archive”

Webb, T.M.A., … Rudnick, G., et al. 2006, ApJ, 636, L17, “Star Formation in Distant Red Galaxies: Spitzer Observations in the Hubble Deep Field-South”

Wellhouse, J.W., … Howell, S.B., et al. 2005, PASP, 117, 1378, “Magnetic White Dwarfs in the Two Micron All Sky Survey: A Search for Candidate Binary Systems”

Wolff, S.C., Strom, S.E., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, 749, “Stellar Rotation: A Clue to the Origin of High-Mass Stars?”

B-12 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF PUBLICATIONS FY06

Wong, O.I., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 370, 1607, “NGC922 - A New Drop-through Ring Galaxy”

Yan, H., Dickinson, M., et al. 2006, New Astro. Rev., 50, 127, “GOODS Spitzer IRAC Observations of High-z Galaxies - Implications for Reionization”

Yan, H., Dickinson, M., et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, 109, “Rest-Frame Ultraviolet-to-Optical Properties of Galaxies at z ~ 6 and z ~ 5 in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field: From Hubble to Spitzer”

NOAO South (La Serena)

Abbott, T.M.C., …Walker, A., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6267, ed. L.M. Stepp (SPIE), p. 119, “Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Victor Blanco 4-m Telescope, and the Dark Energy Survey”

Allen, P.D., …De Propris, R., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 371, p. 2, “The Millennium Galaxy Catalogue : Bulge-Disc Decomposition of 10 095 Nearby Galaxies”

Andersen, D.R., …Tokovinin, A., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6272, ed. B.L. Ellerbroek, D. Bonaccini Calia (SPIE), p. 168, “Modeling a GLAO System for the Gemini Observatory”

Asplund M., …Smith, V.V., et al. 2006, ApJ., 644, p. 229, “Lithium Iswotopic Abundances in Metal- poor Halo Stars”

Barkhouse, W.A., …Smith, M.G., et al. 2006, ApJ, 645, p. 955, “ChaMP Serendipitous Galaxy Cluster Survey”

Bernardi, M., …Miller, C.J., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 1288, “Evolution and Environment of Early-Type Galaxies”

Bernardi, M., …Miller, C.J., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 2018, “A Search for the Most Massive Galaxies: Double Trouble?”

Bizyaev, D., Smith, V.V., …Cunha, K., …Suntzeff, N.B., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 1784, “The Space Interferometry Mission Astrometric Grid Giant Star Survey. I. Stellar Parameters and Radial Velocity Variability”

Blondin, S., …Rest, A., …Suntzeff, N.B., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 1648, “Using Line Profiles to Test the Fraternity of Type Ia Supernovae at High and Low Redshifts”

Borkowski, K.J., …Points, S., et al. 2006, ApJ, 642, L141, “Dust Destruction in Type Ia Supernova Remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud”

Chu, Y.-H., …Points, S.D., et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, L189, “Protostars, Dust Globules, and a Herbig-Haro Object in the LMC Superbubble N51D”

Clocchiatti, A., …Schommer, R.(†), …Suntzeff, N.B., et al. 2006, AJ, 642, p. 1, “Hubble Space Telescope and Ground-Based Observations of Type Ia Supernovae at Redshift 0.5: Cosmological Implications”

B-13 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Cunha, K., Hubeny, I., Lanz, T. 2006, ApJ., 647, L143, “Neon Abundances in B Stars of the Orion Association: Solving the Solar Model Problem?

Davidge, T.J., Jensen, J.B., Olsen, K.A.G. 2006, AJ, 132, p. 521, “The Central Regions of M31 in the 3- 5 µm Wavelength Region”

Els, S., Vogiatzis, K. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6267, ed. L.M. Stepp (SPIE), p. 67, “TMT Studies on the Influence of Short Term Changes of Local Thermodynamic Conditions on the Seeing: CFD vs. Observations”

Els, S., Vogiatzis, K. 2006, IAU Symp. 239, ed. F. Kupka, I.W. Roxburgh, K.L. Chan. (IAU), p. 59, “Revealing the Onset of Convection in Terrestrial Planet Atmospheres”

Estrada, J., Abbott, T., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6269, ed. I.S. McLean, M. Iye (SPIE), p. 112, “CCD Testing and Characterization for Dark Energy Survey”

Flaugher, B., Abbott, T. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6269, ed. I.S. McLean, M. Iye (SPIE), p. 73, “The Dark Energy Survey Instrument Design”

Folatelli, G., …Suntzeff, N.B., et al. 2006, ApJ, 641, p. 1039, “SN 2005bf : A Possible Transition Event Between Type Ib/c Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts”

Freedman, W.L., …Suntzeff, N., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 339, ed. S.C. Wolff, T.R. Lauer (ASP), p. 50, “The Carnegie Supernova Project”

Freeman, P.E., …Miller, C.J., et al. 2006, ApJ, 638, p. 1, “Examining the Effect of the map-Making Algorithm on Observed Power Asymmetry in WMAP Data”

Fusco, T., …Tokovinin, A., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6272, ed. B.L. Ellerbroek, D. Bonaccini Calia (SPIE), p. 39, “Optimization of Center of Gravity Algorithms in a Shack-Hartmann Sensor”

Geisler, D., …Smith, V.V., …Suntzeff, N.B., et al. 2006, RMxAC 26, ed. L. Infante, M. Rubio (RMxAC), p.180, “Follow-up Photometry and Spectroscopy of Space Interferometry Mission Planet Quest Grid Giant Star Candidates”

Hamuy, M., …Suntzeff, N.B., et al. 2006, PASP 118, p. 2, “The Carnegie Supernova Project: The Low- Redshift Survey”

Hinkle, K., …Smith, V.V., et al. 2006, ApJ, 641, p. 479, “Infrared Spectroscopy of Symbiotic Stars. IV. V2116 Ophiuchi/GX 1+4, The Neutron Star Symbiotic”

Honeycutt, R.K., Kafka, S., 2005, MNRAS 364, p. 917, “Long-Term Photometry of the Asynchronous Polar BY Cam: A Period Study”

Kafka, S., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, p. 2852, “A Multiwavelength Study of AM Herculis During the 2002- 2004 Low States”

B-14 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF PUBLICATIONS FY06

Kafka, S., Honeycutt, R.K., Howell, S.B. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 131, “Continued Hyperactivity on the Secodary Star of AM Herculis”

Kent, S., …Abbott, T., …Walker, A., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6269, ed. I.S. McLean, M. Iye (SPIE), p. 100, “Preliminary Optical Design for a 2.2 Degree Diameter Prime Focus Corrector for the Blanco 4 Meter Telescope”

Kenyon, S.L., …Tokovinin, A., et al. 2006, PASP, 118, p. 924, “Atmospheric Scintillation at Dome C, Antarctica : Implications for Photometry and Astrometry”

Krisciunas, K., …Rest, A., …Suntzeff, N. B., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, p. 2453, “Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Nine High-Redshift Essence Supernovae”

Krisciunas, K., …Rest, A., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 1639, “Photometry of the Type Ia Supernovae 1999cc and 2000cf”

Lawrence, J.S., …Tokovinin, A., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6267, ed. L.M. Stepp (SPIE), p. 51, “Site Testing Dome A, Antarctica”

Levesque, E.M., …Olsen, K., et al. 2006, ApJ, 645, p. 1117, “The Effective Temperatures and Physical Properties of Magellanic Cloud Red Supergiants: The Effects of Metallicity”

Lim, P.L., …Smith, V.V., Cunha, K., et al. 2006, ASP Conf. 352, ed. S.J. Kannappan, S. Redfield, J.E. Kessler-Silacci, M. Landriau, N. Drory (ASP), p. 257, “Hi-Res Spectroscopy of a Volume-Limited Hipparcos Sample within 100 parsec”

Liske, J., …De Propris, R., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 369, p. 1574, “The Millennium Galaxy Catalogue: A Census of Local Compact Galaxies”

Lyra, W., …van der Bliek, N.S., et al. 2006, A&A, 453, p. 101, “On the Difference Between Nuclear and Contraction Ages”

Mason, R.E., et al. 2006, ApJ., 640, p. 612, “Spatially Resolved Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy of NGC 1068: The Nature and Distribution of the Nuclear Material”

Massey, P., …Olsen, K.A.G., et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, p. 1286, “The Reddening of Red Supergiants: When Smoke Gets in your Eyes”

Massey, P., Olsen, K.A.G., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 2478, “A Survey of Local Group Galaxies Currently Forming Stars. I. UBVRI Photometry of Stars in M31 and M33”

Milosavijević, M., Miller, C.J., et al. 2006, ApJ, 637, L9, “Cluster Merger Variance and the Luminosity GAP Statistic”

Nantais, J.B., …Olsen, K.A.G., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 1416, “Nearby Spiral Globular Cluster Systems. I. Luminosity Functions”

B-15 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Nelan, J.E., …Suntzeff, N.B., et al. 2005, AJ, 623, p. 137, “NOAO Fundamental Plane Survey. II. Age and Metallicity Along the Red Sequence from Line-Strength Data”

Nichol, R.C., …Miller, C.J., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 368, p. 1507, “The Effect of Large-Scale Structure on the SDSS Galaxy Three-Point Correlation Function”

Nichol, R., …Miller, C., et al. 2006, ASP Conf. 351, ed. C. Gabriel, C. Arviset, D. Ponz, E. Solano (ASP), p. 610, “Massive Science with VO and Grids”

Olsen, K.A.G., Ellerbroek, B., Strom, S. 2005, IAU Symp. 232, ed. P. Whitelock, M. Dennefeld, B. Leibundgut (IAU), p. 271, “Chronicling the Histories of Galaxies at Distances of 1 to 20 Mpc: Simulated Performance of 30, 50, and 100m Telescopes”

Olsen, K.A.G., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, p. 271, “The Star Formation Histories of the Bulge and Disk of M31 from Resolved Stars in the Near-Infrared”

Phillips, M.M., …Suntzeff, N.B., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 2615, “Optical and Near-Infrared Observations of the Peculiar Type Ia Supernova 1999ac”

Prieto, J.L., Rest, A., Suntzeff, N.B. 2005, ASP Conf. 339, ed. S.C. Wolff, T.R. Lauer (ASP), p. 69, “A New Method to Calibrate the Magnitudes of Type Ia Supernovae at Maximum Light”

Prieto, J.L., Rest, A., Suntzeff, N.B. 2006, ApJ, 647, p. 501, “A New Method to Calibrate the Magnitudes of Type Ia Supernovae at Maximum Light”

Rest, A., Suntzeff, N.B., Olsen, K., et al. 2005, ApJ., 634, p. 1103, “Testing LMC Microlensing Scenarios: The Discrimination Power of the SuperMacho Microlensing Survey”

Rest, A., Suntzeff, N.B., Olsen, K., et al. 2006, Nature, 438, p. 1132, “Light Echoes from Ancient Supernovae in the Large Magellanic Cloud”

Sarajedini, A., …Schommer, R. (†), et al. 2006, AJ, 132, p. 1361, “RR Lyrae Variables in M33. I. Evidence for a Field Halo Population”

Schmidtobreick, L., …Whiting, A., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 335, ed. C. Sterken (ASP), p. 333, “Analyzing RR Pic’s Light Curve and Radial-velocity Curve”

Schwarz, H.E., Monteiro, H. 2006, ApJ, 648, p. 430, “Three-Dimensional Photoionization Structure and Distances of Planetary Nebulae. III. NGC 6781”

Schwarz, H.E., Monteiro, H. 2006, RmxAC 26, ed. L. Infante, M. Rubio (RMxAA), p. 28, “The 3-D View of Planetary Nebulae”

Seward, F.D., Points, S.D., et al. 2006, ApJ., 640, p. 327, “Chandra Observation of the Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnant 0454-67.2 IN N9”

Smith, M.G. 2006, IAU Symp. 222, ed. T. Storchi-Bergmann, L.C. Ho, H.R. Schmitt (IAU), p. 557, “Instrumentation for AGN Research at AURA’s Observatory in Chile”

B-16 NOAO SCIENTIFIC STAFF PUBLICATIONS FY06

Smith, M.G., Norman, D., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 344, ed. C. Lidman, D. Alloin (ASP), p. 101, “Exploring the Nature of Red Quasars – An Update”

Smith, V.V., Cunha, K., et al. 2005, ApJ, 633, p. 392, “Fluorine Abundance Variations in Red Giants of the Globular Cluster M4 and Early-Cluster Chemical Pollution”

Soderberg, A.M., …Rest, A., et al. 2006, ApJ, 636, p. 391, “An HST Study of the Supernovae Accompanying GRB 040924 and GRB 041006”

Sollerman, J., …Schwarz, H.E., et al. 2006, A&A, 454, p. 503, “Supernova 2006aj and the Associated X-Ray Flash 060218”

Stanford, S.A., …Miller, C.J., et al. 2006, ApJ, 646, L13, “The XMM Cluster Survey : A Massive Galaxy Cluster AT z = 1.45”

Thomas, S., …Tokovinin, A., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 371, p. 323, “Comparison of Centroid Computation Algorithms in a Shack-Hartmann Sensor”

Thomas, S.J., …van der Bliek, N., et al. 2006, IAU Symp. 240, ed. B. Hatkopf, E. Guinan, P. Harmanec (IAU), p. 124, “Search and Study of Companions around Herbig Ae/Be Stars”

Tokovinin, A., et al. 2005, A&A, 441, p. 695, “An Old Nearby Quadruple System Gliese 225.2”

Tokovinin, A., Travouillon, T. 2006, MNRAS 365, p. 1235, “Model of Optical Turbulence Profile at Cerro Pachón”

Tokovinin, A., et al. 2006, A&A, 450, p. 681, “Tertiary Companions to Close Spectroscopic Binaries”

Tokovinin, A., Heathcote, S. 2006, PASP, 118, p. 1165, “Donut: Measuring Optical Aberrations from a Single Extrafocal Image”

Tokovinin, A., Shatsky, N. 2006, IAU Symp. 240, ed. B. Hatkopf, E. Guinan, P. Harmanec (IAU), p. 508, “Direct Measurement of Tidal Dissipation in Very Eccentric Binaries”

Walker, D.E., Schwarz, H.E., Bustos, E. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6267, ed. L.M. Stepp (SPIE), p. 87, “Monitoring the Night Sky with the Cerro Tololo All-Sky Camera for the TMT and LSST Projects”

Warner, P., …Points, S., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 347, ed. P.L. Shopbell, M.C. Britton, R. Ebert (ASP), p. 689, “A Conceptual Domain Model for the NOAO Science Archive”

Winkler, P.F., …Points, S.D., et al. 2006, IAU Symp. 237, ed. B.G. Elmegreen (IAU), p. 242, “The Violent Interstellar Medium in the Small Magellanic Cloud: Results from MCELS”

Wittman, D., …Norman, D., et al. 2006, ApJ, 643, p. 128, “First Results on Shear-Selected Clusters from the Deep Lens Survey: Optical Imaging, Spectroscopy, and X-Ray Follow-Up”

B-17 Appendix C KEY MANAGEMENT AND SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL CHANGES FY06

KEY MANAGEMENT FY06

⎯ Jeremy R. Mould, Director, NOAO ⎯ Todd A. Boroson, Deputy Director, NOAO; Associate Director for Data Products Program ⎯ Buell Jannuzi, Acting Director, KPNO ⎯ Malcolm Smith, Director, CTIO; Head of AURA Observatory (AURA-O) in Chile ⎯ Alistair Walker, Director, CTIO ⎯ Taft Armandroff, Director, NOAO Gemini Science Center (NGSC) ⎯ Stephen E. Strom, Associate Director for GSMT Development ⎯ Nicholas B. Suntzeff, Associate Director for Science ⎯ David Sprayberry, Associate Director, Major Instrumentation Program (MIP) ⎯ Doug Isbell, Assistant Manager, Public Affairs and Educational Outreach (PAEO) ⎯ Karen Wilson, Associate Director for Administration and Facilities

SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL CHANGES FY06

New Appointments

Date Name Position Location

12/23/2005 Abraham C. Boogert Assistant Astronomer NOAO South 01/06/2006 Roberto De Propris Assistant Astronomer NOAO South 09/15/2005 Styliani Kafka Research Associate NOAO South 10/01/2005 Jennifer M. Lotz Research Associate NOAO North 07/01/2006 Jayadev Rajagopal Research Associate NOAO South 07/01/2006 Susan E. Ridgway Assistant Astronomer NOAO South 12/31/2005 David Silva Senior Scientist NOAO North Pasadena 09/01/2006 Samir Salim Research Associate NOAO North

Completed Employment

Date Name Position Location 09/01/2005 Richard F. Green Director KPNO/Assoc Director NOAO NOAO North 10/15/2005 John W. Glaspey Scientist NOAO North 02/28/2006 Nicholas B. Suntzeff Assoc Director for Science NOAO South 02/12/2006 Rachel E. Mason Research Associate NOAO South 06/12/2006 Sandrine Thomas Research Associate NOAO South 03/03/2006 Sean D. Brittain Research Associate NOAO North 06/28/2006 Taft E. Armandroff Director, NGSC NOAO North

C-1 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Date Name Position Location 07/07/2006 Katherine J. Brand Research Associate NOAO North 07/28/2006 Emily MacDonald Research Associate NOAO North 08/04/2006 Jason Aufdenberg Research Associate NOAO North 08/28/2006 Emmanuel Daddi Research Associate NOAO North

Changed Status

Date Name Position Location 02/01/2006 Katia ML Cunha Appointed Associate Astronomer NOAO North 09/07/2005 Arjun Dey Appointed Astronomer/Tenure Awarded NOAO North 10/17/2005 Michael K. Merrill Appointed Supervisor KPNO MTN Science NOAO North Support 03/12/2006 Nalin H. Samarasinha Appointed Associate Scientist NOAO North 06/30/2006 Verne V. Smith Appointed Director, NGSC NOAO South 05/01/2006 Nicole van der Bliek Appointed Associate Scientist NOAO South

Site Transfers

Date Name Location 03/01/2006 Robert Chris Smith NOAO/South to NOAO/North 06/12/2006 Robert D. Blum NOAO/South to NOAO/North 06/30/2006 Verne V. Smith NOAO/North to NOAO/South 08/01/2006 Katia ML Cunha NOAO/North to NOAO/South

C-2 Appendix D PUBLICATIONS USING DATA FROM NOAO TELESCOPES

Gemini Telescopes (NOAO Gemini Science Center)g

Astier, P., Guy, J., Regnault, N., et al., 2006, A&A, 447, 31, “The Supernova Legacy Survey: Measurement of

ΩM, ΩΛ and w from the First Year Data Set”

Blondin, S., Dessart, L., Leibundgut, B., … Matheson, T. …, et al., 2006, AJ, 131, 1648, “Using Line Profiles to Test the Fraternity of Type Ia Supernovae at High and Low Redshifts”

Bloom, J. S. Prochaska, J.X. Pooley, D., et al., 2006, ApJ, 638, 354, “Closing in on a Short-Hard Burst Progenitor: Constraints from Early-Time Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy of a Possible Host Galaxy of GRB 050509b”

Bolton, A. S., Burles, S., Koopmans, L. V. E., et al, 2006, ApJ, 638, 703, “The Sloan Lens ACS Survey. I. A Large Spectroscopically Selected Sample of Massive Early-Type Lens Galaxies”

Brown, M. E., Trujillo, C. A., Rabinowitz, D. L., ApJ, 635, L97, “Discovery of a Planetary-sized Object in the Scattered Kuiper Belt”

De Buizer, J. M., Osorio, M., Calvet, N., 2005, ApJ, 635, 452, “Observations and Modeling of the 2-25 μm Emission from High Mass Protostellar Object Candidates”

Della Valle, M., Malesani, D., Bloom, J. S., et al., 2006, ApJ, 642, L103, “Hypernova Signatures in the Late Rebrightening of GRB 05025A”

Foley, R. J., Perley, D. A., Pooley, D., et al., 2006, ApJ 645, 450, “GRB 050408: A bright gamma-ray burst probing an atypical galactic environment”

Gulbis, A. A. S., Elliott, J. L., Person, M. J., et al., 2006, Nature, 439, 48, “Charon’s radius and atmospheric constraints from observations of a stellar occultation”

Haislip, J. B., Nysewander, M. C., Reichart, D. E., et al., 2006, Nature, 440, 181, “A photometric redshift of z = 6.39 ± 0.12 for GRB 050904”

Hinkle, K. H., Fekel, F. C., Joyce, R. R., Wood, P. R., Smith, V. V., Lebzelter, T., 2006, ApJ, 641, 479, “Infrared Spectroscopy of Symbiotic Stars. IV. V2116 Ophiuchi/GX 1+4, The Neutron Star Symbiotic”

Howell, D. A., Sullivan, M., Perrett, K., et al., 2005, ApJ, 634, 1190, “Gemini Spectroscopy of Supernovae from the Supernova Legacy Survey: Improving High-Redshift Supernova Selection and Classification”

Hynes, R. I., Horne, K., O’Brien, K., et al., 2006, ApJ, 648, 1156, “Multiwavelength Observtions of Exo 0748-676. I. Reprocessing of X-Ray Bursts”

Jorgensen, I., Chiboucas, K., Flint, K., et al., 2006, ApJ, 639, L9, “The Fundamental Plane for z = 0.8-0.9 Cluster Galaxies”

g Author Name in bold = NOAO scientific staff member; Author Name underlined = Undergraduate student in Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program

D–1 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Kriek, M., van Dokkum, P. G., Franx, M., et al., 2006, ApJ, 645, 44, “Direct Measurements of the Stellar Continua and Balmer/4000 Angstrom Breaks of Red z>2 Galaxies: Redshifts and Improved Constraints on Stellar Populations”

Le Borgne, D., Abraham, R., Daniel, et al., 2006, ApJ, 642, 48, “Gemini Deep Deep Survey VI: Massive Post-Starburst Galaxies at Z ~=1”

Levan, A. J., Osborne, J. P., Tanvir, N. R., et al., 2006, ApJ, 648, 1132, “The First SWIFT X-Ray Flash: The Faint Afterglow of XRF 050215B”

Luhman, K. L., Adame, L., D’Alessio, P., et al., 2005, ApJ, 635, L93, “Discovery of a Planetary-Mass Brown Dwarf with a Circumstellar Disk”

Marchis, F., Hestroffer, D., Descamps, P., et al., 2006, Nature 439, 565, “A low density of 0.8 g cm-3 for the Trojan binary asteroid 617 Patroclus”

Marois, C., Lafrenière, D., Doyon, R., et al., 2006, ApJ, 641, 556, “Angular Differential Imaging: a Powerful High-Contrast Imaging Technique”

Neill, J. D., Sullivan, M., Balam, D., et al., 2006, AJ, 132, 1126, “The Type Ia Supernova Rate at z ~0.5 from the Supernova Legacy Survey”

Nelemans, G., Jonker, P. G., Steeghs, D., 2006, MNRAS, 370, 255, “Optical spectroscopy of (candidate) ultra- compact X-ray binaries: constraints on the composition of the donor stars”

Oka, T., Geballe, T. R., Goto, M., et al., 2005, ApJ, 633, 882, “Hot and Diffuse Clouds near the Galactic + Center Probed by Metastable H3 ”

Olsen, K. A. G., Blum, R. D., Stephens, A. W., et al., 2006, AJ, 132, 271, “The Star Formation Histories of the Bulge and Disk of M31 from Gemini North+NIRI/Altair and HST/NICMOS”

Page, K. L., King, A. R., Levan, A. J., et al., 2006, ApJ, 637, L13, “GRB 050911: A Black Hole – Neutron Star Merger or a Naked GRB”

Pierce, M., Beasley, M. A., Forbes, D. A., et al., 2006, MNRAS, 366, 1253, “Gemini/GMOS Spectra of Globular Clusters in the Leo Group Elliptical NGC 3379”

Prochaska, J. X., Bloom, J. S., Chen, H.-W., et al., 2006, ApJ, 642, 989, “The Galaxy Hosts and Large-Scale Environments of Short-Hard Gamma-Ray Bursts”

Ribas, I., Jordi, C., Vilardell, F., et al., 2005, ApJ, 635, L37, “First Determination of the Distance and Fundamental Properties of an Eclipsing Binary in the Andromeda Galaxy”

Roe, H. G., Brown, M.E., Schaller, E. L., et al., 2005, Science, 310, 5747, 477, “Geographic Control of Titan’s Mid-Latitude Clouds”

Rosenberg, J. L., Bowen, D. V., Tripp, T. M., Brinks, E., 2006, AJ, 132, 478, “The nearby damped Lyα absorber SBS 1543+593: A large H I envelope in a gas-rich galaxy group”

Ryde, N., 2006, A&A, 455, L13, “Sulphur abundances in disk stars as determined from the forbidden λ10821 [SI] line”

D–2 PUBLICATIONS USING DATA FROM NOAO TELESCOPES

Savaglio, S., Glazebrook, K., Le Borgne, D., et al, 2005, ApJ, 635, 260, “The Gemini Deep Deep Survey. VII. The Redshift Evolution of the Mass-Metallicity Relation”

Smith, N., 2006, ApJ, 644, 1151, “The Structure of the Homunculus: I. Shape and Latitude Dependence from H2 and [Fe II] Velocity Maps of Eta Carinae”

Smith, N., Bally, J., Shuping, R. Y., et al, 2005, AJ, 130, 1763, “Thermal Dust Emission from Proplyds, Unresolved Disks, and Shocks in the Orion Nebula”

Smith, V. V., Cunha, K., Ivans, I. I., Lattanzio, J. C., Hinkle, K. H., 2005, ApJ, 633, 392, “Fluorine Abundance Variations in Red Giants of the Globular Cluster M4 and Early-Cluster Chemical Pollution”

Stassun, K. G., Mathieu, R. D., Valenti, J. A., 2006, Nature, 440, 311, “Discovery of two young brown dwarfs in an eclipsing binary system”

Sugerman, B. E. K., Ercolano, B., Barlow, M. J., et al., 2006, Science, 313, 196, “Massive-Star Supernovae as Major Dust Factories”

Sullivan, M., Howell, D. A., Perrett, K., et al., 2006, AJ, 131, 960, “Photometric Selection of High-Redshift Type Ia Supernova Candidates”

Sullivan, M., Le Borgne, D., Pritchet, C. J., et al., 2006, ApJ, 648, 868, “Rates and Properties of Type Ia Supernovae as a Function of Mass and Star Formation in Their Host Galaxies”

Swinbank, A., M., Chapman, S. C., Smail, I., et al., 2006, MNRAS, 371, 465, “The link between submillimetre galaxies and luminous ellipticals: near-infrared IFU spectroscopy of submillimetre galaxies”

Tripp, T. M., Aracil, B., Bowen, D. V., and Jenkins, E. B., 2006, ApJ, 643, L77, “The O VI Absorbers toward PG0953+415: High Metallicity, Cosmic-Web Gas far from Luminous Galaxies”

Trippe, S., Martins, F., Ott, T., et al., 2006, A&A, 448, 305, “GCIRS34W: an irregular variable in the Galactic Centre”

Voges, E. S., Walterbos, R. A. M., 2006, ApJ, 644, L29, “Detection of [O I] λ6300 and Other Diagnostic Emission Lines in the Diffuse Ionized Gas of M33 with Gemini-North”

D–3 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Telescopes at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory g

Abbott, T.M.C., …Walker, A., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6267, ed. L.M. Stepp (SPIE), p. 119, “Cerro Tololo Inter- American Observatory, Victor Blanco 4-m Telescope, and the Dark Energy Survey”

Allers, K.N., et al. 2006, ApJ, 644, p. 364, “Young, Low-Mass Brown Dwarfs with Mid-Infrared Excesses”

Altmann, M., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 334, ed. D. Koester, S. Moehler (ASP), p. 143, “Searching for White and Brown Dwarfs in the Frame of the MUSYC/CYDER Survey”

Andreon, S., et al. 2005, MNRAS, 359, p. 1250, “Batch Discovery of Nine z ~ 1 Clusters Using X-ray and K or R, z’ Images”

Andreon, S., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 365, p. 915, “The Butcher-Oemler Effect at z ~ 0,35: A change in Perspective”

Anthony-Twarog, B.J., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 461, “vbyCaHβ CCD Photometry of Clusters. VI. The metal- Deficient Open Cluster NGC 2420”

Antia, H.M., Basu, S. 2006, ApJ, 644, p. 1292, “Determining Solar Abundances Using Helioseismology”

Arnal, E.M., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 355, ed. C. Lidman, D. Alloin (ASP), p.173, “The ARA OB1 Association and its Molecular Complex”

Audard, M., et al. 2005, ApJ, 635, L81, “X-Ray Spectral Variability During an Outburst in V1118 Ori”

Auld, R., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 366, p. 1475, “Morphology and Star Formation in Nearby Low Surface Brightness Galaxies”

Awaki, H., et al. 2005, ApJ, 632, p.793, “A Variability Study of the Seyfert 2 Galaxy NGC 6300 with XMM- Newton”

Barkhouse, W.A., …Smith, M.G., et al. 2006, ApJ, 645, p. 955, “ChaMP Serendipitous Galaxy Cluster Survey”

Bassino, L.P., Richtler, T., Dirsch, B. 2006, MNRAS, 367, p. 156, “Globular Cluster Systems in Low-Luminosity Early-Type Galaxies Near the Fornax Cluster Centre”

Bassino L.P., et al. 2006, A&A, 451, p. 789, “Large-Scale Study of the NGC 1399 Globular Cluster System in Fornax”

Baume, G., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 367, p. 1441, “NGC 2401: A Template of the Young Population of the Norma- Cygnus Arm in the Third Galactic Quadrant”

Belokurov, V., et al. 2006, ApJ, 647, L111, “A Faint New Milky Way Satellite in Bootes”

Bennett, D.P. 2005, ApJ., 633, p. 906, “Large Magellanic Cloud Microlensing Optical Depth with Imperfect Event Selection”

g Author Name in bold = NOAO scientific staff member; Author Name underlined = Undergraduate student in Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program or Practica de Investigación en Astronomía (PIA) program

D-4 PUBLICATIONS USING DATA FROM NOAO TELESCOPES

Bersier, D., …Olsen, K.A.G., et al. 2006, ApJ, 643, p. 284, “Evidence for a Supernova Associated with the X-Ray Flash 020903”

Blake, C., Bridle, S. 2005, MNRAS, 363, p. 1329, “Cosmology with Photometric Redshift Surveys”

Blagrave, K.P.M., Martin, P.G., Baldwin, J.A. 2006, ApJ., 644, p. 1006, “A Photoionized Herbig-Haro Object in the Orion Nebula”

Blondin, S., …Rest, A., …Suntzeff, N.B., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 1648, “Using Line Profiles to Test the Fraternity of Type Ia Supernovae at High and Low Redshifts”

Bond, H.E., Siegel, M.H. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 984, “Hubble Space Telescope Imaging of the Outburst Site of M31 RV”

Bresolin, F., et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, p. 1020, “The Araucaria Project: The effect of Blending of the Cepheid Distance to NGC 300 from Advanced Camera for Surveys Images”

Brodwin,M., et al. 2006, ApJ, 162, p. 20, “The Canada-France Deep Field Survey. III. Photometric Redshift Distribution to IAB=24”

Camargo, J.I.B., et al. 2005, A&A, 437, p. 1135, “Near-Infrared Astrometry and Photometry of Southern ICRF Quasars”

Carraro, G., et al. 2005, ApJ, 630, L153, “Detection of a Young Stellar Population in the Background of Open Clusters in the Third Galactic Quadrant”

Carraro, G., et al. 2005, A&A, 442, p. 917, “A Photometric Study of the Old Open Clusters Berkeley 73, Berkeley 75 and Berkeley 25”

Carraro, G., et al. 2005, MNRAS, 364, p. 179, “Photometry of Neglected Open Clusters in the First and Fourth Galactic Quadrants”

Carraro, G., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 368, p. 1078, “Photometry of Seven Overlooked Open Clusters in the First and Fourth Galactic Quadrants”

Clariá, J.J., et al. 2006, A&A, 453, p. 91, “Photometric and Coravel Observations of Red Giant Candidates in Three Open Clusters: Membership, Binarity, Reddening and Metallicity”

Clocchiatti, A., …Schommer, R.(†), …Suntzeff, N.B., et al. 2006, AJ, 642, p. 1, “Hubble Space Telescope and Ground-Based Observations of Type Ia Supernovae at Redshift 0.5: Cosmological Implications”

Cohen, J.G., et al. 2006, AJ 132, p. 137, “Carbon Stars in the Hamburg/ESO Survey : Abundances”

Corwin, T.M., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, p. 1014, “Image-Subtraction Photometry of Variable Stars in the Globular Clusters NGC 6388 and NGC 6441”

Costa, E., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, p. 1234, “The Solar Neighborhood. XVI. Parallaxes from CTIOPI: Final Results from the 1.5 m Telescope Program”

Costa E., et al. 2006, RMxAC 26, ed. L. Infante, M. Rubio (RMxAC), p. 168, “1.5-m CTIOPI: A Southern Sky Parallax Investigation”

D-5 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Côté, P. 2005, IAU Symp. 198, ed. H. Jerjen, B. Binggeli (IAU), p. 269, “An HST/ACS Survey of Early-Type Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster”

Cypriano, E.S., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 2417, “Shrinking of Cluster Ellipticals: A Tidal Stripping Explanation and Implications for the Intracluster Light”

Dahlen, T., et al. 2005, ApJ, 631, p. 126, “The Evolution of the Optical and Near-Infrared Galaxy Luminosity Functions and Luminosity Densities to z ~ 2”

Dale, D.A., et al. 2006, ApJ, 646, p. 161, “Mid-Infrared Spectral Diagnostics of Nuclear and Extranuclear Regions in Nearby Galaxies”

Damineli, A., et al. 2005, IAU Symp. 227, ed. R. Cesaroni, M. Felli, E. Churchwell, C.M. Walmsley (IAU), p. 407, “NIR Studies of Galactic Giant HII Regions”

De Bergh, C., et al. 2005, A&A, 437, p. 1115, “The Surface of the Transneptunian Object 90482 Orcus”

Delgado, A.J., et al. 2006, ApJ, 646, p. 269, “Multiwavelength Analysis of the Young Open Cluster NGC 2362”

De Mello, D.F., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 216, “Star-Forming Galaxies at Intermediate Redshifts: Morphology, Ages, and Sizes”

Doherty, M., et al. 2005, MNRAS, 361, p. 525, “The Las Campanas Infrared Survey – V. Keck Spectroscopy of a Large Sample of Extremely Red Objects”

Dolez, N., et al. 2006, A&A, 446, p. 237, “Whole Earth Telescope Observations of the ZZ Ceti Star HL Tau 76”

Finkelstein, S.L., et al. 2006, ApJ, 641, p. 919, “Optical Structure and Proper-Motion Age of the Oxygen-Rich Supernova Remnant 1E 0102-7219 in the Small Magellanic Cloud”

Fischer, D.A., et al. 2006, ApJ, 637, p. 1094, “The N2K Consortium. III. Short-Period Planets Orbiting HD 149143 and HD 109749”

Foley, R.J., et al. 2006, ApJ, 645, p. 450, “GRB 050408: A Bright Gamma-Ray Burst Probing an Atypical Galactic Environment”

Freedman, W.L., …Suntzeff, N., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 339, ed. S.C. Wolff, T.R. Lauer (ASP), p. 50, “The Carnegie Supernova Project”

Frinchaboy, P.M., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 922, “Photometry and Spectroscopy of Old, Outer Disk Star Clusters: vdB-Hagen 176, Berkeley 29, and Saurer 1”

Fulbright, J.P., McWilliam, A., Rich,, R.M. 2006, ApJ, 636, p. 821, “Abundances of Baade’s Window Giants from Keck Hires Spectra. I. Stellar Parameters and [Fe/H] Values”

Garavini, G., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, p. 2278, “Spectroscopic Observations and Analysis of the Unusual Type Ia SN 1999ac”

Gawiser, E., et al. 2006, ApJ, 642, L13, “The Physical Nature of Lyα-Emitting Galaxies at z = 3.1”

D-6 PUBLICATIONS USING DATA FROM NOAO TELESCOPES

Gawiser, E., et al. 2006, ApJ, 162, p. 1, “The Multiwavelength Survey by Yale-Chile (MUSYC) : Survey Design and Deep Public UBVRIz’ Images and Catalogs of the Extended Hubble Deep Field-South”

Geller, M.J., et al. 2005, ApJ, 635, L125, “Shels: The Hectospec Lensing Survey”

Georgantopoulos, I., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 367, p. 1727, “XMM-Newton and Chandra Observations of SHEEP Sources”

Gerke, J.R., Howell, S.B., Walter, F.M. 2006, PASP, 118, p. 678, “Polars Changing State : Multiwavelength Long-Term Photometry and Spectroscopy of QS Telescopii, V834 Centauri, and BL Hydri”

Ghavamian, P., Hughes, J.P., Williams, T.B. 2005, ApJ, 635, p. 365, “Exploring the Kinematics of the Oxygen- Rich Supernova Remnant G292.0+1.8: Ejecta Shells, Fast-Moving Knots, and Shocked Circumstellar Material”

Giridhar, S., et al. 2005, ApJ, 627, p.432, “Abundance Analyses of Field RV Tauri Stars. VI. An Extended Sample”

Gómez, P.L., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 344, ed. C. Lidman, D. Alloin (ASP), p. 45, “Sunyaev-Zeldovich Observations of Massive Clusters of Galaxies”

González Hernández, I., et al. 2006, ApJ, 638, p. 576, “Meridional Circulation Variability from Large-Aperture Ring-Diagram Analysis of Global Oscillation Network Group and Michelson Doppler Imager Data”

Goudfrooij, P., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 369, p. 697, “Integrated-light VRI Imaging Photometry of Globular Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds”

Gray, R.O., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, p. 161, “Contributions to the Nearby Stars (NSTARS) Project : Spectroscopy of Stars Earlier than M0 within 40 pc-The Southern Sample”

Grindlay, J.E., et al. 2005, ApJ, 635, p. 920, “Chandra Multiwavelength Plane (Champlane) Survey: An Introduction”

Haines, C.P., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 371, p. 55. “Shapley Optical Survey – II. The Effect of Environment on the Colour-Magnitude Relation and Galaxy Colours”

Hamilton, C.M., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, p. 1896, “The Disappearing Act of KH 15D: Photometric Results from 1995 to 2004”

Hamuy, M., …Suntzeff, N.B., et al. 2006, PASP 118, p. 2, “The Carnegie Supernova Project: The Low-Redshift Survey”

Hempel, A., Herbst, T.M., Thompson, D.J. 2005, A&A, 443, p. 831, “Surface Density of Extremely Red Objects with R – J ≥ 5”

Henry, T.J., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 338, ed. P.K. Seidelman, A.K.B., Monet (ASP), p. 228, “Results from CTIOPI: Parallaxes, Perturbations, and Pushing Towards SIM PlanetQuest”

Hoekstra, H., et al. 2005, ApJ, 635, p.73, “Virial Masses and the Baryon Fraction in Galaxies”

Hook, M., et al. 2005, AJ,130, p. 2788, “Spectra of High-Redshift Type Ia Supernovae and a Comparison with Their Low-Redshift Counterparts”

D-7 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Horch, E.P., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 1000, “Speckle Interferometry of Southern Double Stars. III. Measures from the Cesco Observatory, 1994-1996”

Horch, E.P., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 3008, “CCD Speckle Observations of Binary Stars from the Southern Hemisphere. IV. Measures During 2001”

Howe, R., et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, p. 1405, “Solar Convection-Zone Dynamics, 1995-2004”

Huang, W., Gies, D.R. 2006, ApJ, 648, p. 580, “Stellar Rotation in Young Clusters. I. Evolution of Projected Rotational Velocity Distributions”

Huang, W., Gies, D.R. 2006, ApJ, 648, p. 591, “Stellar Rotation in Young Clusters. II. Evolution of Stellar Rotation and Surface Helium Abundance”

Huchra, J., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 216, ed. M. Colles, L. Staveley-Smith, R. Stathakis (ASP), p. 170, “2MASS and the Nearby Universe”

Hunter, D.A., Elmegreen, B.G. 2006, ApJS, 162, p. 49, “Broadband Imaging of a Large Sample of Irregular Galaxies”

Hynes, R.I., et al. 2006, ApJ, 648, p. 1156, “Multiwavelength Observations of EXO 0748-676. I. Reprocessing of X-Ray Bursts”

Jacobson, H.R., Pilachowski, C.A. 2005, ASP Conf. 336, ed. T.G. Barnes III, F.N. Bash (ASP), p. 327, “Infalling Planetesimals in Young Star Clusters”

Jao, W-C., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 338, ed. P.K. Seidelman, A.K.B., Monet (ASP), p. 268, “Where the Stellar Road Runners are in the Sky”

Jarvis, M., et al. 2006, ApJ, 644, p. 71, “Dark Energy Constraints from the CTIO Lensing Survey”

Joner, M.D., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, p. 111, “Homogeneous Photometry for the Hyades: Scale-Factor and Zero-Point Tests of Previously Published BV(RI)c Photometry”

Kassin, S.A., de Jong, R.S., Pogge, R.W. 2006, ApJS, 162, p. 80, “Dark and Baryonic Matter in Bright Spiral Galaxies. I. Near-Infrared and Optical Broadband Surface Photometry of 30 Galaxies”

Kent, S., …Abbott, T., …Walker, A., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6269, ed. I.S. McLean, Iye, M. (SPIE), p. 100, “Preliminary Optical Design for a 2.2 Degree Diameter Prime Focus Corrector for the Blanco 4 Meter Telescope”

Kenyon, S.L., …Tokovinin, A., et al. 2006, PASP, 118, p. 924, “Atmospheric Scintillation at Dome C, Antarctica : Implications for Photometry and Astrometry”

Kern, S.D., Elliot, J.L. 2006, ApJ., 643, L57, “The Frequency of Binary Kuiper Belt Objects”

Kim, E., et al. 2006, ApJ, 647, p. 276, “Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries in Six Elliptical Galaxies: Connection to Globular Clusters”

Kochanek, C.S., et al. 2006, ApJ, 640, p. 47, “ The Time Delays of Gravitational Lens HE 0435-1223 : An Early- Type Galaxy with a Rising Rotation Curve”

D-8 PUBLICATIONS USING DATA FROM NOAO TELESCOPES

Komm, R., et al., ApJ, 630, p. 1184, “Kinetic Helicity Density in Solar Subsurface Layers and Flare Activity of Active Regions”

Komm, R., et al., ApJ, 631, p. 636, “Ring Analysis of Solar Subsurface Flows and their Relation to Surface Magnetic Activity”

Koopmann, R.A., Kenney, J.D.P. 2006, ApJS, 162, p. 97, “An Atlas of Hα and R Images and Radial Profiles of 29 Bright Isolated Spiral Galaxies”

Krisciunas, K., …Rest, A., …Suntzeff, N. B., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, p. 2453, “Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Nine High-Redshift Essence Supernovae”

Lauer, T.R., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 339, ed. S.C. Wolff, T.R. Lauer (ASP), p. 79, “DESTINY: The Dark Energy Space Telescope”

Layden, A. C., et al. 2005, ApJ, 632, p. 266, “Deep Photometry of the Globular Cluster M5: Distance Estimates from White Dwarf and Main-Sequence Stars”

Lee, K-S., et al. 2006, AJ, 642, p. 63, “The Large-Scale and Small-Scale Clustering of Lyman Break Galaxies at 3.5 ≤ z ≤ 5.5 from the Goods Survey”

Lefèvre, L., et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, L109, “Oscillations in the Massive Wolf-Rayet Star WR 123 with the MOST Satellite”

Levesque, E.M., …Olsen, K., et al. 2006, ApJ, 645, p. 1117, “The Effective Temperatures and Physical Properties of Magellanic Cloud Red Supergiants: The Effects of Metallicity”

Lewis, K.T., Eracleous, M. 2006, ApJ, 642, p. 711, “Black Hole Masses of Active Galaxies with Doubled-Peaked Balmer Emission Lines”

Liebert, J., Gizis, J.E. 2006, PASP, 118, p. 659, “RI Photometry of 2MASS-selected Late M and L Dwarfs”

Lonsdale, C.J. 2005, ASP Conf. 216, ed. M. Colles, L. Staveley-Smith, R. Stathakis (ASP), p. 337, “SWIRE and SIRFT Surveys”

Luhman, K.L., et al. 2005, ApJ, 635, L93, “Discovery of a Planetary-Mass Brown Dwarf with a Circumstellar Disk”

Lyra, W., …van der Bliek, N.S., et al. 2006, A&A, 453, p. 101, “On the Difference Between Nuclear and Contraction Ages”

Maitra, D., Bailyn, C.D. 2006, ApJ, 637, p. 992, “X-Ray Observations of V4641 SGR (SAX J1819.3-2525) During the Brief and Violent Outburst of 2003”

Majewski, S.R., et al. 2005, AJ 130, p. 2677, “Exploring Halo Substructure with Giant Stars. VI. Extended Distributions of Giant Stars around the Carina Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy: How Reliable are they?”

Mason, D., et al. 2006, ApJ, 645, p. 1543, “Flares, Magnetic Fields, and Subsurface Vorticity : A Survey of GONG and MDI Data”

D-9 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Massey, P., Olsen, K.A.G., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 2478, “A Survey of Local Group Galaxies Currently Forming Stars. I. UBVRI Photometry of Stars in M31 and M33”

Massey, P., Levesque, E.M., Plez, B. 2006, ApJ, 646, p. 1203, “Bringing VY Canis Majoris Down to Size: An Improved Determination of its Effective Temperature”

McGehee, P.M., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, p. 1752, “Photometric Accretion Signatures Near the Substellar Boundary”

McGowan, K.E., et al. 2005, MNRAS, 364, p. 462, “XMM Spectroscopy of the Transient Supersoft Source RX J0513.9 – 6951: Probing the Dynamic White Dwarf Photosphere”

McLaughlin, B.M., et al. 2006, A&A, 446, p. 1185, “Electron Collisions with Fe-peak Elements: Fe IV I. Forbidden Transitions: 3d5 – 3d44s and 3d5 – 3d44p Manifolds”

McLaughlin, D.E., et al. 2006, ApJ, 166, p. 249, “Hubble Space Telescope Proper Motions and Stellar Dynamics in the Core of the Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae”

McSwain, M.V., Gies, D.R. 2005, ApJS, 161, p. 118, “The Evolutionary Status of Be Stars: Results from a Photometric Study of Southern Open Clusters”

McSwain, M.V., Gies, D.R. 2005, ASP Conf. 337, ed. R. Ignace, K.G. Gayley (ASP), p. 270, “A Search for Be Stars in Open Clusters”

Meixner, M. et al. 2005, AJ, 130, p. 1784, “The Multitude of Molecular Hydrogen Knots in the Helix Nebula”

Méndez, R.A., et al. 2006, RMxAA, 25, p. 53, “Trigonometric Parallaxes from the Southern Hemisphere”

Meurer, G.R., et al. 2006, ApJS, 165, p. 307, “The Survey of Ionization in Neutral Gas Galaxies. I. Description and Initial Results”

Miller, N.A. 2005, AJ,130, p. 2541, “Star Formation and Active Galactic Nuclei in the Core of the Shapley Supercluster: A Very Large Array Survey of A3556, A3558, SC 1327-312, SC 1329-313, and A3562”

Momcheva, I., et al. 2006, ApJ., 641, p. 169, “A Spectroscopic Study of the Environments of Gravitational Lens Galaxies”

Monteiro, H., et al. 2006, ApJ, 638, p. 446, “Ages of White Dwarf-Red Subdwarf Systems”

Moran, J.A., Reichart, D.E. 2005, ApJ, 632, p. 438, “Gamma-Ray Burst Dust Echoes Revisited: Expectations at Early Times”

Moriarty-Schieven, G.H., et al. 2006, ApJ, 645, p. 357, “Multigenerational Star Formation in L1551”

Morse, J.A., et al. 2006, ApJ, 644, p. 188, “Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Oxygen-Rich Supernova Remnants in the Magellanic Clouds. III. WFPC2 Imaging of the Young, Crab-Like Supernova Remnant SNR 0540-69.3”

Mulchaey, J.S., et al. 2006, ApJ, 646, p. 133, “X-Ray-Selected Intermediate-Redshift Groups of Galaxies”

Muñoz, R.R., et al. 2006, ApJ, 649, p. 201, “Exploring Halo Substructure with Giant Stars. XI. The Tidal Tails of the Carina Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy and the Discovery of Magellanic Cloud Stars in the Carina Foreground”

D-10 PUBLICATIONS USING DATA FROM NOAO TELESCOPES

Nagayama, T., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 368, p. 534, “Near-Infrared Study of CIZA J1324.7-5736, the Second Richest Cluster of Galaxies in the Great Attractor”

Nelan, J.E., …Suntzeff, N.B., et al. 2005, AJ, 623, p. 137, “NOAO Fundamental Plane Survey. II. Age and Metallicity Along the Red Sequence from Line-Strength Data”

Niemela, V.S., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 367, p. 1450, “Optical Spectroscopy of X-Mega Targets in the Carina Nebula – VI. FO 15: a new O-Type Double-Lined Eclipsing Binary”

Nobili, S., et al. 2005, A&A, 437, p. 789, “Restframe I-Band Hubble Diagram for Type Ia Supernovae up to Redshift z ~ 0.5”

Norris, R.P., et al. 2005, AJ,130, p. 1358, “Radio Observations of the Hubble Deep Field-South Region. I. Survey Description and Initial Results”

O’Dell, C.R., Henney, W.J., Ferland, G.J. 2005, AJ, 130, p. 172, “A Multi-Instrument Study of the Helix Nebula Knots with the Hubble Space telescope”

Padgett, D.L., et al. 2006, ApJ, 645, p. 1283, “The Spitzer c2d Survey of Weak-Line T Tauri Stars. I. Initial Results”

Pandey, G., Reddy, B.E. 2006, MNRAS, 369, p. 1677, “Abundance Analysis of the Cool Extreme Helium Star LSS 3378”

Pandey, G. 2006, ApJ, 648, L143, “The Discovery of Fluorine in Cool Extreme Helium Stars”

Parisi, M.C., et al. 2005, MNRAS, 363, p. 1247, “Whashington Photometry of Open Cluster Giants: Two Moderately Metal-poor Anticentre Clusters”

Patterson, J., et al. 2005, PASP, 117, p. 1204, “Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. XXV. qcrit, ε(q), and Mass- Radius”

Paunzen, E., et al. 2005, A&A, 443, p. 157, “CCD Photometric Search for Peculiar Stars in Open Clusters”

Pearson, K.J., et al. 2006, ApJ, 648, p. 1169, “Multiwavelength Observations of EXO 0748-676. II. Emission-Line Behavior”

Pedreros, M., Costa, E., Méndez, R.A. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 1461, “The Proper Motion of the Large Magellanic Cloud: A Reanalysis”

Peng, E.W., et al. 2006, ApJ, 639, p. 95, “The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. IX. The Color Distributions of Globular Cluster Systems in Early-Type Galaxies”

Phillips, M.M. 2005, ASP Conf. 342, ed. M. Turatto, S. Benetti, L. Zampieri, W. Shea (ASP), p. 211, “Type Ia Supernovae as Distance Indicators”

Phillips, M.M., …Suntzeff, N.B., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 2615, “Optical and Near-Infrared Observations of the Peculiar Type Ia Supernova 1999ac”

Piatti, A.E., Clariá, J.J., Ahumada, A.V. 2006, MNRAS, 367, p. 599, “First Estimates of the Fundamental Parameters of the Relatively Bright Galactic Open Cluster NGC 5288”

D-11 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Platais, I., Wyse, R.F.G., Zacharias, N. 2006, PASP, 118, p. 107, “Deep Astrometric Standards and Galactic Structure”

Prieto, J.L., Rest, A., Suntzeff, N.B. 2005, ASP Conf. 339, ed. S.C. Wolff, T.R. Lauer (ASP), p. 69, “A New Method to Calibrate the Magnitudes of Type Ia Supernovae at Maximum Light”

Prieto, J.L., Rest, A., Suntzeff, N.B. 2006, ApJ, 647, p. 501, “A New Method to Calibrate the Magnitudes of Type Ia Supernovae at Maximum Light”

Provencal, J.L., et al. 2005, ASP conf. 334, ed. D. Koester, S. Moehler, (AS), p. 541, “High Speed Photometry of White Dwarfs with Small Telescopes”

Rabinowitz, D.L., et al. 2006, ApJ, 639, p. 1238, “Photometric Observations Constaining the Size, Shape and Albedo of 2003 EL61, A rapidly Rotating, Pluto-sized Object in the Kuiper Belt”

Raghavan, D., et al. 2006, AJ, 646, p. 523, “Two Suns in the Sky: Stellar Multiplicity in Exoplanet Systems”

Raimann, D., et al. 2005, MNRAS, 364, p. 1239, “Stellar Populations in a Complete Sample of Local Radio Galaxies”

Ramsey, C.J., et al. 2006, ApJ., 641, p. 241, “An Optical Study of Stellar and Interstellar Environments of Seven Luminous and Ultraluminous X-Ray Sources”

Régulo, C., Vásquez Ramió, H., Roca Cortés, T. 2005, A&A, 443, p. 1013, “An Observational Approach to Convection in Main Sequence Stars”

Reid, W.A., Parker, Q.A. 2006, MNRAS, 365, p. 401, “A New Population of Planetary Nebulae Discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud – I. Preliminary Sample”

Reid, W.A., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 367, p. 1379, “An ATCA Radio-Continuum Study of the Small Magellanic Cloud – IV. A Multifrequency Analysis of the N 66 Region”

Reijns, R.A., et al. 2006, A&A, 445, p. 503, “Radial Velocities in the Globular Cluster ω Centauri”

Reiners, A., Basri, G., Mohanty, S. 2005, ApJ, 634, p. 1346, “Discovery of an M4 Spectroscopic Binary in Upper Scorpius: A Calibration Point for Young Low-Mass Evolutionary Models”

Rest, A., …Suntzeff, N.B., Olsen, K., et al. 2005, ApJ., 634, p. 1103, “Testing LMC Microlensing Scenarios: The Discrimination Power of the SuperMacho Microlensing Survey”

Rest, A., Suntzeff, N.B., Olsen, K., et al. 2006, Nature, 438, p. 1132, “Light Echoes from Ancient Supernovae in the Large Magellanic Cloud”

Rich, R.M., Origlia, L. 2005, ApJ, 634, p. 1293, “The First Detailed Abundences for M Giants in Baade’s Window from Infrared Spectroscopy”

Rizzi, L., et al. 2006, ApJ, 638, p. 766, “The Araucaria Project: The Distance to NGC 300 from the Red Giant Branch Tip Using HST ACS Imaging”

Rogel, A.B., et al. 2006, ApJS, 163, p. 160, “Three Years of ChaMPlane Northern Field WIYN Spectroscopy”

D-12 PUBLICATIONS USING DATA FROM NOAO TELESCOPES

Rossi, S., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, p. 2804, “Estimation of Carbon Abundances in Metal-Poor Stars. I. Application to the Strong G-Band Stars of Beers, Preston, and Shectman”

Roussel, H., et al. 2006, ApJ, 646, p. 841, “The Opaque Nascent Starburst in NGC 1377: Spitzer Sings Observations”

Ryan-Weber, E.V., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 331, ed. R. Braun (ASP), p. 195, “Extra-planar and Intergalactic H II Regions”

Scharf, C.A., Zurek, D.R., Bureau, M. 2005, ApJ, 633, p. 154, “The Chandra Fornax Survey. I. The Cluster Environment”

Schmidtobreick, L., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 335, ed. C. Sterken (ASP), p. 333, “Analyzing RR Pic’s Light Curve and Radial-velocity Curve”

Schmidtobreick, L., Tappert, C. 2006, A&A, 455, p. 255, “AD Mensae: A Dwarf Nova in the Period Gap”

Schmitt, H.R., et al. 2006, ApJS, 164, p. 52, “Multiwavelength Star Formation Indicators: Observations”

Schwarz, H.E., Monteiro, H. 2006, RmxAC 26, ed. L. Infante, M. Rubio (RMxAA), p. 28, “The 3-D View of Planetary Nebulae”

Seaman R., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 347, ed. P.L. Shopbell, M.C. Britton, R. Ebert (ASP), p. 679, “The NOAO Data Cache Initiative – Building a Distributed Online Datastore”

Serebryanskiy, A., Chou, D-Y. 2005, ApJ, 633, p. 1187, “Comparison of Solar Cycle Variations of Solar p-Mode Frequencies from GONG and MDI”

Seward, F.D., …Points, S.D., et al. 2006, ApJ., 640, p. 327, “Chandra Observation of the Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnant 0454-67.2 IN N9”

Skrutskie, M.F., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 1163, “The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)”

Slesnick C.L., Carpenter, J.M., Hillenbrand, L.A. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 3016, “A Large-Area Search for Low-Mass objects in Upper Scorpius. I. The Photometric Campaign and New Brown Dwarfs”

Sluis, A.P.N., Williams, T.B. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 2089, “Uncovering Planetary Nebulae in Early-Type Galaxies Using the Rutgers Fabry-Pérot”

Smith, A.J., Haswell, C.A., Hynes, R.I. 2006, MNRAS, 369, p. 1537, “VW Hyi: Optical Spectroscopy and Doppler Tomography”

Smith, M.G. 2006, IAU Symp. 222, ed. T. Storchi-Bergmann, L.C. Ho, H.R. Schmitt (IAU), p. 557, “Instrumentation for AGN Research at AURA’s Observatory in Chile”

Smith, M.G., Norman, D., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 344, ed. C. Lidman, D. Alloin (ASP), p. 101, “Exploring the Nature of Red Quasars – An Update”

Smith, N., Morse, J.A., Bally, J. 2005, AJ, 130, p. 1778, “The [O III] Veil: Astropause of η Carinae’s Wind?”

D-13 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Smith, R.J., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 369, p. 1419, “The NOAO Fundamental Plane Survey – III. Variations in the Stellar Populations of Red-Sequence Galaxies from the Cluster Core to the Virial Radius”

Sobeck, J.S., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 2949, “Manganese Abundances in Cluster and Field Stars”

Struble, M.F., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 2196, “Evidence for Companion-Induced Secular Changes in the Turbulent Disk of a Be Star in the Large Magellanic Cloud Macho Database”

Stubbs, C.W., Tonry, J.L. 2006, ApJ, 646, p. 1436, “Toward 1% Photometry: End-to-End Calibration of Astronomical Telescopes and Detectors”

Subasavage, J.P., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, p. 1658, “The Solar Neighborhood. XV. Discovery of New High Proper Motion Stars with µ ≥ 0”.4 yr -1 Between Declinations -47° and 00°”

Sudol, J.J., Harvey, J.W. 2005, ApJ, 635, p. 647, “Longitudinal Magnetic Field Changes Accompanying Solar Flares”

Tokovinin, A., Travouillon, T. 2006, MNRAS 365, p. 1235, “Model of Optical Turbulence Profile at Cerro Pachón”

Tokovinin, A., Heathcote, S. 2006, PASP, 118, p. 1165, “Donut: Measuring Optical Aberrations from a Single Extrafocal Image”

Tomsick, J.A., Gelino, D.M., Kaaret, P. 2005, ApJ, 635, p. 1233, “The Low Quiescent X-Ray Luminosity of the Transient X-Ray Buster EXO 1747-214”

Turner, D.G., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, p. 1194, “The Open Cluster Ruprecht 91 and its Cepheids”

Twarog, B.A., Corder, S., Anthony-Twarog, B.J. 2006, AJ, 132, p. 299, “uvbyCaHβ CCD Photometry of Clusters. VII. The Intermediate-Age Anticenter Cluster Melotte 71”

Van Dokkum, P.G. 2005, AJ, 130, p. 2647, “The Recent and Continuing Assembly of Field Elliptical Galaxies by Red Mergers”

Vásquez, J., Cappa, C., McClure-Griffiths, N.M. 2005, MNRAS, 362, p. 681, “An H I Interstellar Bubble Surrounding WR 85 and RCW 118”

Vieytes, M., Mauas, P., Cincunegui, C. 2005, A&A, 441, p. 701, “Chromospheric Models of Solar Analogues with Different Activity Levels”

Vijh, U.P., Witt, A.N., Gordon K.D. 2005, ApJ, 633, p.262, “Blue Luminescence and the Presence of Small Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Interstellar Medium”

Warner, P., …Points, S., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 347, ed. P.L. Shopbell, M.C. Britton, R. Ebert (ASP), p. 689, “A Conceptual Domain Model for the NOAO Science Archive”

Warren, S.R., Sandquist, E.L., Bolte, M. 2006, ApJ, 648, p. 1026, “The Blue Straggler Population of the Globular Cluster M5: Comparison with M3”

Weisskopf, M.C., et al. 2006, ApJ, 637, p. 682, “The First Chandra Field”

D-14 PUBLICATIONS USING DATA FROM NOAO TELESCOPES

Wester, W. 2005, ASP Conf. 339, ed. S.C. Wolff, T.R. Lauer (ASP), p. 152, “Dark Energy Survey and Camera”

Westfall, K.B., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 375, “Exploring Halo Substructure with Giant Stars. VIII. The Extended Structure of the Sculptor Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy”

Wilking, B.A., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, p. 1733, “Optical Spectroscopy of the Surface Population of the ρ Ophiuchi Molecular Cloud: The First Wave of Star Formation”

Williams, R.M., Chu, Y-H. 2005, ApJ, 635, p. 1077, “Supernova Remnants in the Magellanic Clouds. VI. The DEM L316 Supernova Remnants”

Williams, K.A., et al. 2006, ApJ, 646, p. 85, “First Results from a Photometric Survey of Strong Gravitational Lens Environments”

Willis, J.P., et al. 2005, MNRAS, 363, p. 675, “The XMM Large-Scale Structure Survey: An Initial Sample of Galaxy Groups and Clusters to a Redshift z < 0.6”

Winkler, P.F., Long, K.S. 2006, AJ, 132, p. 360, “Far-Flung Filaments of Ejecta in the Young Supernova Remnant G292.0+1.8”

Winkler, P.F., …Points, S.D., et al. 2006, IAU Symp. 237, ed. B.G. Elmegreen (IAU), p. 242, “The Violent Interstellar Medium in the Small Magellanic Cloud: Results from MCELS”

Wisniewski, J.P., Bjorkman, K.S., Magalhães, A.M. 2005, ASP Conf. 343, ed. Adamson, Aspin, Davis, Fujiyoshi (ASP), p. 288, “Identifying Circumstellar Disks in LMC/SMC Clusters”

Wittman, D., …Norman, D., et al. 2006, ApJ, 643, p. 128, “First Results on Shear-Selected Clusters from the Deep Lens Survey: Optical Imaging, Spectroscopy, and X-Ray Follow-Up”

Wong, O.I., et al. 2006, MNRAS. 370, p. 1607, “NGC 922 – A New Drop-Trough Ring Galaxy”

Woolf, V.M., Wallerstein, G. 2005, ASP Conf. 336, ed. T.G. Barnes III, F.N. Bash, p. 375, “Chemical Abundance Survey of M and K Dwarf Stars”

Yonekura, Y., et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, p. 476, “High-Mass Cloud Cores in the η Carinae Giant Molecular Cloud”

Yong, D., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, p. 2256, “Elemental Abundance Ratios in Stars of the Outer Galactic Disk. III. Cepheids”

Yun, J.L., Figueira, P.R. 2006, A&A, 453, p. 937, “Star Formation in the Southern Dark Cloud DC 287.1+02.4”

Zacharias, M.I., Zacharias, N. 2005, ASP Conf. 338, ed. P.K. Seidelmann, A.K.B. Monet (ASP), p. 184, “Radio- Optical Reference Frame Link: First Results Using Dedicated Astrograph Reference Stars”

Zhao, P., et al. 2005, ApJ., 161, p. 429, “Champlane Optical Survey: Mosaic Photometry”

D-15 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Telescopes at Kitt Peak National Observatoryg

Abt, H.A., et al. 2006, APJS, 162, 207, “The Secondaries of Solar-Type Primaries. I. The Radial Velocities”

Allen, R.L., et al. 2006, ApJ, 640, L83, “Discovery of a Low-Eccentricity, High-Inclination Kuiper Belt Object at 58 AU”

Allende Prieto, C., et al. 2006, ApJ, 636, 804, “A Spectroscopic Study of the Ancient Milky Way: F- and G-Type Stars in the Third Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey”

Altmann, M., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 334, eds. D. Koester and S. Moehler (ASP), 143, “Searching for White and Brown Dwarfs in the Frame of the MUSYC/CYDER Survey”

Anthony-Twarog, B.J., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 461, “vbyCaHβ CCD Photometry of Clusters. VI. The Metal-deficient Open Cluster NGC 2420”

Aoki, W., et al. 2006, ApJ, 639, 897, “HE 1327-2326, An Unevolved Star with [Fe/H]<-5.0. I. A Comprehensive Abundance Analysis”

Aoki, W., et al. 2005, IAU Symp. 228, eds. V. Hill, P. François, F. Primas (Cambridge), 195, “Chemical Abundance Patterns of Extremely Metal-Poor Stars with [Fe/H] ≤ -3.5”

Aracil, B., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 367, 139, “High-metallicity, Photoionized Gas in Intergalactic Large-scale Filaments”

Barkhouse, W.A., … Jannuzi, B.T., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2006, ApJ, 645, 955, “ChaMP Serendipitous Galaxy Cluster Survey”

Barton. E.J., et al. 2006, ApJ, 649, 129, “A Search for Low Surface Brightness Structure around Compact Narrow Emission Line Galaxies”

Boesgaard, A.M., et al. 2005, ApJ, 633, 398, “Lithium and Lithium Depletion in Halo Stars on Extreme Orbits”

Bonanos, A.Z., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 332, eds. R. Humphreys and K. Stanek (ASP), 253, “The Most Massive Stars in the Local Group: Measuring Accurate Masses of Stars in Eclipsing Binaries”

Bond, H.E., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 984, “Hubble Space Telescope Imaging of the Outburst Site of M31 RV”

Borys, C., … Dey, A., … Jannuzi, B.T., … Brand, K., et al. 2006, ApJ, 636, 134, “MIPS J142824.0+352619: A Hyperluminous Starburst Galaxy at z = 1.325”

Boyajian, T. S., et al. 2006, ApJ, 646, 1209, “The B Supergiant Components of the Double-lined Binary HD 1383”

Brand,K., Dey, A., … Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 644, 143, “The Active Galactic Nuclei Contribution to the Mid-Infrared Emission of Luminous Infrared Galaxies”

g Author Name in bold = NOAO scientific staff member; Author Name underlined = Undergraduate student in Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program

D-16 PUBLICATIONS USING DATA FROM NOAO TELESCOPES

Brand, K., … Dey, A., Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 641, 140, “The Chandra XBoötes Survey. III. Optical and Near-Infrared Counterparts”

Brewer, M.-M, et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 431, “A Comparison of the Chemical Evolutionary Histories of the Galactic Thin Disk and Thick Disk Stellar Populations”

Brown, M.J.I., Brand, K., Dey, A., Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 638, 88, “The 1 < z < 5 Infrared Luminosity Function of Type I Quasars”

Buckalew, B.A., et al. 2006, ApJS, 162, 329, “Understanding Radio-selected Thermal Sources in M33: Ultraviolet, Optical, Near-Infrared, Spitzer Mid-Infrared, and Radio Observations”

Caldwell, N. 2005, IAU Colloq. 198, eds. H. Jerjen and B. Binggeli (Cambridge), 285, “Low Luminosity and Ultra Low Surface Brightness Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster”

Calzetti, D., et al. 2005, ApJ, 633, 871, “Star Formation in NGC 5194 (M51a): The Panchromatic View from GALEX to Spitzer”

Campos, P.E., et al. 2004, IAU Colloq. 195, ed. A. Diaferio (Cambridge), 441, “The Dwarf Galaxy Population in Two Compact Groups”

Carraro, G., et al. 2006, ApJ, 643, 1151, “NGC 6791: An Exotic Open Cluster or the Nucleus of a Tidally Disrupted Galaxy?”

Choi, P.I., et al. 2006, ApJ, 637, 227, “Star Formation Rates and Extinction Properties of IR-luminous Galaxies in the Spitzer First Look Survey”

Clocchiatti, A., … Matheson, T., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2006, ApJ, 642, 1, “Hubble Space Telescope and Ground- based Observations of Type Ia Supernovae at Redshift 0.5: Cosmological Implications”

Colbert, J.W., et al. 2006, ApJ, 638, 603, “The Bright Ages Survey. I. Imaging Data”

Cool, R.J., … Brand, K., … Dey, A. … Green, R.F., Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, 823, “The Discovery of Three New z>5 Quasars in the AGN and Galaxy Evolution Survey”

Cortés, J.R., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 747, “The Nature of the Peculiar Virgo Cluster Galaxies NGC 4064 and NGC 4424”

Crawford, S.M., et al. 2006, ApJ, 636, L13, “Luminous Compact Blue Galaxies in Intermediate-Redshift Galaxy Clusters: A Significant But Extreme Butcher-Oemler Population”

Crockett, N.R., et al. 2006, ApJ, 637, 741, “Neon and Oxygen Abundances in M33”

Crowl, H.H., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 331, ed. R. Braun (ASP), 281, “Extra-planar Gas and Dust Due to Ram Pressure Stripping of the Virgo Spiral NGC 4402”

Cseresnjes, P., et al. 2005, ApJ, 633, L105, “HST Imaging of MEGA Microlensing Candidates in M31”

Dale, D.A., et al. 2005, ApJ, 633, 857, “Infrared Spectral Energy Distributions of Nearby Galaxies”

D-17 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Damineli, A., et al. 2005, IAU Symp. 227, eds. R. Cesaroni, et al. (Cambridge), 407, “NIR Studies of Galactic Giant HII Regions”

Dawson, K.S., et al. 2006, ApJ, 647, 13, “Final Results from the BIMA CMB Anisotropy Survey and Search for a Signature of the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich Effect”

Delgado, R.M.G. 2004, IAU Symp. 222, eds. T. Storchi-Bergmann, L.C. Ho, and H.R. Schmitt (Cambridge), 137, “Stellar population in LLAGN”

de Jong, J.T.A., et al. 2006, A&A, 446, 855, “MACHOs in M 31? Absence of Evidence but Not Evidence of Absence”

Desai, V., … Brand, K., … Dey, A., … Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 641, 133, “IRS Spectra of Two Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies at z = 1.3”

Dolez, N., et al. 2006, A&A, 446, 237, “Whole Earth Telescope Observations of the ZZ Ceti Star HL Tau 76”

Duffau, S., et al. 2006, ApJ, 636, L97, “Spectroscopy of QUEST RR Lyrae Variables: The New Virgo Stellar Stream”

Elston, R.J., … Brown, M.J.I., … Dey, A., Dickinson, M., … Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 639, 816, “The FLAMINGOS Extragalactic Survey”

Erwin, P. 2005, MNRAS, 364, 283, “How Large are the Bars in Barred Galaxies?”

Evans, N.W., et al. 2005, IAU Colloq. 198, eds. H. Jerjen and B. Binggeli (Cambridge), 60, “Kinematics and M/L Ratios of Dwarf Spheroidals”

Fallscheer, C., et al. 2006, ApJ, 647, L155, “Testing the Disk-locking Paradigm: An Association between U - V Excess and Rotation in NGC 2264”

Fan, X., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 1203, “A Survey of z>5.7 Quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. IV. Discovery of Seven Additional Quasars”

Fan, X., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, 117, “Constraining the Evolution of the Ionizing Background and the Epoch of Reionization with z~6 Quasars. II. A Sample of 19 Quasars”

Fekel, F.C., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 1724, “Spectroscopy and Photometry of the Double-lined Binary HD 149420”

Ferrarese, L., et al. 2006, ApJ, 644, L21, “A Fundamental Relation between Compact Stellar Nuclei, Supermassive Black Holes, and Their Host Galaxies”

Figer, D.F., et al. 2006, ApJ, 643, 1166, “Discovery of an Extraordinarily Massive Cluster of Red Supergiants”

Frémaux, J., et al. 2006, A&A, 449, 109, “Prospects for Population Synthesis in the H band: NeMo Grids of Stellar Atmospheres Compared to Observations”

Friel, E.D., et al. 2005, IAU Symp. 228, eds. V. Hill, P. François, F. Primas (Cambridge), 397, “Stellar Abundances in the Oldest Open Cluster: Berkeley 17”

D-18 PUBLICATIONS USING DATA FROM NOAO TELESCOPES

Garavini, G., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 2278, “Spectroscopic Observations and Analysis of the Unusual Type Ia SN 1999ac”

Gavazzi, G., et al. 2006, A&A, 446, 839, “Hα Surface Photometry of Galaxies in Nearby Clusters”

Ge, J., et al. 2006, ApJ, 648, 683, “The First Extrasolar Planet Discovered with a New-Generation High- Throughput Doppler Instrument”

Ge, J., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6269, eds. I.S. McLean, M. Iye (SPIE), “A New-generation Multi-object High Throughput Doppler Instrument for a Planet Survey at the SDSS Telescope”

Gelino, D.M., et al. 2006, ApJ, 642, 438, “The Inclination Angle and Mass of the Black Hole in XTE J1118+480”

Geller, M.J., et al. 2005, ApJ, 635, L125, “SHELS: The Hectospec Lensing Survey”

Georgakakis, A., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 371, 221, “A Deep Chandra Survey of the Groth Strip - II. Optical Identification of the X-ray Sources”

Georgantopoulos, I., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 367, 1727, “XMM-Newton and Chandra Observations of SHEEP Sources”

Gezari, S., et al. 2004, IAU Symp. 222, eds. T. Storchi-Bergmann, L.C. Ho, and H.R. Schmitt (Cambridge), 95, “Monitoring the Profile Variability of the Double-peaked Balmer Lines in Arp 102B”

Gerssen, J., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 365, 29, “GMOS IFU Observations of the Stellar and Gaseous Kinematics in the Centre of NGC 1068”

Greisen, E.W., … Valdes, F.G., et al. 2006, A&A, 446, 747, “Representations of Spectral Coordinates in FITS”

Grindlay, J.E., et al. 2005, ApJ, 635, 920, “Chandra Multiwavelength Plane (ChaMPlane) Survey: An Introduction”

Guhathakurta, P., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 2497, “Dynamics and Stellar Content of the Giant Southern Stream in M31. I. Keck Spectroscopy of Red Giant Stars”

Haines, C.P., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 371, 55, “Shapley Optical Survey - II. The Effect of Environment on the Colour-magnitude Relation and Galaxy Colours”

Hamilton, C.M., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 1896, “The Disappearing Act of KH 15D: Photometric Results from 1995 to 2004”

Hancock, M., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 282, “A Spectroscopic Study of the Star-Forming Properties of the Center of NGC 4194”

Harbeck, D., et al. 2005, IAU Colloq. 198, eds. H. Jerjen, B. Binggeli (Cambridge), 30, “Carbon Stars in the M31 Dwarf Spheroidals: Evolutionary Implications”

Hatzidimitriou, D., et al. 2006, A&A, 451, 835, “Spectroscopy of the Brightest Optical Counterparts of X-ray Sources in the Direction of M 31 and M 33”

D-19 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Heald, G.H., et al. 2006, ApJ, 647, 1018, “Integral Field Unit Observations of NGC 891: Kinematics of the Diffuse Ionized Gas Halo”

Hebb, L., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 555, “Photometric Monitoring of Open Clusters. II. A New M Dwarf Eclipsing Binary System in the Open Cluster NGC 1647”

Hergenrother, C.W., Mueller, B.E.A., … Samarasinha, N.H., et al. 2006, Icarus, 181, 156, “R- and J-Band Photometry of Comets 2P/Encke and 9P/Tempel 1”

Hernández-Toledo, H. M., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, 71, “The Effects of Interactions on the Structure and Morphology of Elliptical/Lenticular Galaxies in Pairs”

Hillwig, T.C., et al. 2006, ApJ, 639, 1069, “Binary and Multiple O-Type Stars in the Cassiopeia OB6 Association”

Hinkle, K., … Joyce, R., et al. 2006, Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, 77, 523, “Pulsation of the Late- type Star in Symbiotic Systems”

Hinkle, K.H., … Joyce, R.R., et al. 2006, ApJ, 641, 479, “Infrared Spectroscopy of Symbiotic Stars. IV. V2116 Ophiuchi/GX 1+4, The Neutron Star Symbiotic”

Hook, I.M., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 2788, “Spectra of High-Redshift Type Ia Supernovae and a Comparison with Their Low-Redshift Counterparts”

Horch, E.P., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, 836, “Fourier Analysis of Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensor Data of Binary Stars and Application to the Multiple System HD 157948”

Hoyos, C., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 365, 454, “The Impact of the Visibility of the [OIII]λ4363 Line on the General Properties of HII Galaxies in the Local Universe”

Huang, W., et al. 2006, ApJ, 648, 580, “Stellar Rotation in Young Clusters. I. Evolution of Projected Rotational Velocity Distributions”

Huard, T.L., et al. 2006, ApJ, 640, 391, “Deep Near-Infrared Observations of L1014: Revealing the Nature of the Core and Its Embedded Source”

Hunter, D.A., et al. 2006, ApJS, 162, 49, “Broadband Imaging of a Large Sample of Irregular Galaxies”

Hunter, D.A., et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, 281, “The Stellar Velocity Dispersion in the Inner 1.3 Disk Scale Lengths of the Irregular Galaxy NGC 4449”

Iono, D., et al. 2006, ApJ, 640, L1, “Interferometric 890 μm Images of High-Redshift Submillimeter Galaxies”

Izotov, Y.I., et al. 2005, ApJ, 632, 210, “SBS 0335-052W: The Lowest Metallicity Star-forming Galaxy Known”

Jangren, A., … Boroson, T.A., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 2571, “The KPNO International Spectroscopic Survey. V. Hα-selected Survey List 3”

Johnson, C.I., et al. 2005, PASP, 117, 1308, “A 235 Star Sample Sodium, Magnesium, and Aluminum Abundance Study in the Globular Clusters M3 (NGC 5272) and M13 (NGC 6205)”

Jönsson, J., et al. 2006, ApJ, 639, 991, “Lensing Magnification of Supernovae in the GOODS Fields”

D-20 PUBLICATIONS USING DATA FROM NOAO TELESCOPES

Kafka, S., … Howell, S.B., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 2852, “A Multiwavelength Study of AM Herculis During the 2002-2004 Low States”

Kafka, S., … Howell, S.B., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 2673, “Continued Hyperactivity on the Secondary Star of AM Herculis”

Kalirai, J.S., et al. 2006, ApJ, 648, 389, “The Metal-poor Halo of the Andromeda Spiral Galaxy (M31)”

Kasliwal, M.M., et al. 2005, ApJL, 634, 1, “Identifying Silicate-absorbed ULIRGs at z ~ 1-2 in the Bootes Field Using the Spitzer IRS”

Kawka, A., et al. 2006, ApJ, 643, L123, “LP 400-22, A Very Low Mass and High-Velocity White Dwarf”

Kenter, A., … Brand, K., Brown, M.J.I., Dey, A., Jannuzi, B.T., Najita, J., et al. 2005, ApJS, 161, 9, “XBootes: An X-Ray Survey of the NDWFS Bootes Field. II. The X-Ray Source Catalog”

Kern, S.D., et al. 2006, ApJ, 643, L57, “The Frequency of Binary Kuiper Belt Objects”

Khosroshahi, H.G., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 369, 1211, “A Fossil Galaxy Cluster: An X-ray and Optical Study of RX J1416.4+2315”

Kim, E., et al. 2006, ApJ, 647, 276, “Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries in Six Elliptical Galaxies: Connection to Globular Clusters”

King, J.R., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 2318, “Keck HIRES Spectroscopy of Four Candidate Solar Twins”

Kollmeier, J.A., … Dey, A., … Jannuzi, B., et al. 2006, ApJ, 648, 128, “Black Hole Masses and Eddington Ratios at 0.3 < z < 4”

Koopmann, R.A., et al. 2006, ApJS, 162, 97, “An Atlas of Hα and R Images and Radial Profiles of 29 Bright Isolated Spiral Galaxies”

Kuzio de Naray, R., et al. 2006, ApJS, 165, 461, “High-Resolution Optical Velocity Fields of 11 Low Surface Brightness Galaxies”

Lacy, C.H.S., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 2838, “Absolute Properties of the Eclipsing Binary Star RW Lacertae”

Lacy, C.H.S., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 2664, “Absolute Properties of the Main-Sequence Eclipsing Binary Star EY Cephei”

Lépine, S., et al. 2005, ApJ, 633, L121, “Discovery of a Nearby Halo White Dwarf with Proper Motion μ = 2.55" yr-1”

Levan, A., … Merrill, M., et al. 2006, ApJ, 647, 471, “Infrared and Optical Observations of GRB 030115 and its Extremely Red Host Galaxy: Implications for Dark Bursts”

Levan, A.J., et al. 2006, ApJ, 648, L9, “The Faint Afterglow and Host Galaxy of the Short-Hard GRB 060121”

Levine, J.L., et al. 2006, ApJ, 646, 1215, “Low-Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs in NGC 2024: Constraints on the Substellar Mass Function”

D-21 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Liang, Y.C., et al. 2006, A&A, 447, 113, “Significant Evolution of the Stellar Mass-metallicity Relation Since z ~ 0.65”

López-Morales, M., et al. 2005, ApJ, 631, 1120, “GU Bootis: A New 0.6 Msolar Detached Eclipsing Binary”

MacKenty, J.W., et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6269, eds. I.S. McLean, M. Iye (SPIE), “Commissioning of the IRMOS MEMS Spectrometer”

Martínez-Sansigre, A., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 370, 1479, “A Population of High-redshift Type 2 Quasars - I. Selection Criteria and Optical Spectra”

Massey, P. 2006, ApJ, 638, L93, “The Discovery of a P Cygni Analog in M31”

Massey, P., … Smith, R.C., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 2478, “A Survey of Local Group Galaxies Currently Forming Stars. I. UBVRI Photometry of Stars in M31 and M33”

Massey, P., et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, 1286, “The Reddening of Red Supergiants: When Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”

Matkovic, A., et al. 2005, IAU Colloq. 198, eds. H. Jerjen and B. Binggeli (Cambridge), 355, “Kinematic Properties and Stellar Populations of Dwarf and Faint Early-type Galaxies in the Coma Cluster”

McNamara, B. R., et al. 2006, ApJ, 648, 164, “The Starburst in the Abell 1835 Cluster Central Galaxy: A Case Study of Galaxy Formation Regulated by an Outburst from a Supermassive Black Hole”

Meibom, S. 2005, ASP Conf. 333, eds. A. Claret, A. Giménez and J.-P. Zahn (ASP), 64, “Preliminary Observational Results of Tidal Synchronization in Detached Solar-Type Binary Stars”

Mercurio, A., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 368, 109, “Shapley Optical Survey - I. Luminosity Functions in the Supercluster Environment”

Meyer, R.D., et al. 2006, PASP, 118, 162, “RYTSI: The Rochester Institute of Technology-Yale Tip-Tilt Speckle Imager”

Miller, N.A., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 2426, “Abell 2111: An Optical and Radio Study of the Richest Butcher-Oemler Cluster”

Momcheva, I., et al. 2006, ApJ, 641, 169, “A Spectroscopic Study of the Environments of Gravitational Lens Galaxies”

Montez, R., et al. 2005, ApJ, 635, 381, “X-Ray Imaging of Planetary Nebulae with Wolf-Rayet-type Central Stars: Detection of the Hot Bubble in NGC 40”

Morgan, C.W., et al. 2006, ApJ, 647, 874, “Microlensing of the Lensed Quasar SDSS 0924+0219”

Mulchaey, J.S., et al. 2006, ApJ, 646, 133, “X-Ray-selected Intermediate-Redshift Groups of Galaxies”

Muñoz, R.R., et al. 2005, ApJ, 631, L137, “Exploring Halo Substructure with Giant Stars: The Velocity Dispersion Profiles of the Ursa Minor and Draco Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies at Large Angular Separations”

Murray, S.S., … Brand, K., Brown, M.J.I., Dey, A., Jannuzi, B.T., Najita, J., et al. 2005, ApJS, 161, 1, “An X- Ray Survey of the NDWFS Bootes Field. I. Overview and Initial Results”

D-22 PUBLICATIONS USING DATA FROM NOAO TELESCOPES

Nelan, J.E., et al. 2005, ApJ, 632, 137, “NOAO Fundamental Plane Survey. II. Age and Metallicity along the Red Sequence from Line-Strength Data”

Neme, L.R.V., et al. 2004, IAU Symp. 222, eds. T. Storchi-Bergmann, L.C. Ho, and H.R. Schmitt (Cambridge), 195, “Stellar Velocity Dispersions in AGN - I. Observational Results”

Oka, T. 2006, PNAS, 103, 12235, “Interstellar H3”

Orio, M. 2006, ApJ, 643, 844, “A Close Look at the Population of Supersoft and Quasi-soft X-Ray Sources Observed in M31 with XMM-Newton”

Ostorero, L., et al. 2006, A&A, 451, 797, “Testing the Inverse-Compton Catastrophe Scenario in the Intra-day Variable Blazar S5 0716+71. I. Simultaneous Broadband Observations During November 2003”

Owen, F.N., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 1974, “A Deep Radio Survey of Abell 2125. III. The Cluster Core: Merging and Stripping”

Oyabu, S., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 2019, “Optical Identification of Infrared Space Observatory Far-Infrared Sources in the Lockman Hole Using a Deep Very Large Array 1.4 GHz Continuum Survey”

Pagani, C., et al. 2006, ApJ, 645, 1315, “The Swift X-Ray Flaring Afterglow of GRB 050607”

Papovich, C., … Dickinson, M., … Daddi, E., et al. 2006, ApJ, 640, 92, “Spitzer Observations of Massive, Red Galaxies at High Redshift”

Parker, L.C., et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, 806, “Mass-to-Light Ratios of Galaxy Groups from Weak Lensing”

Peters, G.J., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 337, eds. R. Ignace, K.G. Gayley (ASP), 294, “Very Short-Term Line Profile Variability in the Be Star π Aquarii”

Peterson, K.C., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 133, “Seyfert Galaxies and the Hard X-Ray Background: Artificial Chandra Observations of z=0.3 Active Galaxies”

Pintado, O.I., et al. 2005, IAU Symp. 224, eds. J. Zverko, et al. (Cambridge), 662, “Elemental Abundances for HgMn Stars Observed with EBASIM Echelle Spectrograph at CASLEO”

Platais, I., et al. 2006, PASP, 118, 107, “Deep Astrometric Standards and Galactic Structure”

Polletta, M., et al. 2006, ApJ, 642, 673, “Chandra and Spitzer Unveil Heavily Obscured Quasars in the Chandra/SWIRE Survey”

Poznanski, D., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 342, eds. M. Turatto, et al. (ASP), 495, “Deep & Wide Supernova Surveys”

Prochaska, L.C., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 2666, “A New Definition for the Ca4227 Feature: Is Calcium Really Underabundant in Early-Type Galaxies?”

Ramsey, C.J., et al. 2006, ApJ, 641, 241, “An Optical Study of Stellar and Interstellar Environments of Seven Luminous and Ultraluminous X-Ray Sources”

Rand, R.J. 2005, ASP Conf. 331, ed. R. Braun (ASP), 163, “Kinematics of Diffuse Ionized Gas Halos”

D-23 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Rebillot, P.F., et al. 2006, ApJ, 641, 740, “Multiwavelength Observations of the Blazar Markarian 421 in 2002 December and 2003 January”

Reddy, N.A., et al. 2005, ApJ, 633, 748, “A Census of Optical and Near-Infrared Selected Star-forming and Passively Evolving Galaxies at Redshift z ~ 2”

Reynolds, M.T., et al. 2006, IAU Symp. 230, eds. E.J.A. Meurs, G. Fabbiano (Cambridge), 80, “Optical Observations of IGR J00291+5934 in the Post Outburst Phase”

Richter, P., et al. 2006, A&A, 445, 827, “Tracing Baryons in the Warm-hot Intergalactic Medium with Broad Ly α Absorption”

Robinson, S.E., et al. 2006, ApJ, 637, 1102, “The N2K Consortium. V. Identifying Very Metal-rich Stars with Low-Resolution Spectra: Finding Planet-Search Targets”

Rogel, A.B., et al. 2006, ApJS, 163, 160, “Three Years of ChaMPlane Northern Field WIYN Spectroscopy”

Rosenberg, J.L., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, 478, “The Nearby Damped Lyα Absorber SBS 1543+593: A Large H I Envelope in a Gas-rich Galaxy Group”

Rosenberg, J.L., et al. 2006, ApJ, 636, 742, “The Diverse Infrared Properties of a Complete Sample of Star- forming Dwarf Galaxies”

Rossi, S., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 2804, “Estimation of Carbon Abundances in Metal-Poor Stars. I. Application to the Strong G-Band Stars of Beers, Preston, and Shectman”

Rothberg, B., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 185, “A Survey of Merger Remnants. II. The Emerging Kinematic and Photometric Correlations”

Rupke, D.S., et al. 2005, ApJ, 632, 751, “Outflows in Active Galactic Nucleus/Starburst-Composite Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies”

Saha, A., Thim, F., et al. 2006, ApJS, 165, 108, “Cepheid Distances to SNe Ia Host Galaxies Based on a Revised Photometric Zero Point of the HST WFPC2 and New PL Relations and Metallicity Corrections”

Salzer, J.J., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 2584, “Spectroscopy of KISS Emission-Line Galaxy Candidates. IV. KPNO and WIYN”

Sarajedini, V.L., et al. 2006, ApJS, 166, 69, “The DEEP Groth Strip Survey. VI. Spectroscopic, Variability, and X-Ray Detection of Active Galactic Nuclei”

Schmidt, M.R., … Hinkle, K.H., et al. 2006, A&A, 446, 603, “An Abundance Analysis of the Symbiotic Star CH Cygni”

Schmidt, S.J., et al. 2006, ApJ, 649, 63, “The DRaGONS Survey: A Search for High-Redshift Radio Galaxies and Heavily Obscured Active Galactic Nuclei”

Schmitt, H.R., et al. 2006, ApJS, 164, 52, “Multiwavelength Star Formation Indicators: Observations”

Schuler, S.C., et al. 2006, ApJ, 636, 432, “Oxygen from the λ7774 High-Excitation Triplet in Open Cluster Dwarfs: Hyades”

D-24 PUBLICATIONS USING DATA FROM NOAO TELESCOPES

Shim, H., et al. 2006, ApJS, 164, 435, “Deep u*- and g-Band Imaging of the Spitzer Space Telescope First Look Survey Field: Observations and Source Catalogs”

Sidoli, F., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 370, 799, “The Massive Star Population in the Giant HII Region Tol89 in NGC5398”

Siegel, M.H., et al. 2006, ASP Conf. 352, eds. S.J. Kannappan, et al. (ASP), 285, “Washington Photometry and Hectochelle Spectroscopy of Giant Stars in the Leo II dSph Galaxy”

Smith, G.H., et al. 2006, PASP, 118, 740, “CN Abundance Inhomogeneities in the Globular Cluster Messier 13 (NGC 6205): Results Based on Merged Data Sets from the Literature”

Smith, N., et al. 2006, ApJ, 638, 1045, “Infrared [Fe II] Emission from P Cygni's Nebula: Atomic Data, Mass, Kinematics, and the 1600 AD Outburst”

Smith, R.J., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 369, 1419, “The NOAO Fundamental Plane Survey - III. Variations in the Stellar Populations of Red-sequence Galaxies from the Cluster Core to the Virial Radius”

Stanford, S.A., … Jannuzi, B.T., Dey, A., et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, L129, “An IR-selected Galaxy Cluster at z = 1.41”

Stark, M.A., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 334, eds. D. Koester and S. Moehler (ASP), 439, “Disentangling Composite Spectrum Hot Subdwarfs”

Stassun, K.G., et al. 2006, Nature, 440, 311, “Discovery of Two Young Brown Dwarfs in an Eclipsing Binary System”

Thom, C., et al. 2006, ApJ, 638, L97, “The Galactic Nature of High-Velocity Cloud Complex WB”

Thuan, T.X., et al. 2005, ApJS, 161, 240, “High-Ionization Emission in Metal-deficient Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies”

Tomkin, J., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 2652, “New Precision Orbits of Bright Double-Lined Spectroscopic Binaries. I. RR Lyncis, 12 Bootis, and HR 6169”

Torres, M.A.P., et al. 2005, ApJ, 632, 514, “On the Binary Nature of 1RXS J162848.1-415241”

Tsujimoto, M., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 2212, “X-Ray and Near-Infrared Studies of the Star-forming Cloud L1448”

van Dokkum, P.G. 2005, AJ, 130, 2647, “The Recent and Continuing Assembly of Field Elliptical Galaxies by Red Mergers”

Véron-Cetty, M.-P., … Boroson, T., et al. 2006, A&A, 451, 851, “The Emission Spectrum of the Strong Fe II Emitter BAL Seyfert 1 Galaxy IRAS 07598+6508”

Vladilo, G., et al. 2006, A&A, 454, 151, “Extinction and Metal Column Density of HI Regions Up to Redshift z ~ 2”

Voges, E.S., et al. 2005, ASP Conf. 331, ed. R. Braun (ASP), 225, “Testing Photoionization Models in the Large Magellanic Cloud and M33”

D-25 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

Vuckovic, M., et al. 2006, ApJ, 646, 1230, “Whole Earth Telescope Observations of the Pulsating Subdwarf B Star PG 0014+067”

Walawender, J., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 1795, “Multiple Outflows and Protostars in Barnard 1”

Walawender, J., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, 467, “Multiple Outflows and Protostars near IC 348 and the Flying Ghost Nebula”

Wang, W.-H., et al. 2006, ApJ, 647, 74, “A Near-Infrared Analysis of the Submillimeter Background and the Cosmic Star-Formation History”

Wareing, C.J., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 366, 387, “The Shaping of Planetary Nebula Sh2-188 through Interaction with the Interstellar Medium”

Waskett, T.J., et al. 2005, MNRAS, 363, 801, “XMM-Newton Surveys of the Canada-France Redshift Survey Fields - III. The Environments of X-ray Selected Active Galactic Nuclei at 0.4 < z < 0.6”

Wehner, E. H., et al. 2006, MNRAS, 371, 1047, “NGC 3310 and its Tidal Debris: Remnants of Galaxy Evolution”

Wellhouse, J.W., … Howell, S.B., et al. 2005, PASP, 117, 1378, “Magnetic White Dwarfs in the Two Micron All Sky Survey: A Search for Candidate Binary Systems”

Welty, D.E., et al. 2006, ApJS, 165, 138, “VLT UVES Observations of Interstellar Molecules and Diffuse Bands in the Magellanic Clouds”

Wilking, B.A., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 1733, “Optical Spectroscopy of the Surface Population of the ρ Ophiuchi Molecular Cloud: The First Wave of Star Formation”

Williams, K.A., et al. 2006, ApJ, 643, L127, “A Hot DQ White Dwarf in the Open Star Cluster M35”

Williams, K.A., et al. 2006, ApJ, 646, 85, “First Results from a Photometric Survey of Strong Gravitational Lens Environments”

Wolff, S.C., Strom. S.E., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, 749, “Stellar Rotation: A Clue to the Origin of High-Mass Stars?”

Yong, D., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 2256, “Elemental Abundance Ratios in Stars of the Outer Galactic Disk. III. Cepheids”

Yong, D., et al. 2005, IAU Symp. 228, eds. V. Hill, P. François, F. Primas (Cambridge), 545, “Abundance Ratios in Open Clusters and Field Giants of the Outer Galactic Disk”

Young, L.M. 2005, ApJ, 634, 258, “Molecular Disks in the Elliptical Galaxies NGC 83 and NGC 2320”

Zhan, H., et al. 2006, ApJ, 640, 8, “Exploring Large-Scale Structure with Billions of Galaxies”

Zhao, P., et al. 2005, ApJS, 161, 429, “ChaMPlane Optical Survey: Mosaic Photometry”

D-26 PUBLICATIONS USING DATA FROM NOAO TELESCOPES

W.S. Keck Observatory: Keck I and II¼

Bozorgnia, N., et al. 2006, PASP, 118, 1249, “The Search for an Atmospheric Signature of the Transiting Exoplanet HD 149026b”

Fischer, D.A., et al. 2006, ApJ, 637, 1094, “The N2K Consortium. III. Short-Period Planets Orbiting HD 149143 and HD 109749”

Kirkpatrick, J.D., et al. 2006, ApJ, 639, 1120, “Discovery of a Very Young Field L Dwarf, 2MASS J01415823- 4633574”

Rivera, E.J., et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, 625, “A ~7.5 M Planet Orbiting the Nearby Star, GJ 876”

Sato, B., et al. 2005, ApJ, 633, 465, “The N2K Consortium. II. A Transiting Hot Saturn around HD 149026 with a Large Dense Core”

Simon, M., et al. 2006, ApJ, 644, 1183, “The Gl569 Multiple System”

HET and MMT¼

Guseva, N.G, et al. 2006, ApJ, 644, 890, “Balmer and Paschen Jump Temperature Determinations in Low- Metallicity Emission-Line Galaxies”

Humphreys, R.M., et al. 2006, AJ, 131, 2105, “M33's Variable A: A Hypergiant Star More Than 35 YEARS in Eruption”

Izotov, Y.I., et al. 2005, ApJ, 632, 210, “SBS 0335-052W: The Lowest Metallicity Star-forming Galaxy Known”

McCullough, P.R., et al. 2006, ApJ, 648, 1228, “A Transiting Planet of a Sun-like Star”

Nestor, D.B., et al. 2006, ApJ, 643, 75, “MMT Survey for Intervening Mg II Absorption”

Rupke, D.S., et al. 2005, ApJ, 632, 751, “Outflows in Active Galactic Nucleus/Starburst-Composite Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies”

Schulte-Ladbeck, R.E., et al. 2004, ApJ, 600, 613, “The H II Regions of the Damped Lyα Absorber SBS 1543+593”

Thuan, T.X., et al. 2005, ApJS, 161, 240, “High-Ionization Emission in Metal-deficient Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies”

Walborn, N.R., et al. 2004, ApJ, 617, L61, “A Period and a Prediction for the Of?p Spectrum Alternator HD 191612”

¼ Time allocation from Telescope System Instrumentation Program (TSIP) award or Facilities Instrumentation Program (FIP).

D-27 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

NOAO Science Archive

Borys, C., … Dey, A., … Jannuzi, B.T., … Brand, K., et al. 2006, ApJ, 636, 134, “MIPS J142824.0+352619: A Hyperluminous Starburst Galaxy at z = 1.325”

Brand,K., Dey, A., … Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 644, 143, “The Active Galactic Nuclei Contribution to the Mid-Infrared Emission of Luminous Infrared Galaxies”

Brand, K., … Dey, A., Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 641, 140, “The Chandra XBoötes Survey. III. Optical and Near-Infrared Counterparts”

Brown, M.J.I., Brand, K., Dey, A., Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 638, 88, “The 1 < z < 5 Infrared Luminosity Function of Type I Quasars”

Cool, R.J., … Brand, K., … Dey, A. … Green, R.F., Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, AJ, 132, 823, “The Discovery of Three New z>5 Quasars in the AGN and Galaxy Evolution Survey”

Desai, V., … Brand, K., … Dey, A., … Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 641, 133, “IRS Spectra of Two Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies at z = 1.3”

Elston, R.J., … Brown, M.J.I., … Dey, A., Dickinson, M., … Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 639, 816, “The FLAMINGOS Extragalactic Survey”

Hatzidimitriou, D., et al. 2006, A&A, 451, 835, “Spectroscopy of the Brightest Optical Counterparts of X-ray Sources in the Direction of M 31 and M 33”

Iono, D., et al. 2006, ApJ, 640, L1, “Interferometric 890 μm Images of High-Redshift Submillimeter Galaxies”

Jangren, A., … Boroson, T.A., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 2571, “The KPNO International Spectroscopic Survey. V. Hα-selected Survey List 3”

Kasliwal, M.M., et al. 2005, ApJL, 634, 1, “Identifying Silicate-absorbed ULIRGs at z ~ 1-2 in the Bootes Field Using the Spitzer IRS”

Kenter, A., … Brand, K., Brown, M.J.I., Dey, A., Jannuzi, B.T., Najita, J., et al. 2005, ApJS, 161, 9, “XBootes: An X-Ray Survey of the NDWFS Bootes Field. II. The X-Ray Source Catalog”

Kollmeier, J.A., … Dey, A., … Jannuzi, B.T., et al. 2006, ApJ, 648, 128, “Black Hole Masses and Eddington Ratios at 0.3 < z < 4”

Murray, S.S., … Brand, K., Brown, M.J.I., Dey, A., Jannuzi, B.T., Najita, J., et al. 2005, ApJS, 161, 1, “An X- Ray Survey of the NDWFS Bootes Field. I. Overview and Initial Results”

Rosenberg, J.L., et al. 2006, ApJ, 636, 742, “The Diverse Infrared Properties of a Complete Sample of Star- forming Dwarf Galaxies”

Salzer, J.J., et al. 2005, AJ, 130, 2584, “Spectroscopy of KISS Emission-Line Galaxy Candidates. IV. KPNO and WIYN”

Schmidt, S.J., et al. 2006, ApJ, 649, 63, “The DRaGONS Survey: A Search for High-Redshift Radio Galaxies and Heavily Obscured Active Galactic Nuclei”

D-28 PUBLICATIONS USING DATA FROM NOAO TELESCOPES

Stanford, S.A., … Jannuzi, B.T., Dey, A., et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, L129, “An IR-selected Galaxy Cluster at z = 1.41”

van Dokkum, P.G. 2005, AJ, 130, 2647, “The Recent and Continuing Assembly of Field Elliptical Galaxies by Red Mergers”

D-29 Appendix E OBSERVING PROGRAMS AND INVESTIGATORS SEMESTERS 2006 A/B

Annual Summary Data U.S. Observing Programs Semesters 2006 A/B

− Number of U.S. observing programs scheduled on NOAO 402 telescopes (includes programs under TSIP/FIP on private † telescopes)F F

− Number of U.S. investigators (PIs + Co-Is) associated with 857 approved observing programs (excl. NOAO scientific staff)

− Number of Ph.D. thesis observers 73

− Number of non-thesis graduate students 79

− Number of discrete institutions represented 136

− Number U.S. states represented 39

States of Origin of U.S. Investigators of Approved Observing Programs Semesters 2006A/B (Excludes NOAO Scientific Staff)

3 2 20

7 73

20 31 1 12 9 14 24 2 15 13 14 25 15 24 5 164 2 7 7 102 5 MD 6 75 12 26 2 8 DC 2 8 38 5

43

1 23

† Top 10 institutions represented among 402 observing progrrams: University of Arizona, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology, Space Telescope Science Institute, University of Florida, University of Texas at Austin, California Institute of Technology-IPAC, Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland, Yale University.

E–1 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

NOAO GEMINI SCIENCE CENTER

⎯ Gemini North and Gemini South. The U.S. community has access to approximately 50% of the science time on each of the 8-m Gemini telescopes.

Semester 2006A

+ Gemini Telescopes – 2006A –Scheduled NGSC Programs (incl. U.S. Thesis Programs)F F Tel. Nights

E. Agol (U. of Washington), C. Kochanek (Ohio State U.): “Searching for Substructure” GEM-NQ 1.03 GEM-SQ 0.28

D. Apai (Steward Observatory), A. Moor (G) (Konkoly Observatory), I. Pascucci, M. Meyer GEM-NQ 1.6 (Steward Observatory), R. Mason (NOAO): “Resolving Bright Debris Disks with Michelle: Dust after Exoplanetary Collisions”

E. Barton (UC Irvine), J. Smith (Steward Observatory), J. Jensen (Gemini Observatory), C. GEM-NQ 6.3 Papovich, R. Dave (Steward Observatory): “Searching for Star Formation at z=7.7 and z=8.2”

E. Berger, US Lead Scientist for B. Schmidt (Australian National U.), P. Price (U. of Hawaii), S. GEM-NQ 0.4 Kulkarni (California Institute of Technology), E. Berger (Carnegie Observatories), D. Frail (NRAO), K. Roth (Gemini Observatory), M. van Kerkwijk (University of Toronto), M. Dopita (Australian National U.), P. Podsiadlowski, I. Hook (University of Oxford), J. Bell Burnell (Open U.), B. Peterson (Australian National U.), A. Soderberg (G), B. Cenko, A. Gal-Yam (California Institute of Technology), B. Cameron (California Institute of Technology), L. Cowie (U. of Hawaii): “Gamma- ray bursts: From Progenitors and Probes”

E. Berger, US Lead Scientist for B. Schmidt (Australian National U.), P. Price (U. of Hawaii), S. GEM-SQ 0.8 Kulkarni (California Institute of Technology), E. Berger (Carnegie Observatories), D. Frail (NRAO), K. Roth (Gemini Observatory), M. van Kerkwijk (University of Toronto), M. Dopita (Australian National U.), P. Podsiadlowski, I. Hook (University of Oxford), J. Bell Burnell (Open U.), B. Peterson (Australian National U.), A. Soderberg (G), B. Cenko, A. Gal-Yam, B. Cameron (California Institute of Technology), L. Cowie (U. of Hawaii): “Gamma Ray Bursts: From Progenitors to Probes”

A. Bonanos (Carnegie Institution of Washington), L. Macri (NOAO), K. Stanek (Ohio State U.): GEM-NQ 1.4 “Massive Stars in the Arches Cluster”

S. Brittain, J. Najita (NOAO): “Measurement of Warm Gas in Transitional Disks around Young GEM-S 1 Stars”

M. Brodwin (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), M. Brown (Princeton U.), A. Dey (NOAO), P. Eisenhardt GEM-NQ 1.55 (CalTech-JPL), A. Gonzalez (U. of Florida), B. Jannuzi (NOAO), D. Stern (CalTech-JPL): “Spectroscopy of three 1< z <2 Galaxy Cluster Candidates”

M. Brown (Princeton U.), K. Brand, B. Jannuzi, A. Dey (NOAO), C. Papovich, E. Lefloch (Steward GEM-NQ 1.2 Observatory), B. Soifer (California Institute of Technology): “A Complete Survey of Obscured Quasars”

+ Abbreviations and symbols: GEM-NQ = Gemini N Queue; GEM-SQ = Gemini S Queue; GEM-N = Gemini N classical; GEM-S = Gemini S classical; GEM-K = Gemini/Keck time exchange; GEM-Su = Gemini/Subaru time exchange; * = poor weather program; (T) = Thesis student; (G) = Graduate student; (U) = Undergraduate; (O) = Other

E-2 OBSERVING PROGRAMS SEMESTERS 2006A/B

+ Gemini Telescopes – 2006A –Scheduled NGSC Programs (incl. U.S. Thesis Programs)F F Tel. Nights

D. Charbonneau (Harvard U.), D. Deming (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), L. Richardson GEM-NQ 1.2 (NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies): “Detecting the Thermal Emission from an Extrasolar Planet”

C. Chen (NOAO), M. Jura (UCLA), J. Najita (NOAO), R. Fisher (Gemini Observatory): “Resolving GEM-SQ 1 the Dusty Disk Around the Nearby, Young Star HD 181327”

G. Clayton (Louisiana State U.), M. Barlow (University College London), B. Sugerman, M. Meixner GEM-NQ 1.03 (STScI), K. Gordon (Steward Observatory), D. Welch (McMaster U.): “Dust and the Late-Time Evolution of Type II Supernovae”

K. Cunha, V. Smith (NOAO), S. Majewski, R. Munoz (G) (U. of Virginia): “Mapping Chemical GEM-S 2 Evolution in the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy from Abundances in Red-Giant Stars”

A. Dey, K. Brand (NOAO), M. Brown (Princeton U.), V. Desai (California Institute of Technology), GEM-NQ 2.3 E. Le Floch (Steward Observatory), B. Jannuzi (NOAO), C. Papovich (Steward Observatory), B. Soifer (California Institute of Technology), D. Weedman (Cornell U.): “NIRI Spectroscopy of the Extreme R-[24] Red Galaxy Population”

J. Elias (NOAO): “Star Formation Below the Main Sequence” GEM-SQ 1.37

X. Fan, L. Jiang (G), D. Hines (Steward Observatory), G. Richards (Princeton U.), G. Rieke GEM-SQ 1.3 (Steward Observatory), H. Rix (Max Planck Institut fur Astronomie), D. Schneider (Pennsylvania State U.), M. Strauss (Princeton U.), M. Vestergaard (Steward Observatory), F. Walter (Max Planck Institut fur Astronomie): “A Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Survey of the Highest Redshift Quasars”

P. Green (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), J. Silverman (Max-Planck Institute fur GEM-NQ 2.6 extraterrestrische Physik), W. Barkhouse (U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), B. Jannuzi (NOAO): “The History of Supermassive Black Hole Accretion from the ChaMP”

T. Greene (NASA Ames Research Center), K. Covey (U. of Washington), G. Doppmann (Gemini GEM-S 2 Observatory): “Magnetic Fields of Embedded Protostars”

J. Hennawi (UC Berkeley), J. Prochaska (UC Santa Cruz), M. Strauss (Princeton U.), G. Richards GEM-NQ 2 (Johns Hopkins U.), J. O’Meara (MIT), X. Fan (Steward Observatory): “Characterizing the GEM-SQ 2 Environment, Emission Geometry, and Radiative History of Quasars using Projected Quasar Pairs”

T. Hillwig (Valparaiso U.), D. Gies, P. Wiita (Georgia State U.), L. Kaper, A. van der Meer GEM-NQ 2.1 (University of Amsterdam): “Refining the Component Masses in the Microquasar SS 433”

K. Hinkle (NOAO), D. Lambert (U. of Texas, Austin), V. Smith (NOAO), T. Lebzelter (Universitat GEM-S 1 Wien (University of Vienna)): “The HdC stars as recently merged white dwarf binaries”

B. Hrivnak (Valparaiso U.), K. Volk (Gemini Observatory), S. Kwok (Institute of Astronomy & GEM-NQ 0.2 Astrophysics, Taiwan): “Spatially-Resolved Spectroscopy of the 21 Micron Emission Feature in Proto-PN”

D. Jaffe, K. Allers (G) (U. of Texas, Austin), G. Doppmann (Gemini Observatory): “A GEM-SQ 1 Spectroscopic Study of Young 5-100 MJ Objects in Lupus and Cham II”

J. King (Clemson U.): “Lithium Isotope Ratios in T Tauri Stars” GEM-SQ 1.58

J. Kirkpatrick (IPAC), D. Looper (G) (U. of Hawaii), R. Cutri (IPAC), A. Burgasser (MIT): GEM-NQ 2.7 “Classifying Discoveries from a Large-area Near-infrared Proper Motion Survey”

E-3 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

+ Gemini Telescopes – 2006A –Scheduled NGSC Programs (incl. U.S. Thesis Programs)F F Tel. Nights

R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), R. McCray (U. of Colorado), P. Challis GEM-SQ 0.2 (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), K. Heng, N. Smith (U. of Colorado): “The Reverse Shock in SN 1987A”

D. Knauth, D. Meyer, J. Lauroesch (Northwestern U.): “The Interstellar 7Li/6Li Isotope Ratio GEM-S 2 towards the Star-forming Cluster NGC 6231”

D. Lambert (U. of Texas, Austin), N. Ryde (Uppsala University), K. Hinkle, V. Smith (NOAO), B. GEM-S 3 Gustafsson, B. Edvardsson (Uppsala University), M. Asplund (Australian National U.), S. Johansson (University of Lund), R. Wahlin (G) (Uppsala University): “Getting a handle on the origin of the Galactic Bulge”

D. Leonard (California Institute of Technology): “Constraining the Type Ia Supernova Progenitor: GEM-NQ 0.35 The Search for Hydrogen in Nebular Spectra” GEM-SQ 0.35

F. Marchis (UC Berkeley), J. Berthier, P. Descamps, D. Hestroffer (IMCCE): “Refining the Orbits GEM-NQ 1 of Known Main-Belt Binary Asteroids”

C. Marois (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), R. Doyon (University of Montreal), P. Kalas GEM-NQ 0.6 (UC Berkeley), B. Macintosh (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), J. Graham, M. Fitzgerald (UC Berkeley), D. Lafreniere (University of Montreal), I. Song (Gemini Observatory): “Dust Disk/Planet Interactions: Gemini Deep Search for Fomalhaut Planet”

J. Maund, US Lead Scientist for S. Smartt (Queens U. Belfast), J. Danziger (Osservatorio GEM-NQ 1.2 Astronomico di Trieste), J. Maund (U. of Texas, Austin), M. Crockett, S. Matilla, D. Young (Queens U. Belfast): “NIR imaging of late-type galaxies to identify progenitors of future core-collapse supernovae”

S. Mei (Johns Hopkins U.), J. Blakeslee (Washington State U.), H. Ford, N. Homeier (Johns GEM-NQ 2 Hopkins U.), M. Postman (STScI), P. Rosati (ESO), R. Demarco (Johns Hopkins U.), P. Eisenhardt (CalTech-JPL), M. Jee (Johns Hopkins U.), B. Holden (UC Santa Cruz), T. Kodama, F. Nakata (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan), M. Tanaka (University of Tokyo), R. White (STScI): “Galaxy transformation in groups at z > 1”

M. Moerchen, C. Telesco, C. Packham (U. of Florida): “T-ReCS and MICHELLE Imaging Study of GEM-NQ 3.3 Stochastic Processes in Debris Disks” GEM-SQ 0.6

T. Oka (U. of Chicago), T. Geballe (Gemini Observatory), B. McCall (U. of Illinois Urbana- GEM-S 4 + Champaign): “Studies of Warm and Diffuse Gas near the Galactic Center using H3 and CO”

B. Oppenheimer, US Lead Scientist for R. Doyon (University of Montreal), B. Oppenheimer GEM-NQ 1.5 (American Museum of Natural History), F. Rigaut (Gemini Observatory), P. Roche (University of Oxford), D. Lafreniere (University of Montreal), A. Digby (American Museum of Natural History), J. Graham (UC Berkeley), R. Jayawardhana (University of Toronto), D. Johnstone (Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics), P. Kalas (UC Berkeley), B. Macintosh, C. Marois (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), D. Nadeau, R. Racine (University of Montreal): “The Gemini Deep Planet Survey (GDPS) - 2nd Epoch”

C. Packham, J. Schaefer (U. of Florida), R. Mason (NOAO), J. Radomski (Gemini Observatory), N. GEM-NQ 1.47 Levenson, M. Elitzur (U. of Kentucky), E. Perlman (U. of Maryland), C. Telesco (U. of Florida): GEM-SQ 0.74 “High Spatial Resolution MIR Observations of Seyfert Nuclei”

E-4 OBSERVING PROGRAMS SEMESTERS 2006A/B

+ Gemini Telescopes – 2006A –Scheduled NGSC Programs (incl. U.S. Thesis Programs)F F Tel. Nights

S. Perlmutter, US Lead Scientist for I. Hook (University of Oxford), R. Carlberg, D. Howell GEM-NQ 1 (University of Toronto), D. Neill (University of Victoria), K. Perrett (University of Toronto), C. Pritchet (University of Victoria), M. Sullivan (University of Toronto), R. McMahon (University of Cambridge), J. Bronder (University of Oxford), G. Aldering (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), S. Perlmutter (UC Berkeley), R. Pain (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique): “The Nature of Dark Energy from Type Ia Supernovae”

S. Ridgway (Johns Hopkins U.), M. Lacy (IPAC): “Radio-quiet quasar hosts at high redshift: typical GEM-NQ 1 galaxies close to the epoch of formation?”

H. Roe (California Institute of Technology), C. Trujillo (Gemini Observatory), M. Brown, A. GEM-NQ 2 Bouchez, E. Schaller (G) (California Institute of Technology): “Titan’s methane clouds: The hunt for regions of active geology”

A. Saha (NOAO): “The Enigmatic Variable Stars in DDO 187: Are they a new kind of object?” GEM-NQ 0.7

A. Shapley (Princeton U.), M. Pettini (University of Cambridge), D. Erb (Harvard-Smithsonian GEM-SQ 3 Center for Astrophysics), C. Steidel (California Institute of Technology): “Physical Conditions, Dust Extinction, and Chemical Abundances in Star- forming Galaxies at z~ 2.0-2.5”

R. Simcoe (MIT): “Intergalactic Heavy-Element Enrichment at z ~ 6” GEM-SQ 2.2

V. Smith (NOAO), D. Lambert (U. of Texas, Austin), M. Asplund (Australian National U.), P. GEM-S 3 Nissen (University of Aarhus): “Isotopic Lithium Abundances in Very Metal-Poor Halo Stars”

N. Smith (U. of Colorado): “IR Variability During a Shell Ejection of Eta Carinae” GEM-SQ 0.6 GEM-S 1

C. Trujillo, US Lead Scientist for C. Trujillo (Gemini Observatory), M. Brown (California Institute GEM-NQ 1.1 of Technology), D. Rabinowitz (Yale U.): “Search for Nitrogen Ice on 2005 FY9, the Brightest Kuiper Belt Object”

E. Turner (Princeton U.), G. van de Ven (G), R. McDermid, T. De Zeeuw (Leiden Observatory): GEM-SQ 0.5 “Dark Matter in the Lensing Elliptical ES0325-G004”

L. Yan (O), P. Choi (IPAC), L. Armus (O) (California Institute of Technology), A. Sajina (IPAC), GEM-N 3 D. Frayer (O) (California Institute of Technology), H. Teplitz (O) (IPAC): “Near-IR Spectroscopy of z ~ 2 ULIRGs Discovered by Spitzer in The First Look Survey”

+ U.S. Thesis ProgramsF F

A. Boogert, G. Blake (T) (California Institute of Technology), K. Hinkle (NOAO): “Phoenix GEM-S 2 Observations of CH4, HCN and CO in the Planet Formation Zone”

M. Kilic (T), T. von Hippel (U. of Texas, Austin), S. Leggett (UKIRT), H. Jeff Munn (US Naval GEM-NQ 1.92 Observatory), J. Liebert (Steward Observatory), D. Winget (U. of Texas, Austin), J. Farihi (Gemini Observatory): “New Old White Dwarfs and the Age of the Galaxy”

M. Modjaz (T), R. Kirshner, P. Challis (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), T. Matheson GEM-NQ 0.68 (NOAO): “Late-Time Spectroscopy of Nearby Type Ib/c Supernovae”

+ Abbreviations and symbols: GEM-NQ = Gemini N Queue; GEM-SQ = Gemini S Queue; GEM-N = Gemini N classical; GEM-S = Gemini S classical; GEM-K = Gemini/Keck time exchange; GEM-Su = Gemini/Subaru time exchange; * = poor weather program; (T) = Thesis student; (G) = Graduate student; (U) = Undergraduate; (O) = Other

E-5 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

+ Gemini Telescopes – 2006A –Scheduled NGSC Programs (incl. U.S. Thesis Programs)F F Tel. Nights

M. Mumma (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), K. Magee-Sauer (Rowan College of New GEM-S 0.5 Jersey), M. Disanti, G. Villanueva, A. Mandell (T) (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), E. Gibb (U. of Missouri St. Louis), B. Bonev (G) (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center): “The Volatile Composition of the split ecliptic comet 73P/Schwassman- Wachmann 3.”

I. Reid (STScI), L. Close, N. Siegler (T) (U. of Arizona), K. Cruz (American Museum of Natural GEM-NQ 0.5 History), S. Daemgen (T) (Heidelberg-Konigstuhl Landessternwarte): “Searching for planetary-mass companions to the youngest, nearest M dwarfs”

J. Schaefer (T) (U. of Florida), R. Mason (NOAO), C. Packham (U. of Florida), T. Geballe (Gemini GEM-NQ 0.15 Observatory), M. Elitzur, N. Levenson (U. of Kentucky), J. Radomski (Gemini Observatory): “Locating the silicate emission in NGC4151”

P. van Dokkum (Yale U.), M. Kriek (T) (Leiden U.), R. Quadri (T) (Yale U.), M. Franx (Leiden GEM-S 4 Observatory), I. Labbe (Carnegie Institution of Washington), E. Gawiser (Yale U.), P. Lira (Universidad de Chile), D. Marchesini, S. Toft (Yale U.), G. Rudnick (NOAO), G. Illingworth (UC Santa Cruz): “A Public GNIRS Survey of Massive Galaxies at z~ 2.5”

Semester 2006B

+ Gemini Telescopes –2006B – NGSC Scheduled Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis Programs)F F Tel. Nights

D. Axon, US Lead Scientist for T. Bergmann (UFRGS), D. Axon (Rochester Institute of GEM-SQ 0.13 Technology), R. Riffel (UFRGS), K. Fathi (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias), A. Robinson (Rochester Institute of Technology), A. Marconi (Osservatorio Astrofisico Arcetri), G. Ostlin (Stockholm Observatory): “Tracing gas flows down to a few parsecs from Active Galactic Nuclei”

D. Axon, US Lead Scientist for T. Bergmann (UFRGS), D. Axon (Rochester Institute of GEM-NQ 0.64 Technology), R. Riffel (UFRGS), K. Fathi (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias), A. Robinson (Rochester Institute of Technology), A. Marconi (Osservatorio Astrofisico Arcetri), G. Ostlin (Stockholm Observatory): “Tracing gas flows down to a few parsecs from Active Galactic Nuclei”

A. Becker, N. Silvestri, E. Agol, J. Bochanski (U. of Washington): “Radial Velocities For a New GEM-NQ 0.49 Eclipsing M-dwarf Binary”

E. Berger, US Lead Scientist for B. Schmidt (Australian National U.), P. Price (U. of Hawaii), S. GEM-NQ 0.4 Kulkarni (California Institute of Technology), E. Berger (Carnegie Observatories), D. Frail (NRAO), K. Roth (Gemini Observatory), R. Rutledge (McGill University), M. Dopita (Australian National U.), P. Podsiadlowski, I. Hook (University of Oxford), J. Bell Burnell (Open U.), B. Peterson (Australian National U.), A. Soderberg, B. Cenko, A. Gal-Yam, B. Cameron (California Institute of Technology), L. Cowie (U. of Hawaii), B. Penprase (Pomona College), A. Cowie (U. of Hawaii): “Gamma-ray bursts: From Progenitors and Probes”

E. Berger, US Lead Scientist for B. Schmidt (Australian National U.), P. Price (U. of Hawaii), S. GEM-SQ 0.8 Kulkarni (California Institute of Technology), E. Berger (Carnegie Observatories), D. Frail (NRAO), K. Roth (Gemini Observatory), R. Rutledge (McGill University), M. Dopita (Australian National U.), P. Podsiadlowski, I. Hook (University of Oxford), J. Bell Burnell (Open U.), B. Peterson (Australian National U.), A. Soderberg, B. Cenko, A. Gal-Yam, B. Cameron (California Institute of Technology), L. Cowie, A. Cowie (U. of Hawaii), B. Penprase (Pomona College): “Gamma Ray Bursts: From Progenitors to Probes”

+ Abbreviations and symbols: GEM-NQ=Gemini N Queue; GEM-SQ=Gemini S Queue; GEM-N=Gemini N classical; Gemini-S=Gemini S classical; GEM-K = Gemini/Keck time exchange; GEM-Su = Gemini/Subaru time exchange; * = poor weather program; (T)=Thesis student; (G)=Graduate student; (U)=Undergraduate; (O)=Other

E-6 OBSERVING PROGRAMS SEMESTERS 2006A/B

+ Gemini Telescopes –2006B – NGSC Scheduled Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis Programs)F F Tel. Nights

B. Carney, D. Yong (U. of North Carolina), E. Friel (NSF), K. Janes (Boston U.): “The Origin & GEM-K 1 Evolution of the Outer Disk of our Galaxy”

S. Chapman (California Institute of Technology), N. Martin, R. Ibata (Observatoire astronomique de GEM-Su 1.15 Strasbourg), A. Ferguson (University of Edinburgh), G. Lewis (U. of Sydney), N. Tanvir (University of Hertfordshire): “Finding the missing satellites: confirmation and characterization of new M31 outer halo sub-structures”

M. Clampin (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), P. Kalas (UC Berkeley), J. Wisniewski (NASA GEM-SQ 2 Goddard Space Flight Center): “The Mid-IR Morphology of the Fomalhaut Debris Disk at High Spatial Resolution”

A. Cole (U. of Minnesota), C. Gallart (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias), E. Skillman (U. of GEM-NQ 1.6 Minnesota): “Metallicity Distribution of Red Giants in the Transition-Type Local Group Galaxy LGS 3”

H. Dinerstein, J. Wood (U. of Texas, Austin), T. Geballe (Gemini Observatory), N. Sterling (U. of GEM-SQ 1.88 Texas, Austin): “Zinc as a Measure of Iron-Peak Element Abundances in Planetary Nebulae”

A. Gal-Yam (California Institute of Technology), D. Leonard (San Diego State U.), D. Fox GEM-NQ 0.1 (Pennsylvania State U.): “Identifying progenitors of core-collapse supernovae”

D. Garnett (Steward Observatory), V. Smith (NOAO), J. Holtzman (New Mexico State U.), A. GEM-NQ 0.9 Sarajedini (U. of Florida), C. Chiappini (Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste), A. Klypin (New Mexico State U.): “Stellar Metallicity Distributions and Kinematics in M33”

K. Glazebrook, K. Chiu (Johns Hopkins U.), A. Bunker (University of Exeter): “The First z>6.4 GEM-SQ 0.8 Quasars and Y Dwarfs from UKIDSS”

T. Grav (U. of Hawaii): “Ymir: Looking at a possible recent creation of an irregular satellite family” GEM-NQ 0.5

L. Helton (G), C. Woodward (U. of Minnesota), N. Evans (Keele University), T. Geballe (Gemini GEM-NQ 0.78 Observatory), S. Team (): “ToO Galactic Nova - Michelle ``Quick Response''”

M. Ireland, US Lead Scientist for P. Tuthill (U. of Sydney), M. Ireland (California Institute of GEM-SQ 0.3 Technology), J. Monnier (U. of Michigan): “Mid-IR imaging of symbiotics Mira AB and R Aqr”

L. Jiang (G), X. Fan (Steward Observatory): “A Near-IR Spectroscopic Observation of an Extreme GEM-SQ 0.4 Mid-IR-weak Quasar at z=5.85”

P. Kharb, A. Robinson, C. O’Dea, D. Batcheldor, S. Baum, D. Axon (Rochester Institute of GEM-NQ 0.75 Technology), J. Gallimore (Bucknell U.): “The Origin of the Spectacular Radio Structure in the Seyfert Galaxy Mrk 6”

J. Kirkpatrick (IPAC), K. Cruz (American Museum of Natural History), A. Burgasser (MIT), L. GEM-SQ 0.4 Prato (Lowell Observatory), S. Mohanty (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics): “Characterizing a Population of Very Young Brown Dwarfs near the Sun”

R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), R. McCray (U. of Colorado), P. Challis GEM-SQ 0.2 (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), K. Heng, N. Smith (U. of Colorado): “The Reverse Shock in SN 1987A”

E-7 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

+ Gemini Telescopes –2006B – NGSC Scheduled Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis Programs)F F Tel. Nights

C. Knez (G), J. Lacy (U. of Texas, Austin), G. Blake (California Institute of Technology), N. Evans GEM-NQ 2 (U. of Texas, Austin), J. Brown (G) (California Institute of Technology), M. Bitner (G) (U. of Texas, Austin), T. Geballe (Gemini Observatory), J. Najita (NOAO), M. Richter (UC Davis): “Probing Chemistry in Disks through Emission of Molecules such as SiO, C2H2 and HCN”

A. Kong, W. Lewin, J. Homan (MIT): “Simultaneous X-ray/optical Observaitons of GS1826-24” GEM-SQ 1.8

A. Kundu, M. Hempel, S. Zepf (Michigan State U.), T. Maccarone (University of Southampton): GEM-Su 0.9 “Probing the Formation of Globular Clusters and Low Mass X-Ray Binaries with Wide Field K- Band imaging of NGC 4697”

D. Leonard (San Diego State U.): “Constraining the Subluminous Type Ia Supernova Progenitor: GEM-SQ 0.55 The Search for Hydrogen in the Nebular Spectrum of SN 2005ke”

J. Lowenthal (Smith College), J. Higdon, S. Higdon (Cornell U.): “Virial mass of a galaxy proto- GEM-NQ 3.3 cluster at z=2.3”

T. Matheson (NOAO), N. Suntzeff, R. Smith (CTIO), C. Stubbs, R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian GEM-SQ 3.27 Center for Astrophysics), A. Filippenko (UC Berkeley), P. Garnavich (U. of Notre Dame), A. Riess (STScI), J. Tonry (U. of Hawaii), K. Krisciunas (U. of Notre Dame), A. Clocchiatti (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), B. Leibundgut, J. Spyromilio (ESO), W. Li (UC Berkeley), G. Miknaitis (FNAL), S. Jha (UC Berkeley), J. Sollerman (Stockholm Observatory), P. Challis (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), A. Becker (U. of Washington), A. Rest (CTIO), S. Blondin (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics): “The ESSENCE Project: Measuring the Equation of State of Dark Energy”

T. Matheson (NOAO), N. Suntzeff, R. Smith (CTIO), C. Stubbs, R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian GEM-NQ 3.27 Center for Astrophysics), A. Filippenko (UC Berkeley), P. Garnavich (U. of Notre Dame), A. Riess (STScI), J. Tonry (U. of Hawaii), K. Krisciunas (U. of Notre Dame), A. Clocchiatti (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), B. Leibundgut, J. Spyromilio (ESO), W. Li (UC Berkeley), G. Miknaitis (FNAL), S. Jha (UC Berkeley), J. Sollerman (Stockholm Observatory), P. Challis (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), A. Becker (U. of Washington), A. Rest (CTIO), S. Blondin (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics): “The ESSENCE Project: Measuring the Equation of State of Dark Energy”

J. McClintock (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), J. Orosz (San Diego State U.), R. GEM-NQ 2.72 Remillard (MIT), W. Pietsch (Max Planck Institut fur Astrophysik), R. Narayan (Harvard- Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics): “Measuring Mass and Spin of a Stellar Black Hole in M33”

J. Monnier (U. of Michigan), P. Tuthill (U. of Sydney): “Mid-IR sizes of YSO disks: Precision GEM-SQ 2 calibration using interferometry”

J. Najita (NOAO), M. Richter (UC Davis), J. Carr (Naval Research Laboratory), J. Lacy (), D. GEM-NQ 2.5 Watson (U. of Rochester), S. Strom (NOAO), G. Doppmann (Gemini Observatory), C. Knez (G), M. Bitner (U. of Texas, Austin), T. Greathouse (Lunar and Planetary Institute): “From Astrochemistry to Astrobiology: Organic Molecules in a Planet- forming Disk”

S. Oey (U. of Michigan), D. Schaerer (Geneva Observatory), P. Crowther (University of Sheffield): GEM-NQ 3 “Towards a Nebular He II Diagnostic for Starbursts”

E-8 OBSERVING PROGRAMS SEMESTERS 2006A/B

+ Gemini Telescopes –2006B – NGSC Scheduled Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis Programs)F F Tel. Nights

B. Oppenheimer, US Lead Scientist for R. Doyon (University of Montreal), B. Oppenheimer GEM-NQ 0.5 (American Museum of Natural History), F. Rigaut (Gemini Observatory), P. Roche (University of Oxford), D. Lafreniere (University of Montreal), A. Digby (American Museum of Natural History), J. Graham (UC Berkeley), R. Jayawardhana (University of Toronto), D. Johnstone (Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics), P. Kalas (UC Berkeley), B. Macintosh, C. Marois (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), D. Nadeau, R. Racine (University of Montreal): “The Gemini Deep Planet Survey (GDPS) - 2nd Epoch”

C. Packham, J. Schaefer (U. of Florida), R. Mason, J. Radomski (Gemini Observatory), N. GEM-NQ 0.23 Levenson, M. Elitzur (U. of Kentucky), E. Perlman (U. of Maryland), C. Telesco (U. of Florida): GEM-SQ 0.17 “High Spatial Resolution MIR Spectroscopy of AGN”

P. Perez-Gonzalez, G. Rieke (Steward Observatory), A. Gonzalez (U. of Florida), J. Gallego (), R. GEM-S 4 Guzman (U. of Florida), R. Pello (Observatoire de Midi-Pyrenees), E. Egami, D. Marcillac (Steward Observatory), S. Pascual (Universidad Complutense Madrid): “What kind of galaxies dominate the cosmic SFR density at z~2?”

S. Perlmutter, US Lead Scientist for I. Hook (University of Oxford), R. Carlberg, D. Howell GEM-NQ 1 (University of Toronto), D. Neill (University of Victoria), K. Perrett (University of Toronto), C. Pritchet (University of Victoria), M. Sullivan (University of Toronto), R. McMahon (University of Cambridge), J. Bronder (University of Oxford), G. Aldering (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), S. Perlmutter (UC Berkeley), R. Pain (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique): “The Nature of Dark Energy from Type Ia Supernovae”

A. Rest, US Lead Scientist for D. Welch (McMaster U.), A. Rest (CTIO), N. Suntzeff (Texas A&M GEM-SQ 1.78 U.), P. Challis (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), K. Olsen (CTIO), K. Cook, S. Nikolaev (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), D. Minniti (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), R. Smith (CTIO), A. Clochiatti (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), J. Prieto (G) (Ohio State U.), A. Becker (U. of Washington), T. Matheson (NOAO), M. Bergmann (Gemini Observatory), C. Stubbs (Harvard U.): “Light Echoes from Supernovae and a Highly-Evolved Star in the Large Magellanic Cloud”

G. Richards (Johns Hopkins U.), D. Chelouche (Institute for Advanced Study), P. Hall (York GEM-NQ * University), J. Hennawi (UC Berkeley), N. Inada (University of Tokyo), C. Keeton (Rutgers U.), C. Kochanek (Ohio State U.), M. Oguri (Princeton U.), D. Schneider (Pennsylvania State U.), S. Wyithe (U. of Melbourne), A. Yonehara (University of Tokyo): “Spectroscopic Monitoring of SDSS J1004+4112”

M. Richter (UC Davis), N. Ryde (Uppsala University), C. Johns-Krull (Rice U.), T. Greathouse GEM-NQ 1.23 (Lunar and Planetary Institute), G. Harper (U. of Colorado), M. Bitner (U. of Texas, Austin): “Measuring Stellar Magnetic Fields”

M. Richter (UC Davis), T. Greathouse (Lunar and Planetary Institute), M. Bitner, J. Lacy, D. Jaffe GEM-NQ 8.85 (U. of Texas, Austin), G. Herczeg (California Institute of Technology), J. Najita (NOAO), J. Carr (Naval Research Laboratory), R. Shuping (NASA Ames Research Center), G. Blake (California Institute of Technology), S. Kenyon, T. Currie (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), U. Gorti, D. Hollenbach (NASA Ames Research Center): “A Survey for Protoplanetary Disk Gas”

E. Robinson (U. of Texas, Austin), C. Froning (U. of Colorado), P. Callanan, M. Reynolds GEM-NQ 1.1 (University College Cork): “IR spectroscopy of Quiescent Black Hole X-ray Novae”

H. Roe (California Institute of Technology), C. Trujillo (Gemini Observatory), M. Brown, E. GEM-NQ 2 Schaller (G), A. Bouchez (California Institute of Technology): “Titan’s methane clouds: The hunt for regions of active surface geology”

E-9 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

+ Gemini Telescopes –2006B – NGSC Scheduled Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis Programs)F F Tel. Nights

G. Rudnick (NOAO), C. Papovich, E. Lefloch, C. Willmer (Steward Observatory), T. Webb GEM-SQ 2.14 (McGill University), P. van Dokkum (Yale U.), M. Kriek, E. Taylor, M. Franx (Leiden Observatory), G. Rieke, P. Perez-Gonzalez (Steward Observatory): “Near Infrared Spectroscopy of 24 micron sources at 1.5 < z < 2.5”

S. Schuler (G), J. King (Clemson U.): “High-Resolution Spectroscopy of Exoplanetary Hosts: GEM-SQ 1 Accretion & 6Li”

A. Shapley (Princeton U.), C. Steidel (California Institute of Technology), M. Pettini (IoA, GEM-SQ 3 Cambridge), D. Erb (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics): “Physical Conditions, Dust Extinction, and Chemical Abundances in Star- forming Galaxies at z~ 2.0-2.5”

A. Shapley (Princeton U.), A. Coil (Steward Observatory), C. Ma (UC Berkeley): “Chemical GEM-SQ 3 Abundances in Star-forming Galaxies at z~ 1.0-1.5”

E. Skillman (U. of Minnesota), D. Garnett, J. Smith (Steward Observatory), R. Kennicutt (Institute GEM-NQ 0.91 for Astronomy, UK): “Metallicity Dependence of PAH Emission: NGC 628”

J. Spencer, W. Merline (Southwest Research Institute), H. Weaver (Johns Hopkins U.): GEM-NQ 2.2 “Lightcurves, NIR colors, and Orbits of the Two Newly-Discovered Satellites of Pluto”

S. Stanford, US Lead Scientist for C. Collins (Liverpool Johns Moores University), M. West (U. of GEM-NQ 0.63 Hawaii), S. Stanford (UC Davis), K. Romer (University of Sussex), M. Hilton (Liverpool Johns Moores University), S. Kay (University of Oxford), A. Liddle (University of Sussex), R. Mann (University of Edinburgh), R. Nichol (University of Portsmouth), K. Sabirli (Carnegie Mellon U.), C. Miller (NOAO), P. Viana (Universidade do Porto): “The XMM Cluster Survey: Spectroscopic Redshifts for z>1 Cluster Candidates”

M. Torres, D. Steeghs (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), P. Rodriguez-Gil (Instituto GEM-NQ 0.6 de Astrofisica de Canarias), B. Gansicke, T. Marsh (University of Warwick), S. Araujo-Betancor (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias), K. Long (STScI): “Unravelling the Role of the SW Sextantis Stars in the Evolution of Cataclysmic Variables”

C. Urry, US Lead Scientist for E. Treister (Universidad de Chile), C. Urry (Yale U.), M. DeRobertis GEM-SQ 0.5 (York University), S. Virani (Yale U.), P. Lira (Universidad de Chile): “GNIRS Spectroscopy of Extreme X-ray to Optical sources in the E-CDFS field”

D. Winget, US Lead Scientist for K. de Souza Oliveira, B. Castanheira (UFRGS), D. Winget (U. of GEM-NQ Texas, Austin): “Is the SDSS ZZ Ceti instability strip really pure?”

J. Wisniewski (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), K. Bjorkman (U. of Toledo), M. Clampin GEM-NQ 0.5 (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), C. Grady (Eureka Scientific), M. Sitko (U. of Cincinnati), B. Whitney (Space Science Institute): “The First Mid-IR Scattered Light Imaging of Protoplanetary Disks”

N. Zakamska (Institute for Advanced Study), M. Strauss (Princeton U.), J. Krolik, T. Heckman GEM-NQ 1.4 (Johns Hopkins U.): “Stellar populations, ages and velocity dispersions of the hosts of luminous type II quasars.”

U.S. Thesis Programs

J. Brodie, US Lead Scientist for L. Spitler (T), D. Forbes (Swinburne U.), J. Brodie, J. Strader (UC GEM-Su 0.45 Santa Cruz): “Globular Cluster Wide-field Imaging: Constraining Galaxy Formation”

E-10 OBSERVING PROGRAMS SEMESTERS 2006A/B

+ Gemini Telescopes –2006B – NGSC Scheduled Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis Programs)F F Tel. Nights

J. Brown (T), G. Blake, K. Pontoppidan (California Institute of Technology), V. Geers (G), E. van GEM-NQ 0.7 Dishoeck, B. Merin (Leiden Observatory), A. Boogert (CTIO): “Mid-infrared imaging of proto- GEM-SQ 0.6 planetary disks with inner gaps”

M. Chou (T), S. Majewski (U. of Virginia), V. Smith, K. Cunha (NOAO), R. Patterson (U. of GEM-S 5 Virginia), D. Martinez-Delgado (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias): “Chemical Trends in Halo Tidal Streams”

S. Daemgen (T), N. Siegler (Steward Observatory), I. Reid (STScI), L. Close (Steward Observatory): GEM-NQ 0.1 “Follow-up Observations of Two Planetary Mass/Brown Dwarf Companion Candidates to Young M Stars with Altair”

C. Fassnacht, M. Auger (T) (UC Davis): “An Unbiased Sample of Gravitational Lens Environments” GEM-NQ 2.45

C. Johns-Krull, H. Yang (T) (Rice U.): “Magnetic Fields on the Pre-Main Sequence Stars in the ONC” GEM-S 2

J. Kennefick, S. Bursick (T) (U. of Arkansas), E. Monier (), M. Smith (CTIO), P. Osmer (Ohio State GEM-SQ * U.): “Spectroscopy of Faint z>4.8 Quasar Candidates from the BTC40 Survey”

T. Lebzelter (Universitat Wien (University of Vienna)), K. Hinkle (NOAO), M. Lederer (T) GEM-S 4 (Universitat Wien (University of Vienna)): “Nucleosynthesis in the final stages of stellar evolution”

M. Modjaz (T), R. Kirshner, S. Blondin, P. Challis (O) (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for GEM-NQ 0.29 Astrophysics), T. Matheson (NOAO): “Late-Time Spectroscopy of SN 2006aj Associated with GRB 060218”

C. Packham (U. of Florida), A. Alonso-Herrero, L. Colina (Instituto de Estructura de la Materia), J. GEM-SQ 0.6 Radomski (Gemini Observatory), T. Diaz-Santos (T) (Instituto de Estructura de la Materia): “High spatial resolution mid-infrared imaging of Local Universe Luminous Infrared Galaxies”

L. Prochaska (T), J. Rose (U. of North Carolina): “Age and Metallicity Relations of Stellar GEM-SQ 1.1 Populations Within Disk Galaxies”

J. Stocke, E. Ellingson, Q. Hart (T), A. Bender (T) (U. of Colorado): “``On the Road to Coma: GEM-NQ 2.2 Tracing Cluster AGN & Galaxy Evolution from z=1.2 to the present``”

P. van Dokkum (Yale U.), M. Kriek (T) (Leiden University), R. Quadri (T) (Yale U.), M. Franx GEM-S 4 (Leiden Observatory), I. Labbe (Carnegie Institution of Washington), E. Gawiser (Yale U.), P. Lira (Universidad de Chile), D. Marchesini, S. Toft (Yale U.), G. Rudnick (NOAO), G. Illingworth (UC Santa Cruz): “A Public GNIRS Survey of Massive Galaxies at z~ 2.5”

Y. Yang (T), A. Zabludoff, R. Dave, D. Eisenstein (Steward Observatory): “Detecting Galaxy GEM-NQ 2.8 Formation with He II Cooling Radiation”

E-11 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

KITT PEAK NATIONAL OBSERVATORY

⎯ Mayall 4-m: The U.S. community has access to 80% of science time on the Mayall; 20% is assigned to the U. of Maryland. ⎯ WIYN 3.5-m Telescope: The U.S. community has access to approximately 40% of WIYN time. ⎯ Kitt Peak Small Telescopes: KP 2.1-m (100% community access) and the KP 0.9-m (10%).

Semester 2006A

♣ KPNO – Semester 2006A – Scheduled U.S. Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis)F F Tel. Nights

M. A’Hearn, M. Knight (G), T. Farnham (U. of Maryland), B. Muller (PSI), N. Samarasinha (NOAO), KP-2.1m 5 J. Morgenthaler, W. Harris (U. of Washington), F. Roesler (U. of Wisconsin Madison), Y. Fernandez KP-4m 4 (University of Central Florida), C. Lisse (Johns Hopkins U.): “Fragmented Comet 73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3: A Rare Close-Approach”

W. Barkhouse (U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), P. Green (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for KP-2.1m 2.5 Astrophysics): “Optical Follow-up of Serendipitous Chandra X-ray Cluster Candidates”

H. Bond (STScI), D. Harmer (NOAO), M. Afsar (G) (Ege University): “The Stellar Environment WIYN 2 around V838 Monocerotis”

H. Bond (STScI), O. De Marco (American Museum of Natural History), D. Harmer (NOAO): KP-4m 7 “Searching for Spectroscopic Binaries Among Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae”

C. Buchanan (Rochester Institute of Technology), J. Gallimore (Bucknell U.), C. O’Dea, A. Robinson, KP-4m 2.5 S. Baum, D. Axon (Rochester Institute of Technology), M. Elitzur (U. of Kentucky), M. Elvis (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics): “The Optical and Infrared Emission from Seyfert Galaxies: Towards a comprehensive understanding”

H. Bushouse (STScI), W. Keel (U. of Alabama): “Unveiling the Dynamics and Stellar Populations of KP-4m 2 Interacting Starburst Galaxies”

D. Clark (G), S. Eikenberry (U. of Florida), B. Brandl (Sterrewacht Leiden): “Search for Infrared KP-4m 2 Counterparts to X-Ray Point Sources in M 51 and NGC 4559”

D. Clark (G), S. Eikenberry, M. Edwards (G), N. Gruel, S. Raines (U. of Florida): “FISICA KP-4m 3 Observations of the Starforming Galaxy M51”

D. Fadda, F. Marleau, L. Storrie-Lombardi (IPAC), A. Biviano (Instituto Nazionale di Astrofisica), F. WIYN 3 Durret (IAP): “Star Formation in Medium-z Clusters: a Search for Infalling Galaxies beyond the Virial Radius.”

X. Fan (Steward Observatory), M. Strauss (Princeton U.), J. Hennawi (Lawrence Berkeley National KP-4m 4 Laboratory), L. Jiang (G) (Steward Observatory): “A Complete Survey of z~ 6 Quasars from the SDSS”

H. Ferguson, A. Suchkov, R. Lucas (O) (STScI): “A Search for Dusty Halos of Post-Starburst KP-4m 3 Galaxies”

♣ Key: WIYN-SYN: Synoptic/Queue; ToO: Target of Opportunity scheduling; (T): Thesis Student; (G): Graduate; (U) Undergraduate

E-12 OBSERVING PROGRAMS SEMESTERS 2006A/B

♣ KPNO – Semester 2006A – Scheduled U.S. Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis)F F Tel. Nights

R. Gal (U. of Virginia), L. Lubin (UC Davis), G. Squires, L. Yan (IPAC): “Building a Supercluster: KP-4m 3 The Stellar Content of the Cl1604 Supercluster at z=0.9”

A. Gonzalez (U. of Florida), K. Tran (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics): “Life Before the KP-4m 2 Fall: Galaxy Cluster Assembly at z=0.37”

P. Goudfrooij, T. Puzia, R. Chandar (STScI): “The Formation of Spiral Spheroids and their Globular KP-4m 2 Cluster Systems”

M. Gregg (UC Davis), M. West (U. of Hawaii), A. Karick (UC Davis), M. Drinkwater (University of WIYN 5 Queensland), S. Phillipps (University of Bristol), B. Jones (Queen Mary College), E. Evstigneeva (University of Queensland), M. Takamiya (U. of Hawaii): “Ultra-compact Dwarfs and the Evolution of the Virgo Cluster”

F. Hamann (U. of Florida): “Quasars and Their Host Galaxies at High Redshifts” KP-4m 4

S. Hameed (Five Colleges), D. Thilker (Johns Hopkins U.): “HII Region Luminosity Functions in KP-4m 4 Spiral Galaxies”

W. Harris (U. of Washington), B. Muller (PSI), N. Samarasinha (NOAO), M. A’Hearn (U. of KP-2.1m 12.5 Maryland), F. Roesler (U. of Wisconsin Madison), T. Farnham (U. of Maryland), Y. Fernandez KP-4m 4 (University of Central Florida), J. Morgenthaler (U. of Washington), M. Knight (G) (U. of Maryland), WIYN 4 C. Lisse (Johns Hopkins U.): “Fragmented comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3: A rare close approach”

T. Harrison (New Mexico State U.), G. Benedict (U. of Texas, Austin), G. Marcy (UC Berkeley), D. KP-4m 2 Fischer (San Francisco State U.), R. Butler (Carnegie Observatories), D. Hoffman (G), J. Bornak (G), J. Wellhouse (G) (New Mexico State U.): “Astrometric Masses of Extrasolar Planets and Brown Dwarfs”

T. Harrison, J. Johnson, D. Hoffman (G), J. Bornak (G), J. Wellhouse (G) (New Mexico State U.): “Do KP-2.1m 6.5 All ``Fast” Classical Novae Occur on Magnetic White Dwarfs?”

J. Hennawi (UC Berkeley), M. Gladders (Carnegie Observatories), N. Dalal (CITA), P. Natarajan (Yale WIYN 4 U.), M. Oguri, M. Strauss (Princeton U.): “WIYN Imaging and GMOS Spectroscopy of Giant Arcs Behind the Strongest Lenses in the Universe”

E. MacDonald, M. Dickinson (NOAO), B. Mobasher (STScI), P. Allen (Australian National U.), C. KP-4m 8 Papovich (Steward Observatory), K. Brand (NOAO), C. Kretchner (G) (Johns Hopkins U.), D. Stern (Caltech JPL): “Star Formation at z ~ 1”

J. MacKenty (STScI): “Star formation and Massive Stars in the Dwarf Starburst Galaxy NGC 4214” KP-4m 3

S. Majewski, R. Patterson (U. of Virginia), W. Kunkel (LCO), J. Rhee (Yonsei University), T. Beers WIYN 11 (Michigan State U.), V. Smith (U. of Texas El Paso), D. Geisler (Universidad de Concepcion), K. Johnston (Wesleyan U.), J. Crane (G), A. Polak (G), P. Frinchaboy (G) (U. of Virginia), A. Kundu (Michigan State U.), W. Gieren (Universidad de Concepcion), I. Reid (STScI), R. Munoz (G), J. Carlin (G) (U. of Virginia): “Mapping the Structure, Dynamics and Chemistry of the Galactic Halo”

S. Majewski, R. Munoz (G), R. Patterson (U. of Virginia), C. Palma (Pennsylvania State U.): “Tidal KP-4m 3.5 Disruption of Galactic dSphs: A Photometric Test”

R. Marzke (San Francisco State U.), P. Pellegrini (Observatorio Nacional), L. Da Costa (Observatorio KP-2.1m 6.5 Nacional, Brazil): “Compact Elliptical Galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey”

E-13 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

♣ KPNO – Semester 2006A – Scheduled U.S. Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis)F F Tel. Nights

D. Moon (California Institute of Technology), S. Eikenberry (U. of Florida), B. Koo (Seoul National KP-4m 2 University), S. Raines, N. Gruel (U. of Florida): “FISICA Integral Field Spectroscopy of the Shocked Iron Gas in the Supernova Remnant G11.2-0.3”

K. Nandra (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), M. Brotherton (U. of Wyoming): “Bringing in the KP-4m 2.5 Last Sheep”

J. Parker (Southwest Research Institute), B. Gladman (University of British Columbia), J. Kavelaars KP-4m 3 (National Research Council of Canada), J. Petit (Observatoire de Besancon), L. Allen (University of WIYN 3 British Columbia), A. Bieryla (O) (Southwest Research Institute): “The Kuiper Belt Legacy Project”

J. Prochaska (UC Santa Cruz), T. Tripp, B. Aracil (U. Mass), R. Dave (Steward Observatory), J. KP-0.9m 4 Mulchaey (Carnegie Observatories), H. Chen (U. of Chicago): “Surveying the Origin of O VI Gas at Low Redshift”

J. Provencal (U. of Delaware), M. Montgomery (U. of Texas, Austin), S. Kepler (SOAR), S. Kleinman KP-2.1m 7 (Subaru Telescope), G. Handler (Universitat Wien (University of Vienna)), H. Shipman (U. of Delaware): “The Empirical Determination of Convection Parameters Across the DB Instability Strip”

T. Rector (U. of Alaska Anchorage), R. Cool (G) (Steward Observatory): “The Nova Rate in Galaxies KP-0.9m 2 of Different Hubble Type”

M. Reed, S. Harms (U) (Missouri State University), S. O’Toole (Anglo-Australian Observatory): KP-4m 4 “Time series spectrosctopy of the pulsating subdwarf B star PG1219+534”

R. Rich (UCLA), E. Held (Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova), L. Rizzi (U. of Hawaii), I. Saviane, KP-4m 6.5 D. Alloin (ESO), F. Bresolin (U. of Hawaii): “Near-Infrared Luminosities and Nebular Oxygen Abundances of Dwarf Irregular Galaxies in the M81 group”

K. Rines, S. Toft (Yale U.), A. Vikhlinin (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), A. Kravtsov KP-4m 6 (U. of Chicago), T. Reiprich (Universitat Bonn): “Cluster Scaling Relations, Star Formation Efficiency, and Dark Energy”

E. Schmidt (U. of Nebraska): “A Search for Type II Cepheids” KP-2.1m 5.5

D. Stern, M. Brodwin (CalTech-JPL), M. Brown (Princeton U.), A. Dey (NOAO), A. Gonzalez (U. of KP-4m 1.5 Florida), B. Jannuzi (NOAO): “Spectroscopy of Bright (K < 17) EROs”

P. Tamblyn, W. Merline, C. Chapman, D. Nesvorny, D. Dudra (Southwest Research Institute): “Visible KP-2.1m 5.5 Light Curves of Young or Binary Asteroids” KP-0.9m 6

J. Trasco, E. Warner (O) (U. of Maryland): “[EPO] UM Asteroids” KP-2.1m 1

D. Trilling (Steward Observatory), T. Spahr (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), A. Rivkin KP-0.9m 6.5 (Johns Hopkins U.), C. Hergenrother (O) (Steward Observatory), S. Kortenkamp (PSI): “A search for L4 Trojan asteroids of Mars”

S. Veilleux, D. Rupke (U. of Maryland): “AGN-driven Superwinds in a Sample of Seyferts that is Not KP-4m 3.5 Infrared- Biased”

S. Veilleux, R. Swaters (U. of Maryland), D. Andersen (Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics), M. KP-2.1m 4 Verheijen (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute), M. Bershady, K. Westfall (G) (U. of Wisconsin Madison): WIYN 2 “The Distribution of Mass in Spiral Galaxies”

E-14 OBSERVING PROGRAMS SEMESTERS 2006A/B

♣ KPNO – Semester 2006A – Scheduled U.S. Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis)F F Tel. Nights

L. Wasserman, M. Buie, R. Millis (Lowell Observatory), D. Trilling (Steward Observatory), J. Elliot KP-4m 4 (MIT), K. Meech (U. of Hawaii), S. Kern (G), A. Gulbis, J. Kane (G) (MIT), R. Crudo (U) (Steward Observatory), E. Chiang, J. Lovering (U) (UC Berkeley): “Dynamical Structure of the Kuiper Belt”

G. Worthey, J. Serven (G) (Washington State U.): “Element by Element Abundances in Spheroidal KP-4m 5 Galaxies”

K. Yoss (U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), H. Detweiler (O) (Illinois Wesleyan U.), G. Miller (O) KP-2.1m 7 (Southwestern U.), D. Bell (NOAO): “Deep Probe for Mg Index and (B-V) colors at the North Galactic Pole”

U.S. Thesis Programs

J. Ge, J. van Eyken (T), S. Mahadevan (T), C. Dewitt (G), R. Cohen (G), S. Kane, A. Heuvel (G), P. KP-2.1m 24.5 Guo (G) (U. of Florida): “Confirm and Search for Planet Candidates with the ET Instrument”

J. Baldwin (Michigan State U.), P. Osmer, M. Bentz (T) (Ohio State U.), N. Dhanda (T) (Michigan KP-4m 4 State U.), G. Ferland (U. of Kentucky): “High-Metallicity QSOs”

M. Brotherton, C. Paul (T), Z. Shang (U. of Wyoming), G. Canalizo (UC Riverside), D. Vanden Berk KP-4m 3.5 (Pennsylvania State U.), A. Diamond-Stanic (G) (Steward Observatory): “Characterizing the Post- Starburst Quasar Population and their Companion Galaxies”

N. Chapman (T), L. Mundy, S. Lai (U. of Maryland), N. Evans, II (U. of Texas, Austin): “Near KP-4m 1.5 Infrared Observations of Rho Ophiuchus”

N. Chapman (T), L. Mundy, S. Lai (U. of Maryland), N. Evans, II (U. of Texas, Austin): “Near KP-4m 2 Infrared Observations of L204C-2”

M. Chou (T), S. Majewski (U. of Virginia), V. Smith, K. Cunha (NOAO), D. Nidever (G) (U. of KP-4m 3.5 Virginia), K. Johnston (Wesleyan U.), S. Pakzad (G), R. Patterson, M. Skrutskie (U. of Virginia), D. Law (G) (California Institute of Technology): “Testing The Sagittarius-LMC Collision Hypothesis”

K. Chynoweth (T), R. Knop, R. Gibbons (Vanderbilt U.): “Spatially Resolved Kinematics and WIYN 4 Excitation of Ionized Gas in Starburst Galaxies”

A. Connolly (U. of Pittsburgh), K. Chambers, I. Szapudi (U. of Hawaii), A. Hopkins, S. Schmidt (T) KP-4m 10.5 (U. of Pittsburgh), E. McGrath (G) (U. of Hawaii), R. Scranton (U. of Pittsburgh), J. Bryant (U. of Sydney): “A Census of the High Redshift Radio Universe”

R. De Naray (T), S. McGaugh (U. of Maryland), E. De Blok (Research School for Astronomy and KP-2.1m 4 Astrophysics), A. Bosma (OAMP): “A Comprehensive Study of the Dark Matter Halos of Low Surface WIYN 5 Brightness and Dwarf Galaxies”

K. Dellenbusch (T), J. Gallagher (U. of Wisconsin Madison), P. Knezek (WIYN), P. Mucciarelli (U. of KP-2.1m 5 Wisconsin): “Oxygen Abundances and Evolutionary Paths in Starbursting Transition Dwarf Galaxies”

M. Edwards (T), S. Eikenberry, D. Clark (G) (U. of Florida): “Probing the Extent and Membership of KP-4m 4 Cl 1806-20”

P. Garnavich, J. Gallagher (T) (U. of Notre Dame), L. Williams (U. of Minnesota), J. Rhodes KP-0.9m 5 (California Institute of Technology): “Anomalously Large Lensing Signature in High Redshift Supernovae”

E-15 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

♣ KPNO – Semester 2006A – Scheduled U.S. Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis)F F Tel. Nights

C. Grillmair, R. Johnson (T) (IPAC), O. Dionatos (T) (University of Athens), D. Geisler, W. Gieren KP-4m 3 (Universidad de Concepcion), E. Grebel (Universitat Basel), K. Johnston (Wesleyan U.), S. Majewski, R. Patterson (U. of Virginia), I. Reid (STScI), D. Spergel, S. Tremaine (Princeton U.): “Mapping Globular Cluster Tidal Streams”

F. Hamann, P. Hidalgo (T), D. Nestor (U. of Florida): “High Velocity Outflows in Quasars” KP-2.1m 6

K. Herrmann (T), R. Ciardullo (Pennsylvania State U.), G. Jacoby (WIYN), J. Feldmeier (NOAO), A. WIYN 3 Cucchiara (G) (Pennsylvania State U.): “The Planetary Nebula System of M94”

M. Lavigne (T), S. Vogel, E. Ostriker (U. of Maryland): “Kinematics and Star Formation in Spiral KP-2.1m 3 Galaxies” KP-4m 4

S. McGaugh, R. De Naray (G) (U. of Maryland), E. De Blok (Australia Telescope National Facility), S. WIYN 3 Oh (T) (Australian National U.): “H(alpha) Velocity Fields of THINGS Dwarf Galaxies”

S. Meidt (T), R. Rand (U. of New Mexico): “Spiral Pattern Speeds Using the Tremaine-Weinberg WIYN 3 Method”

E. Mercer (T), D. Clemens (Boston U.), M. Hanson (U. of Cincinnati): “Near-infrared stellar KP-4m 4.5 spectroscopy of newly discovered, Spitzer- selected, inner Galaxy star clusters”

W. Powell (T), R. Wilhelm (Texas Technical University): “An Observational Study of Globular Cluster KP-0.9m 4 Tidal Streams”

J. Robinson (T), B. Wilking (U. of Missouri St. Louis), M. Meyer (Steward Observatory): “Unveiling WIYN 3 the Low Mass Population Surrounding the Rho Oph Cloud”

T. Sato (T), C. Martin (UC Santa Barbara): “Near-Infrared Imaging of Infalling Galaxies in Abell 851” KP-4m 5

K. Walsh (T), D. Richardson (U. of Maryland): “Lightcurve Study of Small Main Belt Asteroids using KP-2.1m 5 MOSAIC” KP-4m 1

E-16 OBSERVING PROGRAMS SEMESTERS 2006A/B

Semester 2006B

♣ Tel. Nights KPNO – Semester 2006B — Scheduled U.S Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis Programs) F F

M. A’Hearn, T. Farnham (U. of Maryland), B. Muller (PSI), N. Samarasinha (NOAO): “Did the KP-2.1m 14 rotation period of the Deep Impact target comet 9P/Tempel 1 change?”

W. Barkhouse (U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), P. Green (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for KP-2.1m 6 Astrophysics): “Unveiling Optical Counterparts to Chandra X-ray Cluster Candidates”

H. Bond (STScI), D. Harmer (NOAO), M. Afsar (G) (Ege University): “The Stellar Environment WIYN 2 around V838 Monocerotis”

B. Buckalew (California Institute of Technology): “Optical Spectroscopy of the SINGS Low KP-4m 3 Metallicity Extranuclear Target NGC 6822 Hubble I”

M. Buie, L. Wasserman, R. Millis (Lowell Observatory), D. Trilling (Steward Observatory), J. Elliot KP-4m 4 (MIT), K. Meech (U. of Hawaii), S. Kern, A. Gulbis, E. Adams (G) (MIT): “Dynamical Structure of the Kuiper Belt”

B. Carney (U. of North Carolina), D. Latham (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), J. Laird WIYN 3 (Bowling Green State U.), D. Yong (U. of North Carolina): “The Chemical History of the Monoceros Ring”

W. Clarkson (STScI), T. Marsh (University of Warwick), A. Norton (Open U.), J. Thorstensen KP-4m 6 (Dartmouth College), F. Lewis (G) (Cardiff University): “A Near-IR Velocity Study of Bright Intermediate Polars”

A. Crotts, P. Cseresnjes (Columbia U.), E. Baltz (Stanford University), J. De Jong (Max Planck Institut KP-4m 2 fur Astronomie), G. Gyuk (U. of Chicago), K. Kuijken (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute), W. Sutherland (Royal Observatory, Edinburgh), A. Bergier (Columbia U.), L. Widrow (Queen’s University), E. Brogt (G) (Steward Observatory): “Microlensing in M31 at Large Distances and for Large Masses”

D. Devine, J. Bally (U. of Colorado): “Giant HH Flows: 10 Years After” KP-0.9m 4

A. Fruchter (STScI), J. Rhoads (Arizona State U.), D. Reichart (U. of North Carolina), J. Graham (G) KP-4m-TOO (Johns Hopkins U.), A. Rest (CTIO), A. Levan (University of Hertfordshire), J. Castro Ceron (G) KP-2.1m-TOO (University of Copenhagen), M. Merrill (NOAO), D. Bersier (Liverpool Johns Moores University), N. WIYN-TOO Tanvir (University of Hertfordshire), J. Hjorth (Copenhagen U.): “Rapid Observations and Fundamental Studies of GRB Afterglows”

P. Garnavich (U. of Notre Dame), D. DePoy, J. Prieto (G) (Ohio State U.): “Finding the Lost KP-4m 5 Supernovae of the SDSS-II Supernova Search”

M. Giampapa, W. Sherry (NOAO): “Age-Activity Correlation at Young Stellar Ages” WIYN 2

K. Glazebrook, K. Chiu (Johns Hopkins U.), A. Bunker (University of Exeter): “The First z>6.4 KP-4m 2.5 Quasars and Y Dwarfs from UKIDSS”

♣ Key: WIYN-SYN: Synoptic/Queue; ToO: Target of Opportunity scheduling; (T): Thesis Student; (G): Graduate; (U) Undergraduate

E-17 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

♣ Tel. Nights KPNO – Semester 2006B — Scheduled U.S Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis Programs) F F

T. Grav (U. of Hawaii): “Ymir: Looking at a possible recent creation of an irregular satellite family” WIYN 3

P. Hartigan (Rice U.), A. Frank (U. of Rochester): “Dynamics of a Jet/Cloud Collision in Astrophysics KP-4m 2.5 and in the Laboratory”

L. Hillenbrand (California Institute of Technology): “Completing the Optical Spectroscopic Survey of WIYN 3 the Orion Nebula Cluster”

J. Holberg (Steward Observatory), S. Howell (NOAO), E. Sion (Villanova U.): “Exoplanet Tracker KP-2.1m 3 Observations of Sirius-Like Systems”

S. Howell (NOAO), D. Ciardi, G. Van Belle (Michaelson Science Center): “Search for Extra-Solar KP-2.1m 7 Planets in a Sample of Metal Rich K stars”

R. Joyce (NOAO), K. Volk (Gemini Observatory), J. Elias (NOAO): “Near Infrared Spectroscopy of KP-4m 2 Planetary Nebulae”

J. MacKenty (STScI), D. Figer (Rochester Institute of Technology), P. Najarro (Consejo Superior de KP-4m 5.5 Investigacions Cientificas), R. Kudritzki (U. of Hawaii), A. Herrero (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias): “IRMOS Spectroscopy of the Most Massive Stellar Clusters”

S. Majewski, R. Patterson (U. of Virginia), P. Guhathakurta (UC Santa Cruz), R. Rich (UCLA), J. KP-4m 6 Kalirai (UC Santa Cruz): “Exploring the Newly Discovered Halo Of M31”

P. Massey (Lowell Observatory), G. Clayton (Louisiana State U.), E. Levesque (U) (MIT), K. Olsen KP-4m 2 (CTIO), B. Plez (Universite de Montpellier II), D. Silva (NOAO): “The Physical Properties and Excess Reddening of Red Supergiants in M31: When Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”

S. McGaugh (U. of Maryland), T. von Hippel (U. of Texas, Austin), M. Bershady (U. of Wisconsin WIYN 3 Madison), D. Silva (AURA/Thirty Meter Telescope), K. Westfall (G) (U. of Wisconsin Madison): “Stellar Absorption Lines in Low Surface Brightness Galaxies”

B. McLean (STScI), B. Bucciarelli (O) (Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino), J. Yus (O) (Gemini KP-2.1m 7 Observatory), C. Loomis (O) (STScI), S. Alessandro (Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino), G. Greene (O) (STScI): “Photometric Calibrators for the Second-Generation Palomar Sky Surveys”

C. Miller (CTIO), S. Stanford (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), M. West (U. of Hawaii), K. KP-4m 6 Sabirli (G) (Carnegie Mellon U.), K. Romer (University of Sussex), R. Nichol (University of Portsmouth), P. Viana (Universidade do Porto), M. Davidson (G) (University of Edinburgh), C. Collins, M. Hilton (Liverpool Johns Moores University), S. Kay (University of Oxford), A. Liddle (University of Sussex), R. Mann (University of Edinburgh), N. Mehrtens (G) (University of Sussex): “Optical Follow-up of the XMM Cluster Survey: The XCS-NOAO Survey”

J. Najita (NOAO), J. Muzerolle (), S. Strom (NOAO): “Residual Disk Gas and Terrestrial Planet WIYN 2 Formation”

J. Parker (Southwest Research Institute), B. Gladman (University of British Columbia), J. Kavelaars (), KP-4m 3 J. Petit (Observatoire de Besancon), L. Allen (University of British Columbia), A. Bieryla (O) WIYN 3 (Southwest Research Institute): “The Kuiper Belt Legacy Project”

B. Peterson (Ohio State U.), K. Dasyra (G) (Max-Planck Institute fur extraterrestrische Physik), L. KP-4m 1.5 Ferrarese (Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics), L. Tacconi (Max-Planck Institute fur extraterrestrische Physik): “The Relationship Between Black Hole Mass and Stellar Bulge Velocity Dispersion in AGNs”

E-18 OBSERVING PROGRAMS SEMESTERS 2006A/B

♣ Tel. Nights KPNO – Semester 2006B — Scheduled U.S Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis Programs) F F

T. Rector (U. of Alaska Anchorage), R. Cool (G) (Steward Observatory): “The Nova Rate in Galaxies KP-0.9m 4.5 of Different Hubble Type”

K. Rines (Yale U.), T. Reiprich (Universitat Bonn), A. Vikhlinin (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for KP-4m 5 Astrophysics), A. Kravtsov (U. of Chicago), H. Quintana (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), S. Toft (ESO): “Cluster Scaling Relations, Star Formation Efficiency, and Dark Energy”

M. Robberto, K. Smith, J. MacKenty (STScI), M. Meyer (Steward Observatory): “IRMOS KP-4m 5.5 Spectroscopy of the Orion Nebula Cluster”

A. Sarajedini, M. Barker (G) (U. of Florida): “The Star Formation History of M33’s Outer Regions” WIYN 3

S. Schuler (G) (Clemson U.), C. Deliyannis (Indiana U.), J. King (Clemson U.), S. Kafka (CTIO), S. WIYN 1 Barnes (Lowell Observatory): “The Striking Li Dispersions in Pleiades G & K Dwarfs: Real or Illusory?”

M. Shara, D. Zurek (O) (American Museum of Natural History): “Deep Narrowband Imagery of Z KP-4m 2 Cam - A Nova AND a Dwarf Nova”

K. Stassun, D. James (Vanderbilt U.), J. Montalban (Universite de Liege), R. Jeffries (Keele KP-4m 3 University): “Testing Stellar Interiors Models and Calibrating Age Determinations for Pre-Main- Sequence Stars”

L. Strolger (Western Kentucky U.), A. Riess (STScI), A. Rohde (U) (Western Kentucky U.), B. KP-4m 5 Mobasher (STScI), M. Carini (Western Kentucky U.), H. Lampeitl (STScI): “Photometric Redshifts of z~1 Supernova Host Galaxies”

S. Strom, J. Najita (NOAO), J. Muzerolle (Steward Observatory), S. Wolff (NOAO): “Understanding WIYN 4 the Origin of Transition Disks”

N. Suntzeff (NOAO), B. Schmidt (Australia Telescope National Facility), C. Stubbs (U. of WIYN 4 Washington), R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), A. Filippenko (UC Berkeley), P. Garnavich (U. of Notre Dame), A. Riess (STScI), J. Tonry (U. of Hawaii), R. Smith (NOAO), K. Krisciunas (CTIO), M. Phillips (Carnegie Institution of Washington), A. Clocchiatti (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), B. Leibundgut, J. Spyromilio (ESO), B. Barris (U. of Hawaii), W. Li (UC Berkeley), C. Hogan, G. Miknaitis (U. of Washington), S. Holland (U. of Notre Dame), S. Jha, T. Matheson (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), J. Sollerman (ESO), P. Challis (O) (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), S. Pompea (NOAO), A. Becker (Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies), A. Rest (U. of Washington), J. Quinn (G) (U. of Notre Dame), J. Gallagher (G) (), A. Noriega-Crespo (IPAC), C. Kennedy (O) (): “The w Project: Measuring the Equation of State of the Universe”

N. Suntzeff (Texas A&M U.), A. Rest (National Astronomical Observatory), D. Welch (McMaster U.), KP-4m 8 C. Stubbs (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), R. Smith (NOAO), K. Olsen (CTIO), M. Bergmann (Gemini Observatory), A. Clocchiatti (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), D. Minnite (), K. Cook (NOAO), J. Prieto (G) (Ohio State U.), A. Becker (FNAL), A. Garg (G) (Harvard U.), M. Huber (G), S. Nikolaev (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), G. Miknaitis (FNAL): “Echoes of Historical Supernovae in the Milky Way Galaxy”

S. Veilleux, R. Swaters (U. of Maryland), D. Andersen (Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics), M. KP-2.1m 8.5 Verheijen (University of Groningen), M. Bershady, K. Westfall (G) (U. of Wisconsin Madison): “The WIYN 2 Distribution of Mass in Spiral Galaxies”

S. Veilleux, D. Rupke (U. of Maryland): “AGN-driven Superwinds in a Sample of Seyferts that is Not KP-4m 3 Infrared- Biased”

E-19 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

♣ Tel. Nights KPNO – Semester 2006B — Scheduled U.S Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis Programs) F F

♣ U.S. Thesis ProgramsF F

M. Chou (T), S. Majewski (U. of Virginia), V. Smith, K. Cunha (NOAO), R. Patterson (U. of Virginia), KP-4m 4 D. Martinez-Delgado (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias): “Chemical Trends in Halo Tidal Streams”

A. Connolly (U. of Pittsburgh), K. Chambers, I. Szapudi (U. of Hawaii), A. Hopkins, S. Schmidt (T) KP-4m 6 (U. of Pittsburgh), E. McGrath (G) (U. of Hawaii), R. Scranton (U. of Pittsburgh), J. Bryant (U. of Sydney), B. Jain (U. of Pennsylvania): “A Census of the High Redshift Radio Universe”

R. De Naray (T), S. McGaugh (U. of Maryland), E. De Blok (Research School for Astronomy and KP-2.1m 4 Astrophysics), A. Bosma (OAMP): “A Comprehensive Study of the Dark Matter Halos of Low Surface WIYN 6 Brightness Galaxies”

J. Ge, J. van Eyken (T), C. Dewitt (T), R. Cohen (T), S. Fleming (T), P. Guo (T), J. Crepp (T) (U. of KP-2.1m 26 Florida): “Confirm and Search for Planet Candidates with the KPNO ET Instrument”

M. Gladders (Carnegie Observatories), S. Hansen (T), S. Meyer, J. Carlstrom, C. Greer (G), R. KP-4m 5 Hennessy (G) (U. of Chicago), M. Joy (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), E. Leitch (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), M. Loh (G) (U. of Chicago), A. Miller, A. Mroczkowski (G), S. Muchovej (G) (Columbia U.), C. Pryke, M. Sharp (G) (U. of Chicago), D. Woody (California Institute of Technology): “Cosmology with Optical+SZ Galaxy Clusters”

K. Herrmann (T), R. Ciardullo (Pennsylvania State U.): “The Planetary Nebula System of M74” WIYN 4

P. Hidalgo (T), F. Hamann, D. Nestor (U. of Florida): “High Velocity Outflows in Quasars” KP-2.1m 6.5 5 C. Kobulnicky, D. Kiminki (T) (U. of Wyoming), C. Fryer (LANL), K. Kinemuchi (U. of Wyoming): WIYN “Defining the Distribution of Orbital Separations Among Massive Binaries”

X. Koenig (T), L. Allen, J. Hora, L. Chavarria (G) (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics): KP-2.1m 8 “Mapping the Young Stellar Content of the W5 star forming region”

E. Lada, N. Rashkind (T), B. Ferreira (T) (U. of Florida), A. Steinhauer (State University of New York KP-4m 9.5 Geneseo), C. Martin (T) (U. of Florida), N. Gorlova (G) (Steward Observatory), J. Levine (U. of Florida): “Near-IR Spectroscopic Survey of Embedded Clusters in the Orion Molecular Complex”

T. Oswalt, M. Rudkin (T), T. Vaccaro (Florida Institute of Technology), N. Silvestri (U. of KP-4m 4 Washington), J. Smith (LANL), S. Vennes (Florida Institute of Technology), A. Kawka (Astronomicky Ustav): “Testing the Chromospheric Activity - Age Relation for Lower Main Sequence Stars Using White Dwarf Cooling Times”

C. Reynolds, L. Winter (T) (U. of Maryland), K. Lewis, R. Mushotzky (NASA Goddard Space Flight KP-2.1m 9 Center), S. Veilleux (U. of Maryland): “Optical Spectral Analysis of the SWIFT BAT-detected AGNs”

P. Thorman (T), D. Loomba (U. of New Mexico), I. Dell\’Antonio (Brown U.), D. Wittman (UC KP-4m 8 Davis): “High Redshift Quasars and L & T Dwarfs in the Deep Lens Survey”

K. Walsh (T), D. Richardson (U. of Maryland): “Small MBA lightcurves with MOSAIC” KP-4m 3

♣ Key: WIYN-SYN: Synoptic/Queue; ToO: Target of Opportunity scheduling; (T): Thesis Student; (G): Graduate; (U) Undergraduate

E-20 OBSERVING PROGRAMS SEMESTERS 2006A/B

CERRO TOLOLO INTER-AMERICAN OBSERVATORY

⎯ Blanco 4-m: 90% of time available to public through NOAO TAC; 10% to Chilean proposers

⎯ CTIO Small Telescopes: NOAO has access to 25% time on each of the four telescopes now operated by the SMARTS consortium: CTIO 1.5-m, 1.3-m (former 2MASS), 1.0-m, and 0.9-m telescopes.

Semester 2006A

CTIO – Semester 2006A – Scheduled U.S. Programs (incl. U.S. Thesis Programs) Tel. Nights

R. Blum (CTIO), E. Figueredo (G) (IAGUSP), P. Conti (U. of Colorado), A. Damineli (IAGUSP): “A CT-4m 5 Near Infrared Investigation of Galactic Giant H II Regions: Quantifying the Global Lyman Continuum Output of the Milky Way”

C. Brinkworth, D. Hoard, S. Wachter (California Institute of Technology): “Probing the Paradigm for CT-1.3m 0.72 Cataclysmic Variable Evolution: the Search for Circumbinary Disks”

C. Buchanan (Rochester Institute of Technology), J. Gallimore (Bucknell U.), C. O’Dea, A. Robinson, CT-4m 3 S. Baum, D. Axon (Rochester Institute of Technology), M. Elitzur (U. of Kentucky), M. Elvis (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics): “The Optical and Infrared Emission from Seyfert Galaxies: Towards a comprehensive understanding”

M. Buxton (Columbia U.), C. Bailyn (Yale U.): “Monitoring the Accretion Flow in the Black-Hole X- CT-1.3m 4.2 ray Binary GX 339-4”

Y. Chu, R. Gruendl, R. Chen (G) (U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), S. Points (NOAO), J. Parker CT-4m 3.5 (Southwest Research Institute), R. Smith (CTIO): “The On-Going Star Formation in HII Complexes in the Large Magellanic Cloud”

J. Cohen (California Institute of Technology), A. McWilliam, S. Shectman, I. Thompson (Carnegie CT-1.3m 0.66 Observatories), N. Christlieb (Hamberger Sternwarte): “Photometry of Extremely Metal Poor Stars from the Hamburg/ESO Stellar Survey”

J. Colbert, H. Teplitz, B. Siana (IPAC), P. Francis (Australian National U.), B. Woodgate (NASA CT-4m 3 Goddard Space Flight Center), P. Palunas (U. of Texas, Austin), G. Williger (U. of Louisville): “U- band study of the z=2.38 Filament”

A. Cotera (SETI Institute/NASA Ames Research Center), S. Stolovy, S. Ramierz (IPAC): “Towards an CT-4m 3 Understanding of Star Formation in the Galactic Center”

A. Crotts (Columbia U.), B. Sugerman (STScI), S. Lawrence (Hofstra University), S. Heathcote CT-4m 1 (SOAR), N. Suntzeff (CTIO), P. Bouchet (Observatoire de Paris): “The Formation of Supernova Remnant 1987A”

C. Deliyannis (Indiana U.), B. Anthony-Twarog, B. Twarog (U. of Kansas): “Spectroscopic Analysis of CT-4m 5 NGC 6253: The Most Metal-Rich Open Cluster?”

I. Evans (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), A. Koratkar (GEST), S. Neff (NASA CT-4m 1 Goddard Space Flight Center): “Jet/ISM Interactions: A case study of Centaurus A”

J. Fulbright (Johns Hopkins U.), R. Rich (UCLA): “Composition for a large sample of K giants in the CT-4m 3 Galactic Bulge at -6”

E-21 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

CTIO – Semester 2006A – Scheduled U.S. Programs (incl. U.S. Thesis Programs) Tel. Nights

D. Gelino (California Institute of Technology), E. Robinson (U. of Texas, Austin), R. Hynes (Louisiana CT-4m 3 State U.): “High Temperature Accretion Flows and Reprocessing in X-Ray Binaries: The ADC Source 4U 1822-371”

J. Gizis, B. Riaz (G), J. Shaw (G) (U. of Delaware): “Parallaxes of Three Young Brown Dwarfs and a CT-0.9m-SVC 0.9 Planet”

P. Goudfrooij, R. Chandar, T. Puzia, T. Brown (STScI), P. Pessev (G) (STScI): “How accurately can CT-1.5m-SVC 5 we determine Ages and Metallicities of Stellar Systems using Integrated-Light Spectroscopy ?”

J. Grindlay (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics): “Galactic Bulge Latitude Survey” CT-4m 4

R. Humphreys (U. of Minnesota), J. Cabanela (St. Cloud State U.), J. Larsen (US Naval Academy): CT-1.0m 6 “Mapping the Asymmetric Thick Disk” CT-4m 3

P. Jonker, D. Steeghs (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), G. Nelemans (University of CT-4m 10 Nijmegen), T. Maccarone (University of Southampton), C. Bassa (G) (University of Utrecht): “Imaging the Galactic Bulge”

S. Kafka (CTIO), C. Deliyannis (Indiana U.), A. Layden (Bowling Green State U.), N. Suntzeff, R. CT-1.0m 8 Smith, N. van der Bliek, A. Whiting (CTIO): “CTIO REU/PIA: Students Exploring Open Clusters”

J. Kormendy, M. Cornell, D. Fisher (G), N. Drory (U. of Texas, Austin), R. Bender (Universitats- CT-0.9m-SVC 6 Sternwarte Munchen): “Structure and Formation of Elliptical Galaxies”

A. Landolt, (Louisiana State U.): “Faint UBVRI Photometric Standard Star fields” CT-1.0m 7 CT-0.9m 14

S. Majewski, D. Nidever (G), R. Munoz (G), R. Patterson (U. of Virginia), W. Kunkel (LCO): CT-4m 8 “Reaching the Edge of the Large Magellanic Cloud”

S. Majewski, R. Patterson (U. of Virginia), W. Kunkel (LCO), J. Rhee (Yonsei University), T. Beers CT-4m 5 (Michigan State U.), V. Smith (U. of Texas El Paso), D. Geisler (Universidad de Concepcion), K. Johnston (Wesleyan U.), J. Crane (G), A. Polak (G), P. Frinchaboy (G) (U. of Virginia), A. Kundu (Michigan State U.), W. Gieren (Universidad de Concepcion), I. Reid (STScI), R. Munoz (G), J. Carlin (G) (U. of Virginia): “Mapping the Structure, Dynamics and Chemistry of the Galactic Halo”

E. Mamajek (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics): “A New, Nearby, Post-T Tauri CT-1.5m-SVC 3 Association?”

B. Mason, W. Hartkopf (US Naval Observatory), D. Gies, T. Henry (Georgia State U.), A. Tokovinin CT-4m 5 (CTIO): “Speckle Interferometry of Massive and Cluster Stars”

P. Massey (Lowell Observatory), K. Degioia-Eastwood (Northern Arizona U.), D. Gies (Georgia State CT-1.0m-SVC 7.6 U.), N. Morrell (LCO), V. Niemela (U. Nacional de la Plata), L. Penny (College of Charleston): “Taking Things to the Extreme: Using High Mass Stars to Resolve the Mass Discrepancy”

B. McNamara, J. Wellhouse (G), J. Bornak (G), D. Hoffman (G), T. Harrison (New Mexico State U.): CT-1.3m 1.3 “Characterizing the Infrared Variability of GX 17+2 and GX 5-1”

M. McSwain (Yale U.): “The Evolutionary Status and Disk Variability of Be Stars” CT-4m 6

J. Miller (SAO): “CHAZSS: The Chandra HETGS Atoll/Z Spectroscopic Survey” CT-1.3m 1.1

E-22 OBSERVING PROGRAMS SEMESTERS 2006A/B

CTIO – Semester 2006A – Scheduled U.S. Programs (incl. U.S. Thesis Programs) Tel. Nights

C. Miller (CTIO), S. Stanford (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), M. West (U. of Hawaii), K. CT-4m 6 Sabirli (G) (Carnegie Mellon U.), K. Romer (University of Sussex), R. Nichol (University of Portsmouth), P. Viana (Universidade do Porto), M. Davidson (G) (University of Edinburgh), C. Collins, M. Hilton (Liverpool Johns Moores University), S. Kay (University of Oxford), A. Liddle (University of Sussex), R. Mann (University of Edinburgh), N. Mehrtens (G) (University of Sussex): “Optical Follow-up of the XMM Cluster Survey: The XCS-NOAO Survey”

D. Norman (CTIO), D. Loomba (U. of New Mexico), D. Wittman (UC Davis): “Do Quasars Form in CT-4m 3 Massive Dark Matter Halos? - Continued”

C. Olkin, L. Young, E. Young (Southwest Research Institute), S. Heathcote (SOAR): “Measuring SOAR-SVC 0.75 Seasonal Change on Pluto by Stellar Occultation”

K. Olsen (CTIO), J. Mould (NOAO), R. Blum (CTIO), M. Werner (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), J. CT-4m 0.5 Frogel (Ohio State U.): “The Properties of Dust in Population II: Spitzer Survey of the Carina Dwarf”

M. Perez, P. McGehee, J. Smith (LANL): “Spectroscopic Classification of Low-Mass UXOr CT-1.0m-PRE 7 Candidates”

I. Platais (Johns Hopkins U.), S. Djorgovski (California Institute of Technology), A. Fey (US Naval CT-4m 2.5 Observatory), R. Green (NOAO), Z. Ivezic (U. of Washington), K. Mighell (NOAO), A. Rest (CTIO), M. Siegel (U. of Texas, Austin), R. Wyse (Johns Hopkins U.), N. Zacharias (US Naval Observatory): “Deep Astrometric Standards (DAS)”

R. Rich, D. Reitzel (UCLA): “A Large Scale Radial Velocity Survey of the Galactic Bulge using CT-4m 5 2MASS- selected M Giants”

N. Ridge (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), J. Alves (ESO), J. Pineda (G), J. Foster (G), CT-4m 5 A. Goodman (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics): “The COMPLETE Density Structure of Star Forming Cores: IR-extinction mapping in Ophiuchus”

W. Ryan, E. Ryan (New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology): “Confirmation of the Asteroid CT-1.0m 8 Binary System 3703 Volkonskaya and Lightcurves of Additional Vesta Family Members”

H. Schwarz (CTIO), D. Spergel (Princeton U.), S. Majewski, R. Patterson (G) (U. of Virginia), A. CT-0.9m 10 Magalhaes (IAGUSP): “Clearing our Dust, Looking back to the Big Bang”

S. Sheppard (Carnegie Institution of Washington), J. Elliot, S. Kern (G), E. Adams (G), A. Gulbis CT-1.3m 1.92 (MIT): “Precise Astrometry for Predicting Kuiper Belt Object Occultations” CT-0.9m-SVC 6

M. Smith (CTIO), B. Wilkes, P. Green (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), L. Perez (G) CT-4m 3 (Universidad de Chile), A. Mossman (O) (SAO), M. Kim (G) (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), B. Jannuzi (NOAO), W. Barkhouse (Illinois Institute of Technology), J. Silverman (Max-Planck Institute fur extraterrestrische Physik), P. Smith (Steward Observatory), D. Norman (CTIO), D. Kim (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics): “The Nature of Optically-Faint, X- Ray Selected AGN”

N. Smith (U. of Colorado): “Ground-based Imaging and Spectroscopy for Spitzer and HST Surveys of CT-4m 4 the Carina Nebula”

J. Sokoloski, S. Kenyon (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), C. Hedrick (U) (U. of CT-1.3m 1.45 Nebraska): “The Outbursts of Symbiotic Binary Stars”

E-23 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

CTIO – Semester 2006A – Scheduled U.S. Programs (incl. U.S. Thesis Programs) Tel. Nights

N. Suntzeff (CTIO), M. Hamuy (Carnegie Observatories), M. Phillips (LCO), G. Folatelli (LCO), W. SOAR-SVC 3 Freedman, E. Persson, M. Roth (Carnegie Observatories), A. Filippenko, W. Li (UC Berkeley), J. Maza CT-1.5m-SVC 6 (Universidad de Chile), R. Carlberg (University of Toronto), N. Morrell, D. Murphy, A. Oemler CT-1.3m 4.2 (Carnegie Observatories), P. Pinto (Steward Observatory), S. Shectman, W. Krzeminski, S. Gonzalez (O), C. Contreras (G) (Carnegie Observatories), B. Madore (IPAC): “Carnegie Supernova Project: K- band Imaging and Spectroscopy: Semester 2”

P. Tamblyn, W. Merline, C. Chapman, D. Nesvorny, D. Dudra (Southwest Research Institute): “Visible CT-0.9m-SVC 1 Light Curves of Young or Binary Asteroids”

D. Trilling (Steward Observatory), M. Buie (Lowell Observatory), R. Crudo (U) (Steward CT-0.9m-SVC 5 Observatory): “Photometric calibration of the Deep Ecliptic Survey”

S. Van Dyk, L. Hadfield (G), P. Morris (IPAC), J. Smith (Steward Observatory): “Revealing Hidden SOAR-SVC 3 Wolf-Rayet Stars in the Galaxy with GLIMPSE+2MASS”

S. Wachter (California Institute of Technology), S. Markoff (MIT), R. Bandyopadhyay (U. of Florida), CT-1.3m 0.24 C. Froning (U. of Colorado), M. Rupen (NRAO): “Jets in Neutron Star X-ray Binaries: A Multiwavelength Campaign for Sco X-1”

L. Wasserman, M. Buie, R. Millis (Lowell Observatory), D. Trilling (Steward Observatory), J. Elliot CT-4m 3 (MIT), K. Meech (U. of Hawaii), S. Kern (G), A. Gulbis, J. Kane (G) (MIT), R. Crudo (U) (Steward Observatory), E. Chiang, J. Lovering (U) (UC Berkeley): “Dynamical Structure of the Kuiper Belt”

M. West (U. of Hawaii), P. Cote, E. Peng (Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics), A. Jordan (ESO), J. CT-0.9m-SVC 5 Blakeslee (Washington State U.), M. Takamiya (U. of Hawaii), M. Gregg (UC Davis): “The Galactic Globular Cluster System”

A. Whiting (CTIO), K. Davidson (U. of Minnesota), D. DePoy (Ohio State U.), R. Humphreys (U. of CT-1.3m 0.75 Minnesota), N. Smith (U. of Colorado), N. Suntzeff (CTIO): “Photometric Monitoring of Eta Carinae”

P. Winkler (Middlebury College), K. Long (STScI): “Cas A’s Older, Bigger Cousin: G292.0+1.8” SOAR-SVC 2 CT-1.5m-SVC 3

P. Winkler (Middlebury College), K. Long (STScI): “Measuring Proper Motions in Young Supernova CT-0.9m 5 Remnants”

N. Zacharias, G. Hennessy, K. Johnston (US Naval Observatory): “Photometric monitoring of optically CT-1.0m 5 bright QSOs”

S. Zepf, A. Kundu (Michigan State U.), K. Rhode (Wesleyan U.), M. Hempel (Michigan State U.), D. CT-4m 2 Geisler (Universidad de Concepcion): “Wide-Field K-band Imaging of NGC 3379 and Its Globular Cluster System”

U.S. Thesis Programs

B. Biller (T), L. Close, J. Liebert (Steward Observatory): “Direct Distance Determination for an CT-1.3m 8.64 Extrasolar Planet Candidate and Young Brown Dwarfs”

D. Gies (Georgia State U.), T. Hillwig (Valparaiso U.), S. Williams (T) (Georgia State U.): “Orbits for CT-1.5m-SVC 5.4 New Massive Binaries”

P. Goudfrooij, P. Pessev (T), R. Chandar, T. Puzia, T. Brown (STScI): “How Accurately Can We CT-4m 2 Determine Ages and Metallicities of Stellar Systems Using Integrated-Light Spectroscopy?”

E-24 OBSERVING PROGRAMS SEMESTERS 2006A/B

CTIO – Semester 2006A – Scheduled U.S. Programs (incl. U.S. Thesis Programs) Tel. Nights

C. Grillmair, R. Johnson (T) (IPAC), O. Dionatos (T) (University of Athens), D. Geisler, W. Gieren CT-4m 6 (Universidad de Concepcion), E. Grebel (Universitat Basel), K. Johnston (Wesleyan U.), S. Majewski, R. Patterson (U. of Virginia), I. Reid (STScI), D. Spergel, S. Tremaine (Princeton U.): “Mapping Globular Cluster Tidal Streams”

L. Hebb (G) (Johns Hopkins U.), J. Irwin (T), S. Aigrain, S. Hodgkin (University of Cambridge), E. CT-4m 8 Moraux (LAOG): “Empirical mass determination for very low-mass stars and brown dwarfs in NGC 2516”

M. Kilic (T) (U. of Texas, Austin), N. Hambly (University of Edinburgh), T. von Hippel, D. Winget SOAR-SVC 5 (U. of Texas, Autsin), A. Digby (American Museum of Natural History): “CIA vs. Mystery: Understanding the Ultra-Cool White Dwarf Atmospheres”

D. Kocevski (T), H. Ebeling, R. Tully (U. of Hawaii), C. Mullis (U. of Michigan): “Mapping the SOAR-SVC 1 Galaxy Cluster Distribution Behind the Galactic Plane”

M. Osterman (T), H. Miller, W. Ryle (G) (Georgia State U.), M. Aller, H. Aller (U. of Michigan): “A CT-1.0m 10 Multiwavelength Campaign on PKS 1622-297”

B. Reipurth (U. of Hawaii), R. Chini, K. Brede (T) (Ruhr Universitat, Bochum): “A first unbiased NIR CT-4m 1 survey toward the R Cr A molecular cloud”

C. Rodgers (T), R. Canterna (U. of Wyoming): “New Galactic Globular Cluster Templates for CT-1.0m 10 UBVRCIC and DDO Colors”

P. Zhao, J. Grindlay, J. Hong, X. Koenig (T), S. Laycock, M. Van Den Berg (Harvard-Smithsonian CT-0.9m-SVC 1 Center for Astrophysics): “ChaMPlane Survey: Spectroscopy and Calibration Follow-up”

P. van Dokkum, D. Marchesini (Yale U.), P. Lira (Universidad de Chile), E. Gawiser, R. Quadri (T), D. CT-4m 3 Christlein (Yale U.), M. Franx (Leiden University), C. Urry (Yale U.): “The population of K-selected galaxies at 2

Semester 2006B

CTIO – Semester 2006B – Scheduled U.S. Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis Programs) Tel. Nights

M. Buie, L. Wasserman, R. Millis (Lowell Observatory), D. Trilling (Steward Observatory), J. Elliot CT-4m 3 (MIT), K. Meech (U. of Hawaii), S. Kern, A. Gulbis, E. Adams (G) (MIT): “Dynamical Structure of the Kuiper Belt”

J. Carpenter (California Institute of Technology), E. Mamajek (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for CT-0.9m-SVC 4 Astrophysics), L. Hillenbrand (California Institute of Technology), M. Meyer (Steward Observatory): “Circumstellar Disk Evolution Across the Stellar Mass Spectrum in the Upper Scorpius OB Association”

W. Clarkson (STScI), T. Marsh (University of Warwick), A. Norton (Open U.), J. Thorstensen SOAR 8 (Dartmouth College), F. Lewis (G) (Cardiff University): “A Near-IR Velocity Study of Bright Intermediate Polars”

A. Cool, L. Lopez (G), R. Strickler (G) (San Francisco State U.), P. Callanan (University College Cork), CT-1.3m 0.5 H. Cohn, P. Lugger (Indiana U.), J. Anderson (Rice U.): “Systematic Study of Cataclysmic Variables in NGC 6397”

E-25 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

CTIO – Semester 2006B – Scheduled U.S. Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis Programs) Tel. Nights

A. Crotts (Columbia U.), B. Sugerman (STScI), S. Lawrence (Hofstra University), S. Heathcote (SOAR), SOAR 1 N. Suntzeff (CTIO): “The Formation of Supernova Remnant 1987A” CT-4m 1

A. Crotts (Columbia U.): “The Echo from Supernova 1987A” CT-0.9m-SVC 4.7

R. de Propris (CTIO), D. Christlein (Universidad de Chile), L. Infante (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de CT-4m 7 Chile): “The Galaxy Mass Function in Nearby Clusters”

H. Ford (Johns Hopkins U.), L. Hebb (St. Andrews University), L. Petro (STScI), D. Minniti (Pontificia CT-1.0m 10 Universidad Catolica de Chile), D. Ardila (California Institute of Technology), D. Golimowski (Johns Hopkins U.), J. Krist (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), M. Clampin (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), K. Sahu, W. Sparks (STScI): “A Search for Planets Transiting the M1Ve Star AU Mic”

P. Frinchaboy (G) (U. of Virginia), W. Kunkel (LCO), E. Churchwell (U. of Wisconsin Madison), R. SOAR 4 Benjamin (University of Wisconsin, Whitewater), M. Skrutskie, R. Munoz (G), S. Majewski (U. of Virginia): “Mapping the Dynamics of the Milky Way with 2MASS and GLIMPSE: Stellar Tracers of the Galactic Bar”

A. Fruchter (STScI), J. Rhoads (Arizona State U.), D. Reichart (U. of North Carolina), J. Graham (G) SOAR-TOO (Johns Hopkins U.), A. Rest (CTIO), A. Levan (University of Hertfordshire), J. Castro Ceron (G) CT-4m-TOO (University of Copenhagen), M. Merrill (NOAO), D. Bersier (Liverpool Johns Moores University), N. Tanvir (University of Hertfordshire), J. Hjorth (Copenhagen U.): “Rapid Observations and Fundamental Studies of GRB Afterglows”

J. Funes (Vatican Observatory), R. Kennicutt (University of Cambridge), J. Lee (G) (Steward CT-0.9m-SVC 4 Observatory), S. Sakai (UCLA), C. Tremonti (Steward Observatory), L. Van Zee (Indiana U.): “UBVI Imaging of Star-Forming Galaxies in the Local 11 Mpc Volume”

J. Gizis, B. Riaz (G), J. Shaw (G) (U. of Delaware): “Parallaxes of Three Young Brown Dwarfs and a CT-0.9m-SVC 0.6 Planet”

K. Glazebrook, K. Chiu (Johns Hopkins U.), A. Bunker (University of Exeter): “The First z>6.4 Quasars SOAR 3 and Y Dwarfs from UKIDSS”

T. Harrison (New Mexico State U.), G. Benedict (U. of Texas, Austin), G. Marcy (UC Berkeley), D. CT-0.9m-SVC 0.5 Fischer (San Francisco State U.), R. Butler (Carnegie Institution of Washington), J. Johnson (New Mexico State U.), B. McArthur (U. of Texas, Austin), J. Bornak (G), J. Wellhouse (G), D. Hoffman (G) (New Mexico State U.): “Astrometric Masses of Extrasolar Planets and Brown Dwarfs”

S. Kafka (CTIO), R. Honeycutt (Indiana U.): “A Spectroscopic Survey for Winds in Cataclysmic CT-4m 1 Variables”

S. Kafka (CTIO), E. Mason (ESO), C. Tappert (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), R. Honeycutt CT-1.3m 0.6 (Indiana U.), S. Howell (NOAO): “Monitoring VY Scl low states in Cataclysmic Variables”

A. Landolt, J. Clem (Louisiana State U.): “Faint UBVRI Photometric Standard Star fields” CT-1.0m 21

Y. Lin (Princeton U.): “Optical+near-IR Study of Cluster Galaxy Population Evolution” CT-0.9m-SVC 3

B. McLean (STScI), B. Bucciarelli (O) (Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino), J. Yus (O) (Gemini CT-0.9m-PRE 4 Observatory), C. Loomis (O) (STScI), S. Alessandro (Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino), G. Greene (O) (STScI): “Photometric Calibrators for the Second-Generation Palomar Sky Surveys”

E-26 OBSERVING PROGRAMS SEMESTERS 2006A/B

CTIO – Semester 2006B – Scheduled U.S. Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis Programs) Tel. Nights

J. Mohr (U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), S. Stanford (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Y. CT-4m 15 Lin (G) (U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), H. Lin, J. Annis (FNAL), R. Smith (CTIO), H. Quintana (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), J. Frieman, D. Tucker (FNAL), W. Barkhouse (Harvard- Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), C. Stoughton (FNAL), M. Brodwin (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), P. Eisenhardt (CalTech-JPL), A. Gonzalez (U. of Florida), C. Stubbs (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), A. Rest (CTIO), F. Valdes (NOAO), J. Carlstrom (U. of Chicago), W. Holzapfel (UC Berkeley), A. Kosowsky (Rutgers U.), A. Lee (UC Berkeley), S. Meyer, S. Padin (U. of Chicago), L. Page (Princeton U.), J. Ruhl (Case Western Reserve U.), A. Stark (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics): “SZE+Optical Studies of the Cosmic Acceleration”

I. Platais (Johns Hopkins U.), S. Djorgovski (California Institute of Technology), A. Fey (US Naval CT-4m 2.5 Observatory), Z. Ivezic (U. of Washington), K. Mighell (NOAO), A. Rest (National Astronomical Observatory), M. Siegel (U. of Texas, Austin), R. Wyse (Johns Hopkins U.), N. Zacharias (US Naval Observatory): “Deep Astrometric Standards (DAS)”

J. Rhee (California Institute of Technology), R. Rich (UCLA), M. Laget (Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de CT-4m 4 Marseille), Y. Lee (Yonsei University), J. Rhee (G) (California Institute of Technology): “The Metallicity Distribution Function of the Galactic Halo”

J. Rhoads, S. Malhotra (Arizona State U.), J. Wang (University of Science & Technology of China): CT-4m 2.5 “Large scale clustering in the era of reionization”

K. Rines (Yale U.), T. Reiprich (Universitat Bonn), A. Vikhlinin (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for CT-4m 6 Astrophysics), A. Kravtsov (U. of Chicago), H. Quintana (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), S. Toft (ESO): “Cluster Scaling Relations, Star Formation Efficiency, and Dark Energy”

A. Saha (NOAO), E. Olszewski (Steward Observatory), R. Smith (CTIO), A. Subramaniam (Indian CT-4m 10 Institute of Astrophysics), A. Dolphin (Steward Observatory), N. Suntzeff (Texas A&M U.), A. Rest CT-0.9m 5 (CTIO), P. Seitzer (U. of Michigan), J. Harris (Steward Observatory), D. Minniti (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), K. Cook (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), K. Olsen (CTIO), P. Knezek (WIYN): “The Outer Limits Survey: Stellar Populations at the Extremities of the Magellanic Clouds”

H. Schwarz (NOAO), D. Spergel (Princeton U.), S. Majewski, R. Patterson (G) (U. of Virginia), A. CT-0.9m 7 Magalhaes (IAGUSP): “Clearing our Dust, Looking back to the Big Bang.”

S. Sheppard (Carnegie Institution of Washington), J. Elliot, S. Kern, E. Adams, A. Gulbis (MIT): “Precise CT-0.9m-SVC 3.7 Astrometry for Predicting Kuiper Belt Object Occultations”

J. Sokoloski, S. Kenyon (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), C. Hedrick (U) (U. of CT-1.3m 1.5 Nebraska): “The Outbursts of Symbiotic Binary Stars”

N. Suntzeff (NOAO), B. Schmidt (Australia Telescope National Facility), C. Stubbs (U. of Washington), CT-0.9m-SVC 5.5 R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), A. Filippenko (UC Berkeley), P. Garnavich (U. of Notre Dame), A. Riess (STScI), J. Tonry (U. of Hawaii), R. Smith (NOAO), K. Krisciunas (CTIO), M. Phillips (Carnegie Institution of Washington), A. Clocchiatti (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), B. Leibundgut, J. Spyromilio (ESO), B. Barris (U. of Hawaii), W. Li (UC Berkeley), C. Hogan, G. Miknaitis (U. of Washington), S. Holland (U. of Notre Dame), S. Jha, T. Matheson (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), J. Sollerman (ESO), P. Challis (O) (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), S. Pompea (NOAO), A. Becker (Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies), A. Rest (U. of Washington), J. Quinn (G) (U. of Notre Dame), J. Gallagher (G) (), A. Noriega-Crespo (IPAC), C. Kennedy (O) (): “The w Project: Measuring the Equation of State of the Universe”

E-27 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

CTIO – Semester 2006B – Scheduled U.S. Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis Programs) Tel. Nights

N. Suntzeff (Texas A&M U.), A. Rest (National Astronomical Observatory), D. Welch (McMaster U.), C. CT-4m 3 Stubbs (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), R. Smith (NOAO), K. Olsen (CTIO), M. Bergmann (Gemini Observatory), A. Clocchiatti (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), D. Minnite (), K. Cook (NOAO), J. Prieto (G) (Ohio State U.), A. Becker (FNAL), A. Garg (G) (Harvard U.), M. Huber (G), S. Nikolaev (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), G. Miknaitis (FNAL): “Echoes of Historical Supernovae in the Milky Way Galaxy”

N. Van Der Bliek, S. Thomas (CTIO), B. Rodgers (Gemini Observatory): “Clustering around Herbig CT-1.3m 2.4 Ae/Be stars”

A. Walker (CTIO), G. Raimondo, E. Brocato, M. Cantiello (Instituto Nazionale di Astrofisica): SOAR 1 “Calibration of the Surface Brightness Fluctuation Method for Young and Intermediate Age Stellar Populations”

M. Werner, D. Padgett, J. Stauffer (IPAC), F. Morales (Jet Propulsion Laboratory): “SWIRE Stars” CT-1.5m-SVC 0.65

A. Whiting (CTIO), K. Davidson (U. of Minnesota), D. DePoy (Ohio State U.), R. Humphreys (U. of CT-1.3m 0.4 Minnesota), N. Smith (U. of Colorado), N. Suntzeff (CTIO): “Photometric Monitoring of Eta Carinae”

U.S. Thesis Programs

W. Barkhouse, J. Song (T) (U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), R. Fassbender (T) (Max-Planck CT-4m 7 Institute fur extraterrestrische Physik), C. Ngeow, J. Mohr (U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), H. Bohringer, P. Schuecker, J. Santos (Max-Planck Institute fur extraterrestrische Physik), G. Lamer, A. Schwope (Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam), P. Rosati (ESO), C. Mullis (U. of Michigan): “An X- ray and Optical Cluster Survey within the South Pole Telescope SZE Survey Region”

B. Biller (T), L. Close, J. Liebert (Steward Observatory): “Completion of Direct Distance CT-1.3m 3.6 Determination for an Extrasolar Planet Candidate”

J. Gizis, J. Shaw (T) (U. of Delaware): “A Search for Young Brown Dwarfs” CT-1.5m-SVC 4.5

J. Heiner (T) (STScI), G. Meurer (Johns Hopkins U.), R. Allen (STScI), M. Dopita (Australian CT-4m 2 National U.), D. Hanish (G) (Johns Hopkins U.), I. Wong (G) (U. of Melbourne): “Metals and molecules in HI selected galaxies”

H. Hsieh (T), D. Jewitt (U. of Hawaii): “Probing the Main-Belt Comet Population” SOAR 4

H. Jacobson (T), C. Pilachowski (Indiana U.), E. Friel (NSF), A. Szentgyorgyi (Harvard-Smithsonian CT-4m 4 Center for Astrophysics): “Study of open clusters in the apparent abundance transition zone Rgc~10 kpc”

M. Kilic (T) (U. of Texas, Austin), N. Hambly (University of Edinburgh), T. von Hippel, D. Winget CT-4m 3.5 (U. of Texas, Austin), A. Digby (American Museum of Natural History): “CIA vs. Mystery: Understanding the Ultra-Cool White Dwarf Atmospheres”

A. Kunder (T), B. Chaboyer (Dartmouth College): “Absolute Photometry of RR Lyrae Stars in the CT-1.0m 6 LMC”

D. Nidever (T) (U. of Virginia), W. Burton (NRAO Headquarters), S. Majewski, R. Munoz (G), R. CT-1.5m-SVC 3 Patterson (U. of Virginia), W. Kunkel (LCO): “Are There Young Stars in the Magellanic Stream?”

D. Nidever (T), S. Majewski, R. Munoz (G), R. Patterson (U. of Virginia), W. Kunkel (LCO): “A New CT-4m 5 Component of the Large Magellanic Cloud: Stellar Halo or Tidal Debris?”

E-28 OBSERVING PROGRAMS SEMESTERS 2006A/B

CTIO – Semester 2006B – Scheduled U.S. Programs (Incl. U.S. Thesis Programs) Tel. Nights

W. Powell (T), R. Wilhelm (Texas Technical University): “A Systematic Survey of the Canis Major CT-0.9m 6 Overdensity”

M. Roberts (Eureka Scientific), R. Breton (T) (McGill University), S. Ransom (NRAO Headquarters), SOAR-SVC 0.5 J. Hessels (G) (McGill University): “SOAR Imaging of 3 Unusual Binary Pulsars”

N. Siegler (T), E. Young, J. Muzerolle (Steward Observatory), E. Mamajek (Harvard-Smithsonian CT-1.5m-SVC 1.2 Center for Astrophysics), D. Trilling (Steward Observatory): “Identifying Early-M Dwarfs in the ~50 Myr Old Open Cluster IC 2391”

G. Wilson (California Institute of Technology), A. Muzzin (T), H. Yee (University of Toronto), M. CT-4m 6 Lacy, C. Lonsdale (California Institute of Technology), M. Gladders (Carnegie Observatories), H. Hoekstra (University of Victoria), J. Surace (California Institute of Technology), S. Majumdar (University of Toronto): “Detecting Clusters of Galaxies at 1 < z < 2 in the Spitzer SWIRE Legacy Fields”

Y. Yang (T), A. Zabludoff, R. Dave, D. Eisenstein (Steward Observatory): “How Do Galaxies Get CT-4m 4 Their Baryons?”

E-29 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

COMMUNITY ACCESS TO THE PRIVATE TELESCOPES

Under the Telescope System Instrumentation Program (TSIP), access to the telescopes of the major private observatories has been expanded to include, currently: the two Keck telescopes, the HET, the MMT, and the Magellan telescopes. However, not every one of these telescopes is available to the public in every semester, and only about a dozen nights are available on each telescope in any given semester.

Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) – McDonald Obs.

HET – Semester 2006A — Scheduled U.S. Programs (Includes U.S. Thesis Programs) Nights

W. Herbst (Wesleyan U.), C. Hamilton (Five Colleges), C. Johns-Krull (Rice U.), R. Mundt (Max Planck Institut 1.5 fur Astronomie), J. Winn (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics): “Additional High Resolution Spectroscopy of KH 15D During Its Bright Phase”

P. McCullough, J. Valenti, J. Stys (O) (STScI), K. Janes (Boston U.): “Mass Determination of a Jovian-sized Stellar 0.5 Companion”

N. Suntzeff (CTIO), M. Hamuy (Carnegie Observatories), M. Phillips (LCO), G. Folatelli (LCO), W. Freedman, E. 0.25 Persson, M. Roth (Carnegie Observatories), A. Filippenko, W. Li (UC Berkeley), J. Maza (Universidad de Chile), R. Carlberg (University of Toronto), N. Morrell, D. Murphy, A. Oemler (Carnegie Observatories), P. Pinto (Steward Observatory), S. Shectman, W. Krzeminski, S. Gonzalez (O), C. Contreras (G) (Carnegie Observatories), B. Madore (IPAC): “Carnegie Supernova Project: K-band Imaging and Spectroscopy: Semester 2”

U.S. Thesis

B. Lawton (T), C. Churchill (New Mexico State U.): “The Expectations of Diffuse Interstellar Bands in Starburst 2 Galaxies”

S. Mahadevan (T), J. Ge, J. van Eyken (T), S. Kane, R. Cohen (G), C. Dewitt (G) (U. of Florida), W. Cochran 1 (U. of Texas, Austin): “Confirming an Exoplanet candidate discovered with the ET instrument using the KPNO 0.9m coude and 2.1m telescopes”

HET – Semester 2006B — Scheduled U.S. Programs (Includes U.S. Thesis Programs Nights

T. Boroson (NOAO), D. Schneider, M. Eracleous (Pennsylvania State U.): “A Search for Binary Black Holes” 2.4

W. Herbst (Wesleyan U.), C. Hamilton (Five Colleges), C. Johns-Krull (Rice U.), R. Mundt (Max Planck 0.4 Institut fur Astronomie), J. Winn (MIT): “High Resolution Spectroscopy of KH 15D During Its Bright Phase and the Possible Analogue HMW 15”

P. McCullough, J. Valenti, J. Stys (O), C. Burke (STScI), K. Janes (Boston U.), C. Johns-Krull (Rice U.): 1.5 “Finding Transiting Hot Jupiter XO-2b”

A. Shafter (San Diego State U.), K. Misselt (), M. Bode (Liverpool Johns Moores University): “Spectroscopic 0.75 Classification of Novae in M31”

U.S. Thesis

P. Cargile (T), K. Stassun (Vanderbilt U.), R. Mathieu (U. of Wisconsin Madison): “A Spectroscopic Study of A 2.4 Newly Discovered Pre-Main-Sequence Eclipsing Binary Star System in Orion”

E-30 OBSERVING PROGRAMS SEMESTERS 2006A/B

Multi-Mirror Telescope (MMT)

MMT – Semester 2006A – Scheduled U.S. Programs (Includes U.S. Thesis Programs) Nights

B. Carney (U. of North Carolina), J. Laird (Bowling Green State U.), A. Szentgyorgyi, D. Latham (Harvard- 2 Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), B. Chaboyer (Dartmouth College): "Radial and Rotational Velocities for SIM/PlanetQuest Target Selections"

R. de Jong, H. Ferguson (STScI), E. Bell (Max Planck Institut fur Astronomie), J. Dalcanton, A. Seth (G) (U. of 3 Washington), J. Bullock (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), S. Courteau (Queen’s University), D. Zucker (Max Planck Institut fur Astronomie), B. Holwerda (STScI): "Resolved Stellar Populations of Massive Galaxies"

J. Hennawi (UC Berkeley), M. Strauss (Princeton U.), D. Schneider (Pennsylvania State U.), A. Clocchiatti 3 (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile): "MMT Spectroscopy of High Redshift Quasar Pairs: Measuring Small Scale Quasar Clustering at z > 3"

R. Mathieu (U. of Wisconsin Madison), I. Platais (Johns Hopkins U.), D. Latham, G. Torres, A. Szentgyorgyi 5 (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), A. Geller (G) (U. of Wisconsin Madison), E. Braden (G) (U. of Wisconsin): "The WIYN Open Cluster Study: New Astrophysics from Old Open Clusters"

MMT – Semester 2006B – Scheduled U.S. Programs (Includes U.S. Thesis Programs) Nights

J. Carlin (G) (U. of Virginia), D. Dinescu (Yale U.), S. Majewski (U. of Virginia), D. Law (G) (California 2 Institute of Technology): “A New Method to Determine the Local Standard of Rest Velocity Using Sagittarius Tidal Debris”

R. Chandar (Johns Hopkins U.), P. Goudfrooij, T. Puzia (STScI): “Ancient Clusters in M33 - Clues to Galaxy 1 Formation”

J. Hennawi (UC Berkeley), M. Strauss (Princeton U.), D. Schneider (Pennsylvania State U.), X. Fan (Steward 3 Observatory): “MMT Spectroscopy of High Redshift Quasar Pairs: Measuring Small Scale Quasar Clustering at z ~ 4”

S. Kafka (NOAO), R. Honeycutt (Indiana U.): “Hyperactivity on the Secondary Stars of Cataclysmic Variables” 2

S. Majewski, R. Patterson (U. of Virginia), P. Guhathakurta (UC Santa Cruz), R. Rich (UCLA), J. Kalirai (UC 3 Santa Cruz): “Exploring the Newly Discovered Halo Of M31”

P. Massey (Lowell Observatory), G. Clayton (Louisiana State U.), E. Levesque (U) (MIT), K. Olsen (CTIO), B. 2.5 Plez (Universite de Montpellier II), D. Silva (NOAO): “The Physical Properties and Excess Reddening of Red Supergiants in M31: When Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”

E-31 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

W.M. Keck Observatory: Keck I and II

Keck Telescopes – Semester 2006A – Scheduled U.S. Programs (Includes U.S. Thesis Programs) Tel. Nights

T. Barman (UCLA), L. Prato (Lowell Observatory), I. McLean (UCLA), D. Segransan, M. Mayor Keck-II 1 (Observatoire de Geneve), F. Bouchy (Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille), C. Moutou (OHP), S. Udry (Geneva Observatory): “Direct Detection of a New Transiting Extrasolar Planet”

J. Bechtold (Steward Observatory), B. Jannuzi (NOAO): “The IGM and the Distribution of Galaxies at z~1” Keck-II 1

M. Dickinson (NOAO), R. Chary (IPAC), E. Daddi (NOAO), D. Elbaz (Commissariat a l’Energie Keck-I 3 Atomique), E. MacDonald (NOAO), C. Papovich (Steward Observatory), D. Stern (CalTech-JPL): “A survey of galaxy mass assembly at 1.5 < z < 3 via faint GOODS (micron) sources”

D. Fischer (San Francisco State U.), G. Laughlin (UC Santa Cruz), R. Butler (Carnegie Observatories): Keck-I 1 “N2K: Detection of Short-Period Extrasolar Planets”

T. Harrison (New Mexico State U.), R. Campbell, J. Lyke (Keck), S. Howell (NOAO), P. Szkody (U. of Keck-I 1 Washington), F. Cordova (UC Riverside), D. Hoffman (G), J. Wellhouse (G), J. Bornak (G) (New Mexico State U.): “Can Classical Novae Eruptions Occur on Highly Magnetic White Dwarfs?”

T. Lauer (NOAO), K. Gebhardt (U. of Texas, Austin), D. Richstone (U. of Michigan), S. Faber (UC Santa Keck-II 2 Cruz), S. Tremaine (Princeton U.): “The Most Massive Black Holes in the Local Universe”

K. Stassun (Vanderbilt U.), G. Doppmann (Gemini Observatory): “Calibration of Spectral Modeling Keck-II 2 Techniques for Determining Fundamental Properties of Young Stars”

D. Steeghs (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), G. Nelemans (University of Nijmegen), T. Keck-I 1 Marsh (University of Warwick), P. Groot, G. Roelofs (G) (University of Nijmegen), S. Barros (G) (University of Warwick): “Resolving the shortest period binary with Keck”

Keck Telescopes – Semester 2006B – Scheduled U.S. Programs (Includes U.S. Thesis Programs) Tel. Nights

B. Carney, D. Yong (U. of North Carolina), E. Friel (NSF), K. Janes (Boston U.): “The Origin & Evolution Keck-I 1 of the Outer Disk of our Galaxy”

C. Chandler (NRAO), M. Creech-Eakman (New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology), G. Keck-I 1 Moellenbrock (NRAO Headquarters), R. Akeson (Michaelson Science Center): “The origin of CO bandhead Keck-II 1 emission from DG Tauri: a search for direct evidence of disk photospheres”

T. Lauer (NOAO), K. Gebhardt (U. of Texas, Austin), D. Richstone (U. of Michigan), S. Faber (UC Santa Keck-II 1 Cruz), S. Tremaine (Princeton U.): “The Most Massive Black Holes in the Local Universe”

C. Papovich (Steward Observatory), G. Rudnick (NOAO), E. Le Floc’h (Steward Observatory), P. van Keck-I 2 Dokkum (Yale U.), C. Willmer (Steward Observatory), T. Webb (McGill University), M. Damen (G) (Leiden University), E. Egami (Steward Observatory), M. Franx (Leiden University), D. Marcillac, P. Perez-Gonzalez, G. Rieke, M. Rieke (Steward Observatory), E. Taylor (Leiden University): “Redshift Survey of 24-detected Massive Galaxies at 1.5 < z < 2.5”

M. Simon (SUNY, Stony Brook), L. Prato (Lowell Observatory): “Precision Masses of Brown Dwarfs and Keck-II 1 PMS Stars”

E-32 OBSERVING PROGRAMS SEMESTERS 2006A/B

KeckU Telescopes – Semester 2006B – Scheduled U.S. ProgramUs (Includes U.S. Thesis Programs) Tel.U U UNightsU

D. Steeghs (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), G. Nelemans (University of Nijmegen), T. Keck-I 1 Marsh (University of Warwick), P. Groot, G. Roelofs (G) (University of Nijmegen), S. Barros (G) (University of Warwick): “Resolving the shortest period binary with Keck”

J. Winn (MIT), J. Johnson (G) (UC Berkeley): “Measurement of the Spin-Orbit Alignment in the Keck-I 1 Exoplanetary System HD 189733”

U.S. Thesis

C. Churchill, G. Kacprzak (T), N. Vogt (New Mexico State U.): “The Galaxy - Halo Gas Kinematic Keck-II 1 Connections at Intermediate Redshift”

Magellan Telescopes

MagellanU – Semester 2006A – Scheduled U.S. Programs U (Includes U.S. Thesis Programs) Tel.U U NightsU U

A. Crotts (Columbia U.), B. Sugerman (STScI), S. Lawrence (Hofstra University), S. Heathcote (SOAR), Magellan-II 1 N. Suntzeff (CTIO), P. Bouchet (Observatoire de Paris): “The Formation of Supernova Remnant 1987A”

E. Daddi (NOAO), A. Cimatti, A. Renzini (Instituto Nazionale di Astrofisica), X. Kong (University of Magellan-I 2 Science & Technology of China), N. Arimoto (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan), M. Dickinson (NOAO): “A census of fossil galaxies in the redshift desert”

C. Olkin, L. Young, E. Young (Southwest Research Institute), S. Heathcote (SOAR): “Measuring Magellan-I 2 Seasonal Change on Pluto by Stellar Occultation”

U.S. Thesis

J. Meiring (T), V. Kulkarni (U. of South Carolina), D. York (U. of Chicago), P. Khare (Utkal University), Magellan-II 2 C. P’Eroux (ESO), J. Lauroesch (Northwestern U.), A. Crotts (Columbia U.), O. Nakamura (University of Nottingham): “Element Abundances in Sub Damped Lyman-(alpha) and Dusty Damped Lyman- (alpha) Absorbers: Possible solutions to the “Missing-Metals Puzzle””

MagellanU – Semester 2006B – Scheduled U.S. Programs U (Includes U.S. Thesis Programs) Tel.U U NightsU U

C. Gronwall (Pennsylvania State U.), E. Gawiser (Yale U.), R. Ciardullo (Pennsylvania State U.), P. van Magellan-I 2 Dokkum (Yale U.), J. Feldmeier (Youngstown State University), L. Infante (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile): “IMACS Spectroscopy of the E-CDFS: A Census of Protogalaxies at z=3.1”

U.S. Thesis

I. Momcheva (T), A. Zabludoff, K. Williams (Steward Observatory), C. Keeton (Rutgers U.): “Lens Magellan-II 2 Environments as Laboratories for Galaxy Evolution”

E-33 Appendix F NEW ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS AND COLLABORATIONS IN FY06

New Partnerships and Collaborations

Clemson University – KPNO Partnership (Mayall Telescope)

University of Illinois – CTIO Partnership (Blanco Telescope)

Yonsei University – CTIO Partnership (Blanco Telescope)

Renewed Partnerships and Collaborations

Small and Medium Aperture Research Telescope System (SMARTS) – CTIO Partnership: http://www.astro.yale.edu/smarts/

University of Maryland – KPNO Partnership

Ongoing Partnerships and Collaborations

Dark Energy Survey (DES) Consortium – CTIO Partnership: http://www.darkenergysurvey.org/

Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Corporation, Inc.: http://www.lsst.org/About/LSSTcorp.shtml

NOAO and the Thirty Meter Telescope Consortium: http://tmt.ucolick.org/

Instrumentation collaborations with the University of Florida, Space Telescope Science Institute, and Goddard Space Flight Center

F-1 Appendix G ACTIVITIES ENCOURAGING DIVERSITY WITHIN NOAO

NOAO continues to foster, encourage, and enhance geographic, gender, ethnic, and racial diversity among its employees in promoting astronomical research

The following includes various highlights in the AAP FY06 (08/01/2005 – 07/31/2006):

A diverse mix of 81 new staff members was hired in FY06, comprising 34 women (42%) and 13 minority group members (16%).

Women or minorities accounted for 38% of staff promotions.

In order to accommodate the particular requirements of dual-career scientific couples, NOAO opened up two positions at the same location at NOAO South and accommodated a dual-career scientific couple’s transfer.

We continue to update the approved policies and procedures manual for language and content supporting increased diversity.

NOAO staff participated in job fairs, career days, and public outreach programs specifically addressing the needs of minority group members, disadvantaged students, and the local and nearby Native American communities.

We continued our practice of involving a diverse group of individuals in all search committees and other recruitment practices.

We continue to provide accommodation for staff members with temporary or long-term disabilities.

NOAO continued our affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, and Native American preference programs as outlined in our annual Affirmative Action Plan Documents. Also, actively recruited women and candidates from under-represented minorities with all positions.

Continued membership on the Southern Arizona Indian Workforce Development Council (SAIWDC), an advisory body providing employment consultation as well as other programs and activities to the Tucson Indian Center. Attending the SAIWDC quarterly meetings.

Recognizing the diversity of staff members, and understanding that family circumstances may vary among individuals, NOAO introduced a new Domestic Partner Benefits policy to its employees.

Staff attended a conference to enhance future recruitment for the KPNO Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) NSF program.

NOAO staff participated in training programs, seminars, conferences and on-site training to enhance the quality of employee skills.

G-1 Appendix H 4th QUARTER SITE SAFETY REPORT

OSHA Recordable Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Other Incidents

For this quarter, there were no injuries reported.

A “CryoTiger” cooling system failed in line and some of the coolant leaked into room B-38 - interferometry lab”. The coolant is comprises of propane and other inert gases. The technicians immediately evacuated the area as a precaution. After review and discussions with the manufacturer it was determined that if the entire contents of the coolant was released an explosion hazard would exist in a room that is less than 600 cubic feet. Therefore, where we typically use CryoTigers there is no hazard. As an extra precaution, an oxygen sensor will be installed in this room.

Safety and Health

Chuck Gessner officially took office in July as the President of the Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE).

A preplanning safety review was conducted on July 18 for the installation of the new tertiary lock mechanism on the WIYN telescope. Cleaning options were discussed for the MOS bearing, it was decided to remove the bearing and use the instrument parts cleaner in Tucson to clean the bearing, eliminating the use of solvents at the WIYN telescope.

A design and safety review meeting was conducted on July 19 for the NEWFIRM handling cart. Several safety action items were discussed including nitrogen bottle holder, moving considerations, forklift interface, shin guarding, cargo truck interface and others. Additional risk management comments were made to the proposed design of the 4M cage for NEWFIRM.

A preplanning safety review was conducted at the 2.1 M telescope on July 28 in preparation for the re-aluminizing of the primary mirror. This project was successfully completed with no safety incidents.

Site safety reports for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd fiscal quarters are published in the respective NOAO Quarterly Reports.

H-1 NOAO ANNUAL REPORT FY 2006

A Safety Management Review was conducted from August 21 to 24, 2006 at the Gemini North Observatory on the Big Island of Hawaii. Chairing this committee was Chuck Gessner NOAO Risk Management Specialist and committee members included Mark J. Grushka M.S. CSP Manager, Biosafety and Biosecurity at the University of Arizona, Joe J. Kane Thunder Road Consulting LLC and Steve Shimko Keck Safety Officer. The charge given to the Safety Review Committee was to review several major areas: —Specific high hazard telescope operations Gemini Safety Review Committee, from left to right Joe Kane, Chuck Gessner, Mark Grushka and Steve Shimko. —Operational and safety planning —Compliance —Organization and implementation of safety management —Vehicle issues The Gemini North Observatory has undertaken a significant process to evaluate the current status of safety management. The Safety Review Committee was impressed by the openness of the staff in identifying issues and sharing future plans for dealing with risks inherent in operating high altitude telescopes. Feedback was provided by the Committee directly to presenters during each presentation. We celebrate the driver safety initiative being developed at Gemini South. We encourage the organization to expand this to both sites. This approach can act as a springboard to address other significant risks. This initiative uses a management system model, which encompasses leadership commitment, a clearly defined implementation plan, measurable outcomes, comprehensive training and family involvement. The committee members are excited about the newly appointed Gemini Director Doug Simons’ intent to revitalize Gemini’s safety program and know that he will provide the leadership necessary for success. Doug Simons stated to his staff: “I would like to thank the review committee for sharing their insightful, refreshing, and thought provoking perspectives on Gemini’s safety program. I learned a lot through this process and I am confident that what you have invested in Gemini over this past week will lead not only to important improvements in our safety program, but will help protect our most precious resource, the lives of the Gemini staff.” A top-level summary was presented to the Gemini Staff on the final day of the review and the final Gemini Safety Review document was presented to Doug Simons on September 29, 2006.

H-2 4th QUARTER SITE SAFETY REPORT

Tucson and Kitt Peak elevators were inspected by Robert Brooks Certified Elevator Inspector on September 5 and 6.

A design and safety review NEWFIRM 4M Cassegrain cage bottom meeting was conducted on September 7.

Fire Protection and Prevention

Fire Extinguisher inspections and maintenance were provided in September at the Tucson facilities and on Kitt Peak.

Fire Protection systems were inspection and maintained at the Tucson facilities in September.

Environmental

South West Hazard Control removed and properly disposed of 98 pounds hazardous waste and 73 pounds of non-hazardous chemical that were stored in the safety office hazardous material storage area. NOAO will remain in the EPA classification of “Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator Status.”

South West Hazard control visited the Tucson facility to assess the work and to provide a bid to remove asbestos containing material in the apartment building on 1015 ½ N. Martin and for the removal of asbestos containing floor tile that was removed during the Main building floor tile renovation.

Insurance

The AURA annual insurance renewal proposal meeting was held in Phoenix Arizona on September 19 and 20 with George Curran (AURA), Chuck Gessner (NOAO) and Marsh insurance broker staff. Insurance for AURA, Gemini, NOAO, WIYN, and SOAR was bound in September. It is estimated that AURA’s overall premium cost increase about 4%. Thanks to the Center insurance contacts for their prompt help in obtaining information for the renewal.

Security

The Tucson La Quinta HR file room is now on Keycard access; programming is complete for authorized employees.

Keycard access to Tucson’s GROC, room 127 and room B-54 were modified for authorized employees.

It was discovered that $149 was missing at the Tucson PAEO cash box in September. A police report was filed, number 0609180374. Due to limited evidence, the reason for the missing money was not determined.

H-3