Renovation and Modernization of the Wyoming Infrared Observatory Telescopes and Support Facilities

怀俄明州大学的红外天文设施 天文台（WIRO）将进行翻新。 自1999年建成以来， 20世纪70年代中期，没有对望远镜设施进行重大改造， 已经发生了。 部分原因是设备故障， 技术，WIRO望远镜不再能够执行广泛的 一系列他们最初设计的功能。 将在基础设施的三个关键领域提供支助。 首先，陈旧的，基本上没有功能的校园 望远镜将被DFM工程0.6米望远镜取代。 此外，WIRO用户的主要研究工具2.3米望远镜 将升级。 当前过时的望远镜多路复用器 将被行业标准"现成" IEEE 488取代 硬件. 一个现代化的泵站， 杜瓦瓶维修将获得，目前的圆顶快门 系统将被现代化的空气动力学快门设计所取代 提高大风时的观测能力 条件 第三个重点领域是提高 天文台的计算机设施。 当前的PC-AT集将 将其替换为一个工作站。 每个现代化 这一组成部分是至关重要的， 将WIRO作为一个可行的培训和研究设施。 翻新后的设施的研究重点是观察 河外和恒星天文学，数字图像 天文图像的重建/信号处理，以及 仪器开发。 这些广阔的领域是共享的领域， 所有天文学教师在WIRO和许多的兴趣， 物理学和天文学系的物理学家。

The astronomical facilities at the University of Wyoming's Infrared Observatory (WIRO) are to be renovated. Since its construction in the mid- 1970s, no major renovations of the telescope facilities have occurred. Due partially to equipment failure, and advancing technology, the WIRO telescopes no longer can perform the wide range of functions that they originally were designed for. Support will be used in three critical areas of infrastructure. First, the antiquated, essentially non-functional on-campus telescope will be replaced with a DFM Engineering 0.6 m telescope. Also, the 2.3 m telescope, the primary research tool of WIRO users will be upgraded. The current, outmoded telescope multiplexers will be replaced with industry standard, "off-the-shelf" IEEE 488 hardware. A modern pump station with a leak detector assembly for dewar maintenance will be acquired, and the present dome shutter system will be replaced with a modern, aerodynamic shutter design to improve the ability to conduct observation during high wind conditions. The third area of emphasis is an upgrade of the observatory computer facilities. The current set of PC-ATs will be replaced with a SPARC workstation. Modernization of each component is critically necessary for effective, integrated operation of the WIRO as a viable training and research facility. Research emphasis for the renovated facility is observational extragalactic and stellar astronomy, digital image reconstruction/signal processing of astronomical images, and instrument development. These broad fields are areas of shared interest among all the astronomy faculty at WIRO and many of the physicists in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.