John T. Rayner

Astronomer Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, 1988 rayner@ifa.hawaii.edu IRTF Support Scientist Star formation Instrumentation Go to the IRTF home page

Selected Publications

Nova V2362 Cygni (nova Cygni 2006): Spitzer, Swift, and Ground-Based Spectral Evolution
D. K. Lynch et al.
Astronomical Journal, 136, 1815-1827 (2008)

SPACE: The Spectroscopic All-Sky Cosmic Explorer
A. Cimatti et al.
Experimental Astronomy, 37, online first (2008)

Atmospheric Parameters of Field L and T Dwarfs
M. C. Cushing, M. S. Marley, D. Saumon, B. C. Kelly, W. D. Vacca, J. T. Rayner, R. S. Freedman, K. Lodders, and T. L. Roellig
Astrophysical Journal, 678, 1372-1395 (2008)

Photometric and Astrometric Analysis of a Mutual Event between the Uranian Satellites Miranda and Oberon
M. Birlan, D. A. Nedelcu, V. Lainey, J.-E. Arlot, R. P. Binzel, S. J. Bus, J. Rayner, W. Thuillot, O. Vaduvescu, and F. Colas
Astronomische Nachrichten, 329, 567-572 (2008)

New Worlds on the Horizon: Earth-Sized Planets Close to Other Stars
E. Gaidos, N. Haghighipour, E. Agol, D. Latham, S. Raymond, and J. Rayner
Science, 318, 210 (2007)

Physical Parameters of Two Very Cool T Dwarfs
D. Saumon, M. S. Marley, S. K. Leggett, T. R. Geballe, D. Stephens, D. A. Golimowski, M. C. Cushing, X. Fan, J. T. Rayner, K. Lodders, and R. S. Freedman
Astrophysical Journal, 656, 1136-1149 (2007)

Optical and Infrared Observations of the TypeIIP SN2002hh from Days 3 to 397
M. Pozzo, W. P. S. Meikle, J. T. Rayner, R. D. Joseph, A. V. Filippenko, R. J. Foley, W. Li, S. Mattila, and J. Sollerman
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 368, 1169-1195 (2006)

An Infrared Spectroscopic Sequence of M, L, and T Dwarfs
M. C. Cushing, J. T. Rayner, and W. D. Vacca
The Astrophysical Journal, 623, 1115-1140 (2005)

Four Years of Good SpeX
J. T. Rayner, P. M. Onaka, M. C. Cushing, and W. D. Vacca
Ground-based Instrumentation for Astronomy, edited by Alan F. M. Moorwood and Iye Masanori, Proc. SPIE, 5492, 1498-1509 (2004)

X-Ray and Infrared Observations of Embedded Young Stars in L1630
T. Simon, S. M. Andrews, J. T. Rayner, and S. A. Drake
The Astrophysical Journal, 611, 940-951 (2004)

Spextool: A Spectral Extraction Package for SpeX, a 0.8-5.5 Micron Cross-Dispersed Spectrograph
M. C. Cushing, W. D. Vacca, and J. T. Rayner
The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 116, 362-376 (2004)

Nonlinearity Corrections and Statistical Uncertainties Associated with Near-Infrared Arrays
W. D. Vacca, M. C. Cushing, and J. T. Rayner
The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 116, 352-361 (2004)

Search for Solid HDO in Low-Mass Protostars
B. Parise, T. Simon, E.Caux, E. Dartois, C. Ceccarelli, J. Rayner, J., and A. G. G. M. Tielens 
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 410, 897-904 (2003)  

The Recent Expansion of Pluto's Atmosphere
J. L. Elliot, et al.
Nature, 424, 165-168 (2003)

Evidence for the Exposure of Water Ice on Titan's Surface
C. A.. Griffith, T. Owen, T. R. Geballe, J. Rayner, and P. Rannou
Science, 300, 628-630 (2003)

Redstar3 Array Controller: Embedding Linux and PCs as a DSP Replacement
P. M. Onaka, C. Lockhart, A. T. Tokunaga, J. T. Rayner, D. W. Toomey, and G. K. Ching
Instrument Design and Performance for Optical/Infrared Ground-based Telescopes, edited by M. Iye, and A. F. M. Moorwood
Proc. SPIE, 4841, 193-204 (2003)

A Method of Correcting Near-Infrared Spectra for Telluric Absorption
W. D. Vacca, M. C. Cushing, and J. T. Rayner
The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 115, 389-409 (2003)
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SpeX: A Medium-Resolution 0.8-5.5 Micron Spectrograph and Imager for the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
J. T. Rayner, D. W. Toomey, P. M. Onaka, A. J. Denault, W. E. Stahlberger, W. D. Vacca, M. C. Cushing, and S. Wang
The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 115, 805, 362-382 (2003)

FeH Absorption in the Near-Infrared Spectra of Late M and L Dwarfs
Cushing, M. C., J. T. Rayner, S. P. Davis, and W. D. Vacca
The Astrophysical Journal, 582, 1066-1072 (2003)

Remote Observing at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF)
S. J. Bus, A. J. Denault, J. T. Rayner, R. P. Binzel, & M. Birlan
Advanced Global Communications Technologies for Astronomy II, edited by R. I. Kibrick
Proc. SPIE, 4845, 94-99 (2002)

The Near Infrared Spectrum of Miranda: Evidence of Crystalline Water Ice
J. M. Bauer, T. L. Roush, T, R. Geballe, K. J. Meech, T. C. Owen, W. D. Vacca, J. T. Rayner, and K. T. C. Jim
Icarus, 158, 178-190 (2002)

Spectral Energy Distributions for Disk and Halo M Dwarfs
S. K. Leggett, F. Allard, C. Dahn, P. H. Hauschildt, T.H. Kerr, and J. Rayner
The Astrophysical Journal,535, 965-974 (2000)

Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 Observations of the Young Bipolar H II Region S106
J. Bally, K. C. Yu, J. Rayner, and H. Zinnecker
The Astronomical Journal, 116, 1868-1881 (1998)

A Survey for Dense Cores and Young Stellar Clusters in the W 3 Giant Molecular Cloud
A. R. Tieftrunk, S. T. Megeath, T. L. Wilson, and J. T. Rayner
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 336, 991-1006 (1998)

Test and Selection of ALADDIN II Arrays for IRCS: Redline Electronics for IRCS
P. M. Onaka, A. T. Tokunaga, N. Kobayashi, M. Weber, J. T. Rayner, A. J. Denault, D. Y. Watanabe, and G. K. Ching
Infrared Astronomical Instrumentation, ed. A. M. Fowler
Proc. SPIE, 3354, 30-38 (1998)

Redline Multiple-Array Controller for SpeX
P. M. Onaka, A. J. Denault, D. Y. Watanabe, G. K. Ching, D. W. Toomey, and J. T. Rayner
Infrared Astronomical Instrumentation, ed. A. M. Fowler
Proc. SPIE, 3354, 139-150 (1998)

Evaluation of a Solid KRS-5 Grism for Infrared Astronomy
J. T. Rayner
Infrared Astronomical Instrumentation, ed. A. M. Fowler
Proc. SPIE, 3354, 289-294 (1998)

SpeX: A Medium-Resolution IR Spectrograph for IRTF
J. T. Rayner D. W. Toomey, P. M. Onaka, A. J. Denault, W. E. Stahlberger, D. Y. Watanabe, and S.-I. Wang
Infrared Astronomical Instrumentation, ed. A. M. Fowler
Proc. SPIE, 3354, 468-479 (1998)

Infrared Camera and Spectrograph for the Subaru Telescope
A. T. Tokunaga, N. Kobayashi, J. Bell, G. K. Ching, K.-W. Hodapp, J. L. Hora, D. Neill, P. M. Onaka, J. T. Rayner, L. Robertson, D. W. Warren, M. Weber, and T. T. Young
Infrared Astronomical Instrumentation, ed. A. M. Fowler
Proc. SPIE, 3354, 512-524 (1998)

HST  NICMOS Observations of Circumstellar Matter around CYG X-3
W. Schmutz, W. D. Vacca, L. Close, J. Rayner, T. R. Geballe, H. Schild, and R. Walder
NICMOS and the VLT: A New Era of High Resolution Near Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy
ESO Conference and Workshop Proceedings 55, ed. W. Freudling and R. Hook, 123 (1998)

A Symmetrically Pulsed Jet of Gas from an Invisible Protostar in Orion
H. Zinnecker, M. J. McCaughrean, and J. T. Rayner
Nature, 394, 862-865 (1998)