We report the discovery of a confirmed supernova (SN) and a supernova-candidate in near-infrared images from the ALTAIR/NIRI adaptive optics system on the Gemini-North Telescope and NICMOS on the Hubble Space Telescope. The Gemini images were obtained as part of a near-infrared K band search for highly-obscured SNe in the nuclear regions of luminous infrared galaxies. SN 2008cs apparent in the ...

We present the first determination of the near-infrared K−band luminosity function of field galaxies from a wide field K−selected redshift survey. The best fit Schechter function parameters are M∗ = −23.12 + 5log(h), α = −0.91, and φ∗ = 1.66 × 10h Mpc. We estimate that systematics are no more than 0.1mag in M∗ and 0.1 in α, which is comparable to the statistical errors on this measurement. Subj...

We present results from a near-infrared K-band imaging survey of 59 elliptical galaxies in ve nearby clusters. We measure photometric parameters for each galaxy using surface photometry and draw velocity dispersions from the literature. Three observables de ne a near-infrared Fundamental Plane (FP) of elliptical galaxies with Re / 1:44 0:04 0:79 0:04 e . The scatter in the near-infrared relatio...

We present recent results of our program of deep optical and infrared observations of AXPs. We find that the counterpart to AXP 4U 0142+61 has a peculiar spectral energy distribution. The counterpart is remarkably bright in the near-infrared, but is not detected in the B band. We also present the possible detection of a second AXP counterpart, namely that to 1E 2259+586.

We have examined the diversity and similarity of visible dust bands and infrared dust bands based on data obtained by our ground-based observations (Ishiguro et al. 1999, ApJ 511, 432) and by the Infrared Astronomy Satellite (IRAS). It is found that the latitude profile of visible dust bands at the solar elongation, A — A® = 89°, is similar to that of infrared dust bands, except for the appeara...

Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is a fast and non-destructive analytical technique that offers many advantages for a broad range of industrial applications. In this work, we reviewed recent developments in the pharmaceutical domain where it can be applied from raw material identification to final product release. The characteristics of NIR allow the technique to be implemented as a process ana...