Developing an integrated concept for the E-ELT Multi-Object Spectrograph (MOSAIC): design issues and trade-offs

Myriam Rodrigues; Gavin Dalton; Ewan Fitzsimons; Fanny Chemla; Tim Morris; Francois Hammer; Mathieu Puech; Christopher Evans; Pascal Jagourel

doi:10.1117/12.2232562

9 August 2016 Developing an integrated concept for the E-ELT Multi-Object Spectrograph (MOSAIC): design issues and trade-offs

Myriam Rodrigues, Gavin Dalton, Ewan Fitzsimons, Fanny Chemla, Tim Morris, Francois Hammer, Mathieu Puech, Christopher Evans, Pascal Jagourel

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Proceedings Volume 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI; 99089S (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232562
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

We present a discussion of the design issues and trade-offs that have been considered in putting together a new concept for MOSAIC,^{1, 2} the multi-object spectrograph for the E-ELT. MOSAIC aims to address the combined science cases for E-ELT MOS that arose from the earlier studies of the multi-object and multi-adaptive optics instruments (see MOSAIC science requirements in ^[3]). MOSAIC combines the advantages of a highly-multiplexed instrument targeting single-point objects with one which has a more modest multiplex but can spatially resolve a source with high resolution (IFU). These will span across two wavebands: visible and near-infrared.

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Myriam Rodrigues, Gavin Dalton, Ewan Fitzsimons, Fanny Chemla, Tim Morris, Francois Hammer, Mathieu Puech, Christopher Evans, and Pascal Jagourel "Developing an integrated concept for the E-ELT Multi-Object Spectrograph (MOSAIC): design issues and trade-offs", Proc. SPIE 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, 99089S (9 August 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232562

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