4MOST: Project overview and information for the First Call for Proposals
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
2019-04-02 v2
Abstract
We introduce the 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST), a new high-multiplex, wide-field spectroscopic survey facility under development for the four-metre-class Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) at Paranal. Its key specifications are: a large field of view (FoV) of 4.2 square degrees and a high multiplex capability, with 1624 fibres feeding two low-resolution spectrographs (), and 812 fibres transferring light to the high-resolution spectrograph (). After a description of the instrument and its expected performance, a short overview is given of its operational scheme and planned 4MOST Consortium science; these aspects are covered in more detail in other articles in this edition of The Messenger. Finally, the processes, schedules, and policies concerning the selection of ESO Community Surveys are presented, commencing with a singular opportunity to submit Letters of Intent for Public Surveys during the first five years of 4MOST operations.
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@article{arxiv.1903.02464,
title = {4MOST: Project overview and information for the First Call for Proposals},
author = {R. S. de Jong and O. Agertz and A. Agudo Berbel and J. Aird and D. A. Alexander and A. Amarsi and F. Anders and R. Andrae and B. Ansarinejad and W. Ansorge and P. Antilogus and H. Anwand-Heerwart and A. Arentsen and A. Arnadottir and M. Asplund and M. Auger and N. Azais and D. Baade and G. Baker and S. Baker and E. Balbinot and I. K. Baldry and M. Banerji and S. Barden and P. Barklem and E. Barthélémy-Mazot and C. Battistini and S. Bauer and C. P. M. Bell and O. Bellido-Tirado and S. Bellstedt and V. Belokurov and T. Bensby and M. Bergemann and J. M. Bestenlehner and R. Bielby and M. Bilicki and C. Blake and J. Bland-Hawthorn and C. Boeche and W. Boland and T. Boller and S. Bongard and A. Bongiorno and P. Bonifacio and D. Boudon and D. Brooks and M. J. I. Brown and R. Brown and M. Brüggen and J. Brynnel and J. Brzeski and T. Buchert and P. Buschkamp and E. Caffau and P. Caillier and J. Carrick and L. Casagrande and S. Case and A. Casey and I. Cesarini and G. Cescutti and D. 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Haehnelt and T. Hahn and C. J. Hansen and H. Hartman and K. Hauptner and K. Hawkins and D. Haynes and R. Haynes and U. Heiter and A. Helmi and C. Hernandez Aguayo and P. Hewett and S. Hinton and D. Hobbs and S. Hoenig and D. Hofman and I. Hook and J. Hopgood and A. Hopkins and A. Hourihane and L. Howes and C. Howlett and T. Huet and M. Irwin and O. Iwert and P. Jablonka and T. Jahn and K. Jahnke and A. Jarno and S. Jin and P. Jofre and D. Johl and D. Jones and H. Jönsson and C. Jordan and I. Karovicova and A. Khalatyan and A. Kelz and R. Kennicutt and D. King and F. Kitaura and J. Klar and U. Klauser and J. Kneib and A. Koch and S. Koposov and G. Kordopatis and A. Korn and J. Kosmalski and R. Kotak and M. Kovalev and K. Kreckel and Y. Kripak and M. Krumpe and K. Kuijken and A. Kunder and I. Kushniruk and M. I Lam and G. Lamer and F. Laurent and J. Lawrence and M. Lehmitz and B. Lemasle and J. Lewis and B. Li and C. Lidman and K. Lind and J. Liske and J. -L. Lizon and J. Loveday and H. -G. Ludwig and R. M. McDermid and K. Maguire and V. Mainieri and S. Mali and H. Mandel and K. Mandel and L. Mannering and S. Martell and D. Martinez Delgado and G. Matijevic and H. McGregor and R. McMahon and P. McMillan and O. Mena and A. Merloni and M. J. Meyer and C. Michel and G. Micheva and J. -E. Migniau and I. Minchev and G. Monari and R. Muller and D. Murphy and D. Muthukrishna and K. Nandra and R. Navarro and M. Ness and V. Nichani and R. Nichol and H. Nicklas and F. Niederhofer and P. Norberg and D. Obreschkow and S. Oliver and M. Owers and N. Pai and S. Pankratow and D. Parkinson and I. Parry and J. Paschke and R. Paterson and A. Pecontal and D. Phillips and A. Pillepich and L. Pinard and J. Pirard and N. Piskunov and V. Plank and D. Plüschke and E. Pons and P. Popesso and C. Power and J. Pragt and A. Pramskiy and D. Pryer and M. Quattri and A. B. de Andrade Queiroz and A. Quirrenbach and S. Rahurkar and A. Raichoor and S. Ramstedt and A. Rau and A. Recio-Blanco and R. Reiss and F. Renaud and Y. Revaz and P. Rhode and J. Richard and A. D. Richter and H. -W. Rix and A. S. G. Robotham and R. Roelfsema and M. Romaniello and D. Rosario and F. Rothmaier and B. Roukema and G. Ruchti and G. Rupprecht and J. Rybizki and N. Ryde and A. Saar and E. Sadler and M. Sahlén and M. Salvato and B. Sassolas and W. Saunders and A. Saviauk and L. Sbordone and T. Schmidt and O. Schnurr and R. -D. Scholz and A. Schwope and W. Seifert and T. Shanks and A. Sheinis and T. Sivov and Á. Skúladóttir and S. Smartt and S. Smedley and G. Smith and R. Smith and J. Sorce and L. Spitler and E. Starkenburg and M. Steinmetz and I. Stilz and J. Storm and M. Sullivan and W. Sutherland and E. Swann and A. Tamone and E. N. Taylor and J. Teillon and E. Tempel and R. ter Horst and W. -F. Thi and E. Tolstoy and S. Trager and G. Traven and P. -E. Tremblay and L. Tresse and M. Valentini and R. van de Weygaert and M. van den Ancker and J. Veljanoski and S. Venkatesan and L. Wagner and K. Wagner and C. J. Walcher and L. Waller and N. Walton and L. Wang and R. Winkler and L. Wisotzki and C. C. Worley and G. Worseck and M. Xiang and W. Xu and D. Yong and C. Zhao and J. Zheng and F. Zscheyge and D. Zucker},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.02464},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
Part of the 4MOST issue of The Messenger, published in preparation of 4MOST Community Workshop, see http://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2019/4MOST.html