The VLT-VIMOS Mask Preparation Software
Abstract
VIMOS (VIsible Multi-Object Spectrograph) is a multi-object imaging spectrograph installed at the VLT (Very large Telescope) at the ESO (European Southern Observatory) Paranal Observatory, especially suited for survey work. VIMOS is characterized by its very high multiplexing factor: it is possible to take up to 800 spectra with 10 arcsec long slits in a single exposure. To fully exploit its multiplexing potential, we designed and implemented a dedicated software tool: the VIMOS Mask Preparation Software (VMMPS), which allows the astronomer to select the objects to be spectroscopically observed, and provides for automatic slit positioning and slit number maximization within the instrumental constraints. The output of VMMPS is used to manufacture the slit masks to be mounted in the instrument for spectroscopic observations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0409252,
title = {The VLT-VIMOS Mask Preparation Software},
author = {D. Bottini and B. Garilli and D. Maccagni and L. Tresse and V. Le Brun and O. Le Fevre and J. P. Picat and R. Scaramella and M. Scodeggio and G. Vettolani and A. Zanichelli and C. Adami and M. Arnaboldi and S. Arnouts and S. Bardelli and M. Bolzonella and A. Cappi and S. Charlot and T. Contini and S. Foucaud and P. Franzetti and L. Guzzo and O. Ilbert and A. Iovino and H. J. McCracken and B. Marano and C. Marinoni and G. Mathez and A. Mazure and B. Meneux and R. Merighi and S. Paltani and A. Pollo and L. Pozzetti and M. Radovich and G. Zamorani and E. Zucca},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0409252},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
6 pages, submitted to Astronomy and Astrophysics