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4MOST - 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope

The 4MOST consortium is currently halfway through a Conceptual Design study for ESO with the aim to develop a wide-field (>3 square degree, goal >5 square degree), high-multiplex (>1500 fibres, goal 3000 fibres) spectroscopic survey…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Roelof S. de Jong , Olga Bellido-Tirado , Cristina Chiappini , Éric Depagne , Roger Haynes , Diane Johl , Olivier Schnurr , Axel Schwope , Jakob Walcher , Frank Dionies , Dionne Haynes , Andreas Kelz , Francisco S. Kitaura , Georg Lamer , Ivan Minchev , Volker Müller , Sebastián E. Nuza , Jean-Christophe Olaya , Tilmann Piffl , Emil Popow , Matthias Steinmetz , Uğur Ural , Mary Williams , Roland Winkler , Lutz Wisotzki , Wolfgang R. Ansorgb , Manda Banerji , Eduardo Gonzalez Solares , Mike Irwin , Robert C. Kennicutt , David King , Richard McMahon , Sergey Koposov , Ian R. Parry , Nicholas A. Walton , Gert Finger , Olaf Iwert , Mirko Krumpe , Jean-Louis Lizon , Mainieri Vincenzo , Jean-Philippe Amans , Piercarlo Bonifacio , Mathieu Cohen , Patrick Francois , Pascal Jagourel , Shan B. Mignot , Frédéric Royer , Paola Sartoretti , Ralf Bender , Frank Grupp , Hans-Joachim Hess , Florian Lang-Bardl , Bernard Muschielok , Hans Böhringer , Thomas Boller , Angela Bongiorno , Marcella Brusa , Tom Dwelly , Andrea Merloni , Kirpal Nandra , Mara Salvato , Johannes H. Pragt , Ramón Navarro , Gerrit Gerlofsma , Ronald Roelfsema , Gavin B. Dalton , Kevin F. Middleton , Ian A. Tosh , Corrado Boeche , Elisabetta Caffau , Norbert Christlieb , Eva K. Grebel , Camilla Hansen , Andreas Koch , Hans-G. Ludwig , Andreas Quirrenbach , Luca Sbordone , Walter Seifert , Guido Thimm , Trifon Trifonov , Amina Helmi , Scott C. Trager , Sofia Feltzing , Andreas Korn , Wilfried Boland

4MOST Scientific Operations

The 4MOST instrument is a multi-object spectrograph that will address Galactic and extragalactic science cases simultaneously by observing targets from a large number of different surveys within each science exposure. This parallel mode of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-02 C. J. Walcher , M. Banerji , C. Battistini , C. P. M. Bell , O. Bellido-Tirado , T. Bensby , J. M. Bestenlehner , T. Boller , J. Brynnel , A. Casey , C. Chiappini , N. Christlieb , R. Church , M. -R. L. Cioni , S. Croom , J. Comparat , L. J. M. Davies , R. S. de Jong , T. Dwelly , H. Enke , S. Feltzing , D. Feuillet , M. Fouesneau , D. Ford , S. Frey , E. Gonzalez-Solares , A. Gueguen , L. Howes , M. Irwin , J. Klar , G. Kordopatis , A. Korn , M. Krumpe , I. Kushniruk , M. I Lam , J. Lewis , K. Lind , J. Liske , J. Loveday , V. Mainieri , S. Martell , G. Matijevic , R. McMahon , A. Merloni , D. Murphy , F. Niederhofer , P. Norberg , A. Pramskiy , M. Romaniello , A. S. G. Robotham , F. Rothmaier , G. Ruchti , O. Schnurr , A. Schwope , S. Smedley , J. Sorce , E. Starkenburg , I. Stilz , J. Storm , E. Tempel , W. -F. Thi , G. Traven , M. Valentini , M. van den Ancker , N. Walton , R. Winkler , C. C. Worley , G. Worseck

4MOST - 4m Multi Object Spectroscopic Telescope

4MOST (4m Multi Object Spectroscopic Telescope) is a spectroscopic facility that will be installed on ESO's VISTA around 2020. The science rationale of this facility are to be found in the ASTRONET Science Vision for European Astronomy (de…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Eric Depagne , the 4MOST consortium

4MOST: Project overview and information for the First Call for Proposals

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…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-02 R. S. de Jong , O. Agertz , A. Agudo Berbel , J. Aird , D. A. Alexander , A. Amarsi , F. Anders , R. Andrae , B. Ansarinejad , W. Ansorge , P. Antilogus , H. Anwand-Heerwart , A. Arentsen , A. Arnadottir , M. Asplund , M. Auger , N. Azais , D. Baade , G. Baker , S. Baker , E. Balbinot , I. K. Baldry , M. Banerji , S. Barden , P. Barklem , E. Barthélémy-Mazot , C. Battistini , S. Bauer , C. P. M. Bell , O. Bellido-Tirado , S. Bellstedt , V. Belokurov , T. Bensby , M. Bergemann , J. M. Bestenlehner , R. Bielby , M. Bilicki , C. Blake , J. Bland-Hawthorn , C. Boeche , W. Boland , T. Boller , S. Bongard , A. Bongiorno , P. Bonifacio , D. Boudon , D. Brooks , M. J. I. Brown , R. Brown , M. Brüggen , J. Brynnel , J. Brzeski , T. Buchert , P. Buschkamp , E. Caffau , P. Caillier , J. Carrick , L. Casagrande , S. Case , A. Casey , I. Cesarini , G. Cescutti , D. Chapuis , C. Chiappini , M. Childress , N. Christlieb , R. Church , M. -R. L. Cioni , M. Cluver , M. Colless , T. Collett , J. Comparat , A. Cooper , W. Couch , F. Courbin , S. Croom , D. Croton , E. Daguisé , G. Dalton , L. J. M. Davies , T. Davis , P. de Laverny , A. Deason , F. Dionies , K. Disseau , P. Doel , D. Döscher , S. P. Driver , T. Dwelly , D. Eckert , A. Edge , B. Edvardsson , D. El Youssoufi , A. Elhaddad , H. Enke , G. Erfanianfar , T. Farrell , T. Fechner , C. Feiz , S. Feltzing , I. Ferreras , D. Feuerstein , D. Feuillet , A. Finoguenov , D. Ford , S. Fotopoulou , M. Fouesneau , C. Frenk , S. Frey , W. Gaessler , S. Geier , N. Gentile Fusillo , O. Gerhard , T. Giannantonio , D. Giannone , B. Gibson , P. Gillingham , C. González-Fernández , E. Gonzalez-Solares , S. Gottloeber , A. Gould , E. K. Grebel , A. Gueguen , G. Guiglion , M. Haehnelt , T. Hahn , C. J. Hansen , H. Hartman , K. Hauptner , K. Hawkins , D. Haynes , R. Haynes , U. Heiter , A. Helmi , C. Hernandez Aguayo , P. Hewett , S. Hinton , D. Hobbs , S. Hoenig , D. Hofman , I. Hook , J. Hopgood , A. Hopkins , A. Hourihane , L. Howes , C. Howlett , T. Huet , M. Irwin , O. Iwert , P. Jablonka , T. Jahn , K. Jahnke , A. Jarno , S. Jin , P. Jofre , D. Johl , D. Jones , H. Jönsson , C. Jordan , I. Karovicova , A. Khalatyan , A. Kelz , R. Kennicutt , D. King , F. Kitaura , J. Klar , U. Klauser , J. Kneib , A. Koch , S. Koposov , G. Kordopatis , A. Korn , J. Kosmalski , R. Kotak , M. Kovalev , K. Kreckel , Y. Kripak , M. Krumpe , K. Kuijken , A. Kunder , I. Kushniruk , M. I Lam , G. Lamer , F. Laurent , J. Lawrence , M. Lehmitz , B. Lemasle , J. Lewis , B. Li , C. Lidman , K. Lind , J. Liske , J. -L. Lizon , J. Loveday , H. -G. Ludwig , R. M. McDermid , K. Maguire , V. Mainieri , S. Mali , H. Mandel , K. Mandel , L. Mannering , S. Martell , D. Martinez Delgado , G. Matijevic , H. McGregor , R. McMahon , P. McMillan , O. Mena , A. Merloni , M. J. Meyer , C. Michel , G. Micheva , J. -E. Migniau , I. Minchev , G. Monari , R. Muller , D. Murphy , D. Muthukrishna , K. Nandra , R. Navarro , M. Ness , V. Nichani , R. Nichol , H. Nicklas , F. Niederhofer , P. Norberg , D. Obreschkow , S. Oliver , M. Owers , N. Pai , S. Pankratow , D. Parkinson , I. Parry , J. Paschke , R. Paterson , A. Pecontal , D. Phillips , A. Pillepich , L. Pinard , J. Pirard , N. Piskunov , V. Plank , D. Plüschke , E. Pons , P. Popesso , C. Power , J. Pragt , A. Pramskiy , D. Pryer , M. Quattri , A. B. de Andrade Queiroz , A. Quirrenbach , S. Rahurkar , A. Raichoor , S. Ramstedt , A. Rau , A. Recio-Blanco , R. Reiss , F. Renaud , Y. Revaz , P. Rhode , J. Richard , A. D. Richter , H. -W. Rix , A. S. G. Robotham , R. Roelfsema , M. Romaniello , D. Rosario , F. Rothmaier , B. Roukema , G. Ruchti , G. Rupprecht , J. Rybizki , N. Ryde , A. Saar , E. Sadler , M. Sahlén , M. Salvato , B. Sassolas , W. Saunders , A. Saviauk , L. Sbordone , T. Schmidt , O. Schnurr , R. -D. Scholz , A. Schwope , W. Seifert , T. Shanks , A. Sheinis , T. Sivov , Á. Skúladóttir , S. Smartt , S. Smedley , G. Smith , R. Smith , J. Sorce , L. Spitler , E. Starkenburg , M. Steinmetz , I. Stilz , J. Storm , M. Sullivan , W. Sutherland , E. Swann , A. Tamone , E. N. Taylor , J. Teillon , E. Tempel , R. ter Horst , W. -F. Thi , E. Tolstoy , S. Trager , G. Traven , P. -E. Tremblay , L. Tresse , M. Valentini , R. van de Weygaert , M. van den Ancker , J. Veljanoski , S. Venkatesan , L. Wagner , K. Wagner , C. J. Walcher , L. Waller , N. Walton , L. Wang , R. Winkler , L. Wisotzki , C. C. Worley , G. Worseck , M. Xiang , W. Xu , D. Yong , C. Zhao , J. Zheng , F. Zscheyge , D. Zucker

An optimised tiling pattern for multi-object spectroscopic surveys: application to the 4MOST survey

Large multi-object spectroscopic surveys require automated algorithms to optimise their observing strategy. One of the most ambitious upcoming spectroscopic surveys is the 4MOST survey. The 4MOST survey facility is a fibre-fed spectroscopic…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-08-12 E. Tempel , T. Tuvikene , M. M. Muru , R. S. Stoica , T. Bensby , C. Chiappini , N. Christlieb , M. -R. L. Cioni , J. Comparat , S. Feltzing , I. Hook , A. Koch , G. Kordopatis , M. Krumpe , J. Loveday , I. Minchev , P. Norberg , B. F. Roukema , J. G. Sorce , J. Storm , E. Swann , E. N. Taylor , G. Traven , C. J. Walcher , R. S. de Jong

4MOST Survey Strategy Plan

The current status of and motivation for the 4MOST Survey Strategy, as developed by the Consortium science team, are presented here. Key elements of the strategy are described, such as sky coverage, number of visits and total exposure times…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-02 G. Guiglion , C. Battistini , C. P. M. Bell , T. Bensby , T. Boller , C. Chiappini , J. Comparat , N. Christlieb , R. Church , M. -R. L. Cioni , L. Davies , T. Dwelly , R. S. de Jong , S. Feltzing , A. Gueguen , L. Howes , M. Irwin , I. Kushniruk , M. I Lam , J. Liske , R. McMahon , A. Merloni , P. Norberg , A. S. G. Robotham , O. Schnurr , J. G. Sorce , E. Starkenburg , J. Storm , E. Swann , E. Tempel , W. -F. Thi , C. C. Worley , C. J. Walcher

Galactic Archeology with 4MOST

4MOST is a new wide-field, high-multiplex spectroscopic survey facility for the VISTA telescope of ESO. Starting in 2022, 4MOST will deploy more than 2400 fibres in a 4.1 square degree field-of-view using a positioner based on the tilting…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-22 S. Feltzing , T. Bensby , M. Bergemann , C. Chiappini , N. Christlieb , M. R. Cioni , A. Helmi , M. Irwin , I. Minchev , E. Starkenburg , R. de Jong

WST -- Widefield Spectroscopic Telescope: Motivation, science drivers and top-level requirements for a new dedicated facility

In this paper, we describe the wide-field spectroscopic survey telescope (WST) project. WST is a 12-metre wide-field spectroscopic survey telescope with simultaneous operation of a large field-of-view (3 sq. degree), high-multiplex (20,000)…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-11 Roland Bacon , Vincenzo Maineiri , Sofia Randich , Andrea Cimatti , Jean-Paul Kneib , Jarle Brinchmann , Richard Ellis , Eline Tolstoi , Rodolfo Smiljanic , Vanessa Hill , Richard Anderson , Paula Sanchez Saez , Cyrielle Opitom , Ian Bryson , Philippe Dierickx , Bianca Garilli , Oscar Gonzalez , Roelof de Jong , David Lee , Steffen Mieske , Angel Otarola , Pietro Schipani , Tony Travouillon , Joel Vernet , Julia Bryant , Marc Casali , Matthew Colless , Warrick Couch , Simon Driver , Adriano Fontana , Matthew Lehnert , Laura Magrini , Ben Montet , Luca Pasquini , Martin Roth , Ruben Sanchez-Janssen , Matthias Steinmetz , Laurence Tresse , Christophe Yeche , Bodo Ziegler

IFS spectrograph designs for the Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope: Architecture and performance gains from curved sensors

The Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope (WST) is a proposed 12-meter segmented facility optimized for seeing limited observations in the visible and designed to operate both a high-multiplex multi-object spectrograph and a panoramic integral…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-13 Corentin Cudennec , Alexandre Jeanneau , Roland Bacon , Thierry Lépine , Matthew Lehnert

The Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA): Design, Technical Overview and Performance

The Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) is the 4-metre wide-field survey telescope at ESO's Paranal Observatory, equipped with the world's largest near-infrared imaging camera (VISTA IR Camera, VIRCAM), with 1.65…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-13 Will Sutherland , Jim Emerson , Gavin Dalton , Eli Atad-Ettedgui , Steven Beard , Richard Bennett , Naidu Bezawada , Andrew Born , Martin Caldwell , Paul Clark , Simon Craig , David Henry , Paul Jeffers , Bryan Little , Alistair McPherson , John Murray , Malcolm Stewart , Brian Stobie , David Terrett , Kim Ward , Martin Whalley , Guy Woodhouse

Mock Observations for the CSST Mission: Integral Field Spectrograph--Instrument Simulation

The Chinese Space Station Survey Telescope (CSST) is a next-generation Stage-IV facility renowned for its wide field of view, high image quality, and multi-band observational capabilities. Among the five instruments onboard the CSST, the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-18 Zhao-Jun Yan , Jun Yin , Lei Hao , Shi-Yin Shen , Wei Chen , Shuai Feng , Yi-Fei Xiong , Chun Xu , Xin-Rong Wen , Lin Lin , Chao Liu , Lin Long , Zhen-Lei Chen , Mao-Chun Wu , Xiao-Bo Li , Zhang Ban , Xun Yang , Yu-Xi Jiang , Guo-Liang Li , Ke-Xin Li , Jian-Jun Chen , Nan Li , Cheng-Liang Wei , Lei Wang , Bai-Chuan Ren , Jun Wei , Jing Tang , Ran Li

WST -- Widefield Spectroscopic Telescope: addressing the instrumentation challenges of a new 12m class telescope dedicated to widefield Multi-object and Integral Field Spectroscopy

WST - Widefield Spectroscopic Telescope: We summarise the design challenges of instrumentation for a proposed 12m class Telescope that aims to provide a large (>2.5 square degree) field of view and enable simultaneous Multi-object (> 20,000…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-30 David Lee , Joel D. R. Vernet , Roland Bacon , Alexandre Jeanneau , Ernesto Oliva , Anna Brucalassi , Andrea Tozzi , José A. Araiza-Durán , Andrea Bianco , Jan Kragt , Ramon Navarro , Bianca Garilli , Kjetil Dohlen , Jean-Paul Kneib , Ricardo Araujo , Maxime Rombach , Eloy Hernandez , Roelof S. de Jong , Andreas Kelz , Stephen Watson , Tom Louth , Ian Bryson , Elizabeth George , Norbert Hubin , Julia Bryant , Jon Lawrence

The Performance and Scientific Rationale for an IR Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrograph on a Large Space Telescope

We describe a concept for an imaging spectrograph for a large orbiting observatory such as NASA's proposed Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) based on an imaging Fourier transform spectrograph (IFTS). An IFTS has several important…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 James R. Graham , Mark Abrams , C. Bennett , J. Carr , K. Cook , A. Dey , J. Najita , E. Wishnow

Mock Observations for the CSST Mission: Main Surveys--An Overview of Framework and Simulation Suite

The Chinese Space Station Survey Telescope (CSST) is a flagship space-based observatory. Its main survey camera is designed to conduct high spatial resolution near-ultraviolet to near-infrared imaging and low-resolution spectroscopic…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-11 Cheng-Liang Wei , Guo-Liang Li , Yue-Dong Fang , Xin Zhang , Yu Luo , Hao Tian , De-Zi Liu , Xian-Ming Meng , Zhang Ban , Xiao-Bo Li , Zun Luo , Jing-Tian Xian , Wei Wang , Xi-Yan Peng , Nan Li , Ran Li , Li Shao , Tian-Meng Zhang , Jing Tang , Yang Chen , Zhao-Xiang Qi , Zi-Huang Cao , Huan- Yuan Shan , Lin Nie , Lei Wang , Zizhao He , Rui-Biao Luo , Quan-Yu Liu , Zhao-Jun Yan

Probabilistic fibre-to-target assignment algorithm for multi-object spectroscopic surveys

Context. Several new multi-object spectrographs are currently planned or under construction that are capable of observing thousands of Galactic and extragalactic objects simultaneously. Aims. In this paper we present a probabilistic…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-18 E. Tempel , P. Norberg , T. Tuvikene , T. Bensby , C. Chiappini , N. Christlieb , M. -R. L. Cioni , J. Comparat , L. J. M. Davies , G. Guiglion , A. Koch , G. Kordopatis , M. Krumpe , J. Loveday , A. Merloni , G. Micheva , I. Minchev , B. F. Roukema , J. G. Sorce , E. Starkenburg , J. Storm , E. Swann , W. F. Thi , G. Traven , R. S. de Jong

Wide-field Multi-object Spectroscopy to Enhance Dark Energy Science from LSST

LSST will open new vistas for cosmology in the next decade, but it cannot reach its full potential without data from other telescopes. Cosmological constraints can be greatly enhanced using wide-field ($>20$ deg$^2$ total survey area),…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-03-25 Rachel Mandelbaum , Jonathan Blazek , Nora Elisa Chisari , Thomas Collett , Lluís Galbany , Eric Gawiser , Renée A. Hložek , Alex G. Kim , C. Danielle Leonard , Michelle Lochner , Jeffrey A. Newman , Daniel J. Perrefort , Samuel J. Schmidt , Sukhdeep Singh , Mark Sullivan

Cosmology with ESO-SKAO Synergies

We discuss the possible synergies for cosmology between SKAO and ESO facilities, focusing on the combinations SKA-Mid with the Multi-Object Spectrograph Telescope (4MOST) instrument built for ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-07 Mario G. Santos , Stefano Camera , Zhaoting Chen , Steven Cunnington , Jose Fonseca

Mock Observations for the CSST Mission: Multi-Channel Imager--Instrument Simulation

The Chinese Space Station Survey Telescope (CSST), a two-meter aperture astronomical space telescope under China's manned space program, is equipped with multiple back-end scientific instruments. As an astronomical precision measurement…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-18 Zhao-Jun Yan , Huan-Yuan Shan , Zhen-Ya Zheng , Xi-Yan Peng , Zhao-Xiang Qi , Chun Xu , Lin Lin , Xin-Rong Wen , Chun-Yan Jiang , Li-Xin Zheng , Jing Zhong , Fang-Ting Yuan , Zhen-Lei Chen , Wei Chen , Mao-Chun Wu , Zhen-Sen Fu , Ke-Xin Li , Lin Nie , Chao Liu , Nan Li , Qiao Wang , Zi-Huang Cao , Shuai Feng , Guo-Liang Li , Lei Wang , Cheng-Liang Wei , Xiao-Bo Li , Zhang Ban , Xun Yang , Yu-Xi Jiang , De-Zi Liu , Yong-He Chen , Xiao-Hua Liu , Fang Xu , Xue Cheng , Yue Su , Tong-Fang Duan , Chao Qi , Na Li , Geng Zheng , Chong Ma , Jing Tang , Ran Li

The Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope (WST) Science White Paper

The Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope (WST) is proposed as a new facility dedicated to the efficient delivery of spectroscopic surveys. This white paper summarises the initial concept as well as the corresponding science cases. WST will…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-15 Vincenzo Mainieri , Richard I. Anderson , Jarle Brinchmann , Andrea Cimatti , Richard S. Ellis , Vanessa Hill , Jean-Paul Kneib , Anna F. McLeod , Cyrielle Opitom , Martin M. Roth , Paula Sanchez-Saez , Rodolfo Smiljanic , Eline Tolstoy , Roland Bacon , Sofia Randich , Angela Adamo , Francesca Annibali , Patricia Arevalo , Marc Audard , Stefania Barsanti , Giuseppina Battaglia , Amelia M. Bayo Aran , Francesco Belfiore , Michele Bellazzini , Emilio Bellini , Maria Teresa Beltran , Leda Berni , Simone Bianchi , Katia Biazzo , Sofia Bisero , Susanna Bisogni , Joss Bland-Hawthorn , Stephane Blondin , Julia Bodensteiner , Henri M. J. Boffin , Rosaria Bonito , Giuseppe Bono , Nicolas F. Bouche , Dominic Bowman , Vittorio F. Braga , Angela Bragaglia , Marica Branchesi , Anna Brucalassi , Julia J. Bryant , Ian Bryson , Innocenza Busa , Stefano Camera , Carmelita Carbone , Giada Casali , Mark Casali , Viviana Casasola , Norberto Castro , Marcio Catelan , Lorenzo Cavallo , Cristina Chiappini , Maria-Rosa Cioni , Matthew Colless , Laura Colzi , Sofia Contarini , Warrick Couch , Filippo D'Ammando , William d'Assignies D. , Valentina D'Orazi , Ronaldo da Silva , Maria Giovanna Dainotti , Francesco Damiani , Camilla Danielski , Annalisa De Cia , Roelof S. de Jong , Suhail Dhawan , Philippe Dierickx , Simon P. Driver , Ulyana Dupletsa , Stephanie Escoffier , Ana Escorza , Michele Fabrizio , Giuliana Fiorentino , Adriano Fontana , Francesco Fontani , Daniel Forero Sanchez , Patrick Franois , Francisco Jose Galindo-Guil , Anna Rita Gallazzi , Daniele Galli , Miriam Garcia , Jorge Garcia-Rojas , Bianca Garilli , Robert Grand , Mario Giuseppe Guarcello , Nandini Hazra , Amina Helmi , Artemio Herrero , Daniela Iglesias , Dragana Ilic , Vid Irsic , Valentin D. Ivanov , Luca Izzo , Pascale Jablonka , Benjamin Joachimi , Darshan Kakkad , Sebastian Kamann , Sergey Koposov , Georges Kordopatis , Andjelka B. Kovacevic , Katarina Kraljic , Hanindyo Kuncarayakti , Yuna Kwon , Fiorangela La Forgia , Ofer Lahav , Clotilde Laigle , Monica Lazzarin , Ryan Leaman , Floriane Leclercq , Khee-Gan Lee , David Lee , Matt D. Lehnert , Paulina Lira , Eleonora Loffredo , Sara Lucatello , Laura Magrini , Kate Maguire , Guillaume Mahler , Fatemeh Zahra Majidi , Nicola Malavasi , Filippo Mannucci , Marcella Marconi , Nicolas Martin , Federico Marulli , Davide Massari , Tadafumi Matsuno , Jorryt Mattheee , Sean McGee , Jaroslav Merc , Thibault Merle , Andrea Miglio , Alessandra Migliorini , Ivan Minchev , Dante Minniti , Nuria Miret-Roig , Ana Monreal Ibero , Federico Montano , Ben T. Montet , Michele Moresco , Chiara Moretti , Lauro Moscardini , Andres Moya , Oliver Mueller , Themiya Nanayakkara , Matt Nicholl , Thomas Nordlander , Francesca Onori , Marco Padovani , Anna Francesca Pala , Swayamtrupta Panda , Mamta Pandey-Pommier , Luca Pasquini , Michal Pawlak , Priscila J. Pessi , Alice Pisani , Lukav C. Popovic , Loredana Prisinzano , Roberto Raddi , Monica Rainer , Alberto Rebassa-Mansergas , Johan Richard , Mickael Rigault , Antoine Rocher , Donatella Romano , Piero Rosati , Germano Sacco , Ruben Sanchez-Janssen , Andreas A. C. Sander , Jason L. Sanders , Mark Sargent , Elena Sarpa , Carlo Schimd , Pietro Schipani , Emiliano Sefusatti , Graham P. Smith , Lorenzo Spina , Matthias Steinmetz , Sandro Tacchella , Grazina Tautvaisiene , Christopher Theissen , Guillaume Thomas , Yuan-Sen Ting , Tony Travouillon , Laurence Tresse , Oem Trivedi , Maria Tsantaki , Maria Tsedrik , Tanya Urrutia , Elena Valenti , Mathieu Van der Swaelmen , Sophie Van Eck , Francesco Verdiani , Aurelien Verdier , Susanna Diana Vergani , Anne Verhamme , Joel Vernet , Giovanni Verza , Matteo Viel , Pauline Vielzeuf , Giustina Vietri , Jorick S. Vink , Carlos Viscasillas Vazquez , Hai-Feng Wang , Peter M. Weilbacher , Martin Wendt , Nicholas Wright , Quanzhi Ye , Christophe Yeche , Jiaxi Yu , Tayyaba Zafar , Stefano Zibetti , Bodo Ziegler , Igor Zinchenko

Detector System Challenges of the Wide-field Spectroscopic Survey Telescope (WST)

The wide-field spectroscopic survey telescope (WST) is proposed to become the next large optical/near infrared facility for the European Southern Observatory (ESO) once the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) has become operational. While the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-31 Roland Bacon , Martin M. Roth , Paola Amico , Eloy Hernandez , the WST Consortium