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MSE is an 11.25m telescope with a 1.5 sq.deg. field of view. It can simultaneously obtain 3249 spectra at R=3000 from 360-1800nm, and 1083 spectra at R=40000 in the optical. The large field of view, large number of targets, as well as the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-24 Alan W. McConnachie , Nicolas Flagey , Pat Hall , Will Saunders , Kei Szeto , Alexis Hill , Shan Mignot

The MOST (Microvariability & Oscillations of STars) satellite obtains ultraprecise photometry from space with high sampling rates and duty cycles. Astronomical photometry or imaging missions in low Earth orbits, like MOST, are especially…

This paper introduces an innovative state estimator, MUSE (MUlti-sensor State Estimator), designed to enhance state estimation's accuracy and real-time performance in quadruped robot navigation. The proposed state estimator builds upon our…

The powerful combination of the cutting-edge multi-object spectrograph MOSAIC with the world largest telescope, the ELT, will allow us to probe deeper into the Universe than was possible. MOSAIC is an extremely efficient instrument in…

The PRIsm MUti-object Survey (PRIMUS) is a spectroscopic galaxy redshift survey to z~1 completed with a low-dispersion prism and slitmasks allowing for simultaneous observations of ~2,500 objects over 0.18 square degrees. The final PRIMUS…

We present the design of the prototype telescope and spectrograph system for the Affordable Multiple Aperture Spectroscopy Explorer (AMASE) project. AMASE is a planned project that will pair 100 identical multi-fiber spectrographs with a…

We present a spectroscopic analysis of MACS J0138$-$2155, at $z=0.336$, the first galaxy cluster hosting two strongly-lensed supernovae (SNe), Requiem and Encore, providing us with a chance to obtain a reliable $H_0$ measurement from the…

MOONS is the new Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph currently under construction for the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at ESO. This remarkable instrument combines, for the first time, the collecting power of an 8-m telescope,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-09-03 M. Cirasuolo , the MOONS consortium

The third science flight of the balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise carries three entirely new post-focus science instruments with spectropolarimetric capabilities, concurrently covering an extended spectral range from the near…

Spectroscopic surveys of massive galaxy clusters reveal the properties of faint background galaxies, thanks to the magnification provided by strong gravitational lensing. We present a systematic analysis of integral-field-spectroscopy…

KMOS is a multi-object near-infrared integral field spectrometer with 24 deployable pick-off arms. Data processing is inevitably complex. We discuss specific issues and requirements that must be addressed in the data reduction pipeline, the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Richard Davies , Alex Agudo Berbel , Erich Wiezorrek , Thomas Ott , Natascha Foerster Schreiber

Using an ultra-deep blind survey with the MUSE integral field spectrograph on the ESO Very Large Telescope, we obtain spectroscopic redshifts to a depth never explored before: galaxies with observed magnitudes m > 30 - 32. Specifically, we…

MSE will be a massively multiplexed survey telescope, including a segmented primary mirror which feeds fibers at the prime focus, including an array of approximately four thousand fibers, positioned precisely to feed banks of spectrographs…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-25 Alexis Hill , Alexandre Blin , David Horville , Shan Mignot , Kei Szeto

We present a novel approach to deriving stellar labels for stars observed in MUSE fields making use of data-driven machine learning methods. Taking advantage of the comparable spectral properties (resolution, wavelength coverage) of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-05-27 Zixian Wang , Michael R. Hayden , Sanjib Sharma , Maosheng Xiang , Yuan-Sen Ting , Joss Bland-Hawthorn , Boquan Chen

This paper describes the on-telescope performance of the Wide Field Spectrograph (WiFeS). The design characteristics of this instrument, at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) of the Australian National University (ANU)…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-02-25 Michael Dopita , Jonghwan Rhee , Catherine Farage , Peter McGregor , Gabe Bloxham , Anthony Green , Bill Roberts , Jon Nielson , Greg Wilson , Peter Young

The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) has surveyed a large sample (> 100) of active galactic nuclei in the low redshift universe (z < 1). Its response at short wavelengths makes it possible to measure directly the EUV spectral…

$\mu$Dose is a novel compact analytical instrument for assessing low level $^{238}$U, $^{235}$U, $^{232}$Th decay chains and $^{40}$K radioactivity. The system is equipped with a dual $\alpha$/$\beta$ scintillator allowing to discriminate…

The Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment (CUTE) is a 6U NASA CubeSat carrying on-board a low-resolution, near-ultraviolet (2479-3306 A) spectrograph. It has a Cassegrain telescope with a rectangular primary to maximize the collecting…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-12-07 A. G. Sreejith , Luca Fossati , S. Ambily , Arika Egan , Nicholas Nell , Kevin France , Brian T. Fleming , Stephanie Haas , Michael Chambliss , Nicholas DeCicco , Manfred Steller

Recent advances in detectors and computer science have enabled the acquisition and the processing of multidimensional datasets, in particular in the field of spectral imaging. Benefiting from these new developments, earth scientists try to…

Materials Science · Physics 2012-06-04 Nicolas Dobigeon , Nathalie Brun