Related papers: 4MOST - 4m Multi Object Spectroscopic Telescope

The Large Observatory For x-ray Timing

The Large Observatory For x-ray Timing (LOFT) was studied within ESA M3 Cosmic Vision framework and participated in the final down-selection for a launch slot in 2022-2024. Thanks to the unprecedented combination of effective area and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-09-01 M. Feroci , J. W. den Herder , E. Bozzo , D. Barret , S. Brandt , M. Hernanz , M. van der Klis , M. Pohl , A. Santangelo , L. Stella , A. Watts , J. Wilms , S. Zane , M. Ahangarianabhari , C. Albertus , M. Alford , A. Alpar , D. Altamirano , L. Alvarez , L. Amati , C. Amoros , N. Andersson , A. Antonelli , A. Argan , R. Artigue , B. Artigues , J. -L. Atteia , P. Azzarello , P. Bakala , G. Baldazzi , S. Balman , M. Barbera , C. van Baren , S. Bhattacharyya , A. Baykal , T. Belloni , F. Bernardini , G. Bertuccio , S. Bianchi , A. Bianchini , P. Binko , P. Blay , F. Bocchino , P. Bodin , I. Bombaci , J. -M. Bonnet Bidaud , S. Boutloukos , L. Bradley , J. Braga , E. Brown , N. Bucciantini , L. Burderi , M. Burgay , M. Bursa , C. Budtz-Jørgensen , E. Cackett , F. R. Cadoux , P. Cais , G. A. Caliandro , R. Campana , S. Campana , F. Capitanio , J. Casares , P. Casella , A. J. Castro-Tirado , E. Cavazzuti , P. Cerda-Duran , D. Chakrabarty , F. Château , J. Chenevez , J. Coker , R. Cole , A. Collura , R. Cornelisse , T. Courvoisier , A. Cros , A. Cumming , G. Cusumano , A. D'Aì , V. D'Elia , E. Del Monte , A. De Luca , D. De Martino , J. P. C. Dercksen , M. De Pasquale , A. De Rosa , M. Del Santo , S. Di Cosimo , S. Diebold , T. Di Salvo , I. Donnarumma , A. Drago , M. Durant , D. Emmanoulopoulos , M. H. Erkut , P. Esposito , Y. Evangelista , A. Fabian , M. Falanga , Y. Favre , C. Feldman , V. Ferrari , C. Ferrigno , M. Finger , M. H. Finger , G. W. Fraser , M. Frericks , F. Fuschino , M. Gabler , D. K. Galloway , J. L. Galvez Sanchez , E. Garcia-Berro , B. Gendre , S. Gezari , A. B. Giles , M. Gilfanov , P. Giommi , G. Giovannini , M. Giroletti , E. Gogus , A. Goldwurm , K. Goluchová , D. Götz , C. Gouiffes , M. Grassi , P. Groot , M. Gschwender , L. Gualtieri , C. Guidorzi , L. Guy , D. Haas , P. Haensel , M. Hailey , F. Hansen , D. H. Hartmann , C. A. Haswell , K. Hebeler , A. Heger , W. Hermsen , J. Homan , A. Hornstrup , R. Hudec , J. Huovelin , A. Ingram , J. J. M. in't Zand , G. Israel , K. Iwasawa , L. Izzo , H. M. Jacobs , F. Jetter , T. Johannsen , H. M. Jacobs , P. Jonker , J. Josè , P. Kaaret , G. Kanbach , V. Karas , D. Karelin , D. Kataria , L. Keek , T. Kennedy , D. Klochkov , W. Kluzniak , K. Kokkotas , S. Korpela , C. Kouveliotou , I. Kreykenbohm , L. M. Kuiper , I. Kuvvetli , C. Labanti , D. Lai , F. K. Lamb , P. P. Laubert , F. Lebrun , D. Lin , D. Linder , G. Lodato , F. Longo , N. Lund , T. J. Maccarone , D. Macera , S. Maestre , S. Mahmoodifar , D. Maier , P. Malcovati , I. Mandel , V. Mangano , A. Manousakis , M. Marisaldi , A. Markowitz , A. Martindale , G. Matt , I. M. McHardy , A. Melatos , M. Mendez , S. Mereghetti , M. Michalska , S. Migliari , R. Mignani , M. C. Miller , J. M. Miller , T. Mineo , G. Miniutti , S. Morsink , C. Motch , S. Motta , M. Mouchet , G. Mouret , J. Mulačová , F. Muleri , T. Muñoz-Darias , I. Negueruela , J. Neilsen , A. J. Norton , M. Nowak , P. O'Brien , P. E. H. Olsen , M. Orienti , M. Orio , M. Orlandini , P. Orleanski , J. P. Osborne , R. Osten , F. Ozel , L. Pacciani , M. Paolillo , A. Papitto , J. M. Paredes , A. Patruno , B. Paul , E. Perinati , A. Pellizzoni , A. V. Penacchioni , M. A. Perez , V. Petracek , C. Pittori , J. Pons , J. Portell , A. Possenti , J. Poutanen , M. Prakash , P. Le Provost , D. Psaltis , D. Rambaud , P. Ramon , G. Ramsay , M. Rapisarda , A. Rachevski , I. Rashevskaya , P. S. Ray , N. Rea , S. Reddy , P. Reig , M. Reina Aranda , R. Remillard , C. Reynolds , L. Rezzolla , M. Ribo , R. de la Rie , A. Riggio , A. Rios , P. Rodríguez- Gil , J. Rodriguez , R. Rohlfs , P. Romano , E. M. R. Rossi , A. Rozanska , A. Rousseau , F. Ryde , L. Sabau-Graziati , G. Sala , R. Salvaterra , A. Sanna , J. Sandberg , S. Scaringi , S. Schanne , J. Schee , C. Schmid , S. Shore , R. Schneider , A. Schwenk , A. D. Schwope , J. -Y. Seyler , A. Shearer , A. Smith , D. M. Smith , P. J. Smith , V. Sochora , P. Soffitta , P. Soleri , A. Spencer , B. Stappers , A. W. Steiner , N. Stergioulas , G. Stratta , T. E. Strohmayer , Z. Stuchlik , S. Suchy , V. Sulemainov , T. Takahashi , F. Tamburini , T. Tauris , C. Tenzer , L. Tolos , F. Tombesi , J. Tomsick , G. Torok , J. M. Torrejon , D. F. Torres , A. Tramacere , A. Trois , R. Turolla , S. Turriziani , P. Uter , P. Uttley , A. Vacchi , P. Varniere , S. Vaughan , S. Vercellone , V. Vrba , D. Walton , S. Watanabe , R. Wawrzaszek , N. Webb , N. Weinberg , H. Wende , P. Wheatley , R. Wijers , R. Wijnands , M. Wille , C. A. Wilson-Hodge , B. Winter , K. Wood , G. Zampa , N. Zampa , L. Zampieri , L. Zdunik , A. Zdziarski , B. Zhang , F. Zwart , M. Ayre , T. Boenke , C. Corral van Damme , E. Kuulkers , D. Lumb

Review of scientific topics for Millimetron space observatory

This paper describes outstanding issues in astrophysics and cosmology that can be solved by astronomical observations in a broad spectral range from far infrared to millimeter wavelengths. The discussed problems related to the formation of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-02-24 N. S. Kardashev , I. D. Novikov , V. N. Lukash , S. V. Pilipenko , E. V. Mikheeva , D. V. Bisikalo , D. S. Wiebe , A. G. Doroshkevich , A. V. Zasov , I. I. Zinchenko , P. B. Ivanov , V. I. Kostenko , T. I. Larchenkova , S. F. Likhachev , I. F. Malov , V. M. Malofeev , A. S. Pozanenko , A. V. Smirnov , A. M. Sobolev , A. M. Cherepashchuk , Yu. A. Shchekinov

Overview of the European Extremely Large Telescope and its instrument suite

The European Extremely Large Telescope will see first lights by the end of 2024. With a diameter of almost 40 meters, it will be the biggest optical telescope ever built from the ground. The ELT will open a brand new window in a sensitivity…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-18 B. Neichel , D. Mouillet , E. Gendron , C. Correia , J. F. Sauvage , T. Fusco

Target Selection for the Redshift-Limited WAVES-Wide with Machine Learning

The forthcoming Wide Area Vista Extragalactic Survey (WAVES) on the 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) has a key science goal of probing the halo mass function to lower limits than possible with previous surveys. For that…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-03 Gursharanjit Kaur , Maciej Bilicki , Wojciech Hellwing , the WAVES team

The GAMMA-400 space observatory: status and perspectives

The present design of the new space observatory GAMMA-400 is presented in this paper. The instrument has been designed for the optimal detection of gamma rays in a broad energy range (from ~100 MeV up to 3 TeV), with excellent angular and…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-12-16 A. M. Galper , V. Bonvicini , N. P. Topchiev , O. Adriani , R. L. Aptekar , I. V. Arkhangelskaja , A. I. Arkhangelskiy , L. Bergstrom , E. Berti , G. Bigongiari , S. G. Bobkov , M. Boezio , E. A. Bogomolov , S. Bonechi , M. Bongi , S. Bottai , K. A. Boyarchuk , G. Castellini , P. W. Cattaneo , P. Cumani , G. L. Dedenko , C. De Donato , V. A. Dogiel , M. S. Gorbunov , Yu. V. Gusakov , B. I. Hnatyk , V. V. Kadilin , V. A. Kaplin , A. A. Kaplun , M. D. Kheymits , V. E. Korepanov , J. Larsson , A. A. Leonov , V. A. Loginov , F. Longo , P. Maestro , P. S. Marrocchesi , V. V. Mikhailov , E. Mocchiutti , A. A. Moiseev , N. Mori , I. V. Moskalenko , P. Yu. Naumov , P. Papini , M. Pearce , P. Picozza , A. V. Popov , A. Rappoldi , S. Ricciarini , M. F. Runtso , F. Ryde , O. V. Serdin , R. Sparvoli , P. Spillantini , S. I. Suchkov , M. Tavani , A. A. Taraskin , A. Tiberio , E. M. Tyurin , M. V. Ulanov , A. Vacchi , E. Vannuccini , G. I. Vasilyev , Yu. T. Yurkin , N. Zampa , V. N. Zirakashvili , V. G. Zverev

The UTMOST: A hybrid digital signal processor transforms the MOST

The Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope (MOST) is an 18,000 square meter radio telescope situated some 40 km from the city of Canberra, Australia. Its operating band (820-850 MHz) is now partly allocated to mobile phone communications,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-08 M. Bailes , A. Jameson , C. Flynn , T. Bateman , E. D. Barr , S. Bhandari , J. D. Bunton , M. Caleb , D. Campbell-Wilson , W. Farah , B. Gaensler , A. J. Green , R. W. Hunstead , F. Jankowski , E. F. Keane , V. Venkatraman Krishnan , Tara Murphy , M. O'Neill , S. Oslowski , A. Parthasarathy , V. Ravi , P. Rosado , D. Temby

Multi-Object Spectroscopy with the European ELT: Scientific synergies between EAGLE & EVE

The EAGLE and EVE Phase A studies for instruments for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) originated from related top-level scientific questions, but employed different (yet complementary) methods to deliver the required…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 C. J. Evans , B. Barbuy , P. Bonifacio , F. Chemla , J. -G. Cuby , G. B. Dalton , B. Davies , K. Disseau , K. Dohlen , H. Flores , E. Gendron , I. Guinouard , F. Hammer , P. Hastings , D. Horville , P. Jagourel , L. Kaper , P. Laporte , D. Lee , S. L. Morris , T. Morris , R. Myers , R. Navarro , P. Parr-Burman , P. Petitjean , M. Puech , E. Rollinde , G. Rousset , H. Schnetler , N. Welikala , M. Wells , Y. Yang

Science with the Constellation-X Observatory

The Constellation X-ray Mission is a high throughput X-ray facility emphasizing observations at high spectral resolution (E/\Delta E \sim 300-3000), and broad energy bandpass (0.25-40 keV). Constellation-X will provide a factor of nearly…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Azita Valinia , Nicholas White , Harvey Tananbaum , the Constellation-X Team

Probing unexplored territories with MUSE: a second generation instrument for the VLT

The Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) is a second-generation VLT panoramic integral-field spectrograph under preliminary design study. MUSE has a field of 1x1 arcmin**2 sampled at 0.2x0.2 arcsec**2 and is assisted by the VLT ground…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 R. Bacon , S. Bauer , P. Boehm , D. Boudon , S. Brau-Nogue , P. Caillier , L. Capoani , C. M. Carollo , N. Champavert , T. Contini , E. Daguise , D. Dalle , B. Delabre , J. Devriendt , S. Dreizler , J. Dubois , M. Dupieux , J. P. Dupin , E. Emsellem , P. Ferruit , M. Franx , G. Gallou , J. Gerssen , B. Guiderdoni , T. Hahn , D. Hofmann , A. Jarno , A. Kelz , C. Koehler , W. Kollatschny , J. Kosmalski , F. Laurent , S. J. Lilly , J. Lizon , M. Loupias , S. Lynn , A. Manescau , R. M. McDermid , C. Monstein , H. Nicklas , L. Pares , L. Pasquini , A. Pecontal-Rousset , E. Pecontal , R. Pello , C. Petit , J. -P. Picat , E. Popow , A. Quirrenbach , R. Reiss , E. Renault , M. Roth , J. Schaye , G. Soucail , M. Steinmetz , S. Stroebele , R. Stuik , P. Weilbacher , H. Wozniak , P. T. de Zeeuw

The Simons Observatory: Project Overview

The Simons Observatory (SO) will make precision temperature and polarization measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) over angular scales between 1 arcminute and tens of degrees using over 60,000 detectors and sampling…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-08 Nicholas Galitzki

Mini-EUSO: A high resolution detector for the study of terrestrial and cosmic UV emission from the International Space Station

The Mini-EUSO instrument is a UV telescope to be placed inside the International Space Station (ISS), looking down on the Earth from a nadir-facing window in the Russian Zvezda module. Mini-EUSO will map the earth in the UV range (300 - 400…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-18 Francesca Capel , Alexander Belov , Marco Casolino , Pavel Klimov

The Microchannel X-ray Telescope on Board the SVOM Satellite

We present the Micro-channel X-ray Telescope (MXT), a new narrow-field (about 1{\deg}) telescope that will be flying on the Sino-French SVOM mission dedicated to Gamma-Ray Burst science, scheduled for launch in 2021. MXT is based on square…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-07-02 D. Gotz , C. Adami , S. Basa , V. Beckmann , V. Burwitz , R. Chipaux , B. Cordier , P. Evans , O. Godet , R. Goosmann , N. Meidinger , A. Meuris , C. Motch , K. Nandra , P. O'Brien , J. Osborne , E. Perinati , A. Rau , R. Willingale , K. Mercier , F. Gonzalez

Why the Northern Hemisphere Needs a 30-40 m Telescope and the Science at Stake: Galactic Archaeology from the Northern Sky

By the 2040s--50s, facilities such as \emph{Gaia}, WEAVE, 4MOST, Rubin, \emph{Euclid}, \emph{Roman}, and the ESO ELT will have transformed our global view of the Milky Way. Yet key questions will remain incompletely resolved: a detailed…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-18 Borja Anguiano , David Valls-Gabaud , Guillaume F. Thomas , David Martínez Delgado , Alberto M. Martínez-García , Andrés del Pino , Ivan Minchev , Patricia Sanchez-Blazquez , Carme Gallart , Teresa Antoja

LOFT: the Large Observatory For X-ray Timing

The LOFT mission concept is one of four candidates selected by ESA for the M3 launch opportunity as Medium Size missions of the Cosmic Vision programme. The launch window is currently planned for between 2022 and 2024. LOFT is designed to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 M. Feroci , J. W. den Herder , E. Bozzo , D. Barret , S. Brandt , M. Hernanz , M. van der Klis , M. Pohl , A. Santangelo , L. Stella , A. Watts , J. Wilms , S. Zane , M. Ahangarianabhari , A. Alpar , D. Altamirano , L. Alvarez , L. Amati , C. Amoros , N. Andersson , A. Antonelli , A. Argan , R. Artigue , P. Azzarello , G. Baldazzi , S. Balman , M. Barbera , T. Belloni , G. Bertuccio , S. Bianchi , A. Bianchini , P. Bodin , J. -M. Bonnet Bidaud , S. Boutloukos , J. Braga , E. Brown , N. Bucciantini , L. Burderi , M. Bursa , C. Budtz-Jørgensen , E. Cackett , F. R. Cadoux , P. Cais , G. A. Caliandro , R. Campana , S. Campana , P. Casella , D. Chakrabarty , J. Chenevez , J. Coker , R. Cole , A. Collura , T. Courvoisier , A. Cros , A. Cumming , G. Cusumano , A. D'Aì , V. D'Elia , E. Del Monte , D. De Martino , A. De Rosa , S. Di Cosimo , S. Diebold , T. Di Salvo , I. Donnarumma , A. Drago , M. Durant , D. Emmanoulopoulos , Y. Evangelista , A. Fabian , M. Falanga , Y. Favre , C. Feldman , C. Ferrigno , M. H. Finger , G. W. Fraser , F. Fuschino , D. K. Galloway , J. L. Galvez Sanchez , E. Garcia-Berro , B. Gendre , S. Gezari , A. B. Giles , M. Gilfanov , P. Giommi , G. Giovannini , M. Giroletti , A. Goldwurm , D. Götz , C. Gouiffes , M. Grassi , P. Groot C. Guidorzi , D. Haas , F. Hansen , D. H. Hartmann , C. A. Haswe , A. Heger , J. Homan , A. Hornstrup , R. Hudec , J. Huovelin , A. Ingram , J. J. M. in't Zand , J. Isern , G. Israe , L. Izzo , P. Jonker , P. Kaaret , V. Karas , D. Karelin , D. Kataria , L. Keek , T. Kennedy , D. Klochkov , W. Kluzniak , K. Kokkotas , S. Korpela , C. Kouveliotou , I. Kreykenbohm , L. M. Kuiper , I. Kuvvetli , C. Labanti , D. Lai , F. K. Lamb , F. Lebrun , D. Lin , D. Linder , G. Lodato , F. Longo , N. Lund , T. J. Maccarone , D. Macera , D. Maier , P. Malcovati , V. Mangano , A. Manousakis , M. Marisaldi , A. Markowitz , A. Martindale , G. Matt , I. M. McHardy , A. Melatos , M. Mendez , S. Migliari , R. Mignani , M. C. Miller , J. M. Miller , T. Mineo , G. Miniutti , S. Morsink , C. Motch , S. Motta , M. Mouchet , F. Muleri , A. J. Norton , M. Nowak , P. O'Brien , M. Orienti , M. Orio , M. Orlandini , P. Orleanski , J. P. Osborne , R. Osten , F. Ozel , L. Pacciani , A. Papitto , B. Paul , E. Perinati , V. Petracek , J. Portell , J. Poutanen , D. Psaltis , D. Rambaud , G. Ramsay , M. Rapisarda , A. Rachevski , P. S. Ray , N. Rea , S. Reddy , P. Reig , M. Reina Aranda , R. Remillard , C. Reynolds , P. Rodríguez-Gil , J. Rodriguez , P. Romano , E. M. R. Rossi , F. Ryde , L. Sabau-Graziati , G. Sala , R. Salvaterra , A. Sanna , S. Schanne , J. Schee , C. Schmid , A. Schwenk , A. D. Schwope , J. -Y. Seyler , A. Shearer , A. Smith , D. M. Smith , P. J. Smith , V. Sochora , P. Soffitta , P. Soleri , B. Stappers , B. Stelzer , N. Stergioulas , G. Stratta , T. E. Strohmayer , Z. Stuchlik , S. Suchy , V. Sulemainov , T. Takahashi , F. Tamburini , C. Tenzer , L. Tolos , G. Torok , J. M. Torrejon , D. F. Torres , A. Tramacere , A. Trois , S. Turriziani , P. Uter , P. Uttley , A. Vacchi , P. Varniere , S. Vaughan , S. Vercellone , V. Vrba , D. Walton , S. Watanabe , R. Wawrzaszek , N. Webb , N. Weinberg , H. Wende , P. Wheatley , R. Wijers , R. Wijnands , M. Wille , C. A. Wilson-Hodge , B. Winter , K. Wood , G. Zampa , N. Zampa , L. Zampieri , A. Zdziarski , B. Zhang

The Jiao Tong University Spectroscopic Telescope Project

The Jiao Tong University Spectroscopic Telescope (JUST) is a 4.4-meter f/6.0 segmentedmirror telescope dedicated to spectroscopic observations. The JUST primary mirror is composed of 18 hexagonal segments, each with a diameter of 1.1 m.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-04 JUST Team , Chengze Liu , Ying Zu , Fabo Feng , Zhaoyu Li , Yu Yu , Hua Bai , Xiangqun Cui , Bozhong Gu , Yizhou Gu , Jiaxin Han , Yonghui Hou , Zhongwen Hu , Hangxin Ji , Yipeng Jing , Wei Li , Zhaoxiang Qi , Xianyu Tan , Cairang Tian , Dehua Yang , Xiangyan Yuan , Chao Zhai , Congcong Zhang , Jun Zhang , Haotong Zhang , Pengjie Zhang , Yong Zhang , Yi Zhao , Xianzhong Zheng , Qingfeng Zhu , Xiaohu Yang

Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST): A Technology Roadmap for the Next Decade

The Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST) is a set of mission concepts for the next generation of UVOIR space observatory with a primary aperture diameter in the 8-m to 16-m range that will allow us to perform some of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-07-30 Marc Postman , Vic Argabright , Bill Arnold , David Aronstein , Paul Atcheson , Morley Blouke , Tom Brown , Daniela Calzetti , Webster Cash , Mark Clampin , Dave Content , Dean Dailey , Rolf Danner , Rodger Doxsey , Dennis Ebbets , Peter Eisenhardt , Lee Feinberg , Andrew Fruchter , Mauro Giavalisco , Tiffany Glassman , Qian Gong , James Green , John Grunsfeld , Ted Gull , Greg Hickey , Randall Hopkins , John Hraba , Tupper Hyde , Ian Jordan , Jeremy Kasdin , Steve Kendrick , Steve Kilston , Anton Koekemoer , Bob Korechoff , John Krist , John Mather , Chuck Lillie , Amy Lo , Rick Lyon , Peter McCullough , Gary Mosier , Matt Mountain , Bill Oegerle , Bert Pasquale , Lloyd Purves , Cecelia Penera , Ron Polidan , Dave Redding , Kailash Sahu , Babak Saif , Ken Sembach , Mike Shull , Scott Smith , George Sonneborn , David Spergel , Phil Stahl , Karl Stapelfeldt , Harley Thronson , Gary Thronton , Jackie Townsend , Wesley Traub , Steve Unwin , Jeff Valenti , Robert Vanderbei , Michael Werner , Richard Wesenberg , Jennifer Wiseman , Bruce Woodgate

EXIST: All-Sky Hard X-ray Imaging and Spectral-Temporal Survey for Black Holes

The Energetic X-ray Imaging Survey Telescope (EXIST) is under study for the proposed Black Hole Finder Probe, one of the three Einstein Probe missions in NASA's proposed Beyond Einstein Program. EXIST would have unique capabilities: it…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Jonathan E. Grindlay

The Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO)

AST/RO, a 1.7 m diameter telescope for astronomy and aeronomy studies at wavelengths between 200 and 2000 microns, was installed at the South Pole during the 1994-1995 Austral summer. The telescope operates continuously through the Austral…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Antony A. Stark , John Bally , Simon P. Balm , T. M. Bania , Alberto D. Bolatto , Richard A. Chamberlin , Gregory Engargiola , Maohai Huang , James G. Ingalls , Karl Jacobs , James M. Jackson , Jacob W. Kooi , Adair P. Lane , K. -Y. Lo , Rodney D. Marks , Christopher L. Martin , Dennis Mumma , Roopesh Ojha , Rudolf Schieder , Johannes Staguhn , Juergen Stutzki , Christopher K. Walker , Robert W. Wilson , Gregory A. Wright , Xiaolei Zhang , Peter Zimmermann , Ruediger Zimmermann

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope and Milky Way Science

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) surveys have initially been optimized to omit the inner part of the Milky Way disk/bar from deep and cadence observations. However it is now clear that the LSST will be powerful for Galactic…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-22 R. Michael Rich

A concise overview of the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer

This short document is intended as a companion and introduction to the Detailed Science Case (DSC) for the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer. It provides a concise summary of the essential characteristics of MSE from the perspective of the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-02 Alan W. McConnachie , Carine Babusiaux , Michael Balogh , Elisabetta Caffau , Pat Côté , Simon Driver , Aaron Robotham , Else Starkenburg , Kim Venn , Matthew Walker , Steven E. Bauman , Nicolas Flagey , Kevin Ho , Sidik Isani , Mary Beth Laychak , Shan Mignot , Rick Murowinski , Derrick Salmon , Doug Simons , Kei Szeto , Tom Vermeulen , Kanoa Withington